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Hello, everyone! I am 21 year old Automotive technician. I came to this forum to seek advice on getting in shape.

I'm 5'6" 151lbs. The only area on my body with fat is my belly lol. My arms and legs I would say are in better shape than most. My abdominal is my weak point.

My workout is target is to burn the fat off my belly but also build some muscle. I have been working out 4-5 times after work (around 5pm) a week for about 6 weeks now and I am noticing differences in my arms, chest, and legs. I can FEEL a difference in my abdominal but im not SEEING it lol.

My workout 4-5 times a week:

30-45 min cardio 6.5 mph jog with varied 7.5mph runs every workout day.
2 sets of 50 incline crunches every workout day.
2 sets of 15 pull ups every workout day.
I cycle my arm, chest and leg workouts day to day.
It's winter now but come spring time I love to mountain bike on trails almost every weekend.

Should I be seeing differences in belly by now or no? My diet is good. Fruit/yogort etc throughout the day and 1 serving of a homecooked meal (can't change it due to culture & varies everyday) after work or after workout (about 630PM). I only drink water and weekends I may have some beer with freinds (guilty).

Thanks for your time :)
 
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Two problems:

1. your goal is to burn fat AND build muscle. its REALLY hard to do both, especially after you've been training for a month. You need to choose one or the other, or be prepared for very slow progress
2. your 'workout' goal is to burn fat, build muscle...really this is controlled by diet (calorie intake) and not as much by your workouts.

don't get me wrong, working out IS GOOD, but it does not fix anything if you eat too many calories.
 
Malkore speaks the truth. You will only look/feel stronger with a good diet. Control what you eat and plan your workouts around your daily meals so that you are always following up strenuous activity with nourishment and LOTS OF WATER before and after. Challenge yourself and don't always look for improvements in your image. If you want to lose weight you should be extending your cardiovascular workouts to 1 hour minimum keeping your heart rate up the whole time. Mix things up and have fun with your workouts. For tips, become a HuggerMugger Facebook fan: ******/DYFDM
 
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Hello,
I am new in this forum.
Have a nice time ahead
If this is a place where I can talk freely,
share my life experiences with others,
learn and advise,
help and be helped,
then I'm in the right place.
 
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