Losing Fat

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crabuloux

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Hi,
About 2 weeks ago, I began running two miles a day to gain muscle in my legs. The problem is that I am worried that when I start losing the fat from my body, it wont be from my thighs, but it will be in places that I want the fat to stay (like breasts.)

Will I lose the fat from my thighs, or from everywhere equally? I know women usually store fat in their thighs more than other areas, so I figure I would lose it there last as opposed to first. What is your experience?

Thanks for the help.
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Derwyddon said:
move your body through distance.
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Lol, nearly the same comment i gave to the person who has what does jump roping do to your body:p.

It builds endurance,burns calories, improves cardiovascular health, raises stamina,slightly speeds metabolism, helps flush out the lymphatic system, and so on... If you want more muscle then weight training is what you want.
 
when losing body fat, there is no such thing as spot reducing. you will lose fat from all over----NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO---as long as your on the negative side of the calorie energy balance REQUIREMENT. In other words you can and will lose thigh fat, but it may not be the first to go. Generally (on average, but people are different from one another), the first on is the last off, and its like draining a pool-------the shallow end drains first before the larger end. Ankle weights will of course add weight and some resistence, and thus provide some minor INTENSITY increase. Take the difference between a SPRINTER and a LONG DISTANCE RUNNER.......look at their legs....the maronther has THIN but VERY STRONG ENDURENCE in the legs, while the sprinter has huge thick thighs......there is a LESSON there, do you know what it is?
 
(Silent) said:
Agreed, Also running will not build muscles in your legs.
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not exactly true,but muscle size will be minimal,any activity you do that you have never done before will require some muscle but it is progressive load over time that builds large muscles.
 
crabuloux said:
Hi,
About 2 weeks ago, I began running two miles a day to gain muscle in my legs. The problem is that I am worried that when I start losing the fat from my body, it wont be from my thighs, but it will be in places that I want the fat to stay (like breasts.)

Will I lose the fat from my thighs, or from everywhere equally? I know women usually store fat in their thighs more than other areas, so I figure I would lose it there last as opposed to first. What is your experience?

Thanks for the help.
C
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Men and woemen store fat on their body's in a different order.

Generally it goes like this ( see indent below ) in terms of where fat gets stored first and where it gets stored last between men and women. Again, this is not a hard & fast rule, but simply what happens " on average ".


Men : Loves handles ( first ) - stomach - hips - chest - upper arms - thighs - calves - hands/feet - face ( last ).


Women : Back of thigh ( first ) - side of thigh - hips - stomach - upper chest - upper arms ( last ).​


The problem is that - men and women both - typically lose fat in reverse order as to how they first put it on. Again, genetics determines the extent to which that really happens for each person, but for women - you're right - thighs is the last place you'll tend to lose fat.
 
i dont think the correct word is order but rather predominently. The reason it may seem reverse is that the thighs would have more fat in females, so it would take longer to minimise it, it doesnt wait for other areas of the body to shed all its fat and then have its turn, it just takes longer because it houses more fat.
 
I wouldn't rec running with ankle wts. They are so tiny they don't do much of anything for the muscles, and more importantly, they stress the joints and can lead to problems. Ditch them immediately.

You don't burn fat off the place you are moving (like your legs while running). That would be pretty cool to spot reduce fat off of certain places by moving it around a lot, but we can't.

Running is great cardiovascular exercise, but it's not the be all, end all either - get some strength training in there.

**First rule of wt lifting - if the wt is pink rubber coated - use it as a door stop to hold open the door when you get back from the store with real weights**
 
crabuloux said:
What does running do then?
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Your muscles adapt based on the overload you put them through.

Overloading your muscles to work harder by lifting heavy weights for very few ( low ) repetitions is the opitmal way to have muscles adapt toward gaining more strength. In the same way, a modest bump in repetitions ( moderate reps ) is then an optimal way to have muscles adapt toward gaining both more size and strength. And if you train your muslces to move faster, they will adapt toward increased speed.

So, endless high repetitions of your leg muscles done during longer bouts of running simply trains your muscles work longer - and while it may result in modest gains in size and strength - working longer is actually the opitmal way to have muscles adapt toward gaining more endurance - not size strength..

In addition, long steady runnning burns calories both primarily during your run, and to a much lesser extent, after your run. To lose fat you simply have to lose calories. So, all other thing being equal, if to alter how frequent, how intense, how long you run, you can change the number of calories you burn accordingly.
 
matt182 said:
i dont think the correct word is order but rather predominently. The reason it may seem reverse is that the thighs would have more fat in females, so it would take longer to minimise it, it doesnt wait for other areas of the body to shed all its fat and then have its turn, it just takes longer because it houses more fat.
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My overall intent was to point out that when you're trying to lose fat, the patterns of one's fat loss follows the same pattern of one's fat gain.

And, that this pattern is determined by your genetics and hormones. As a result, fat isn't distributed equally throughout your body - the pattern is different for men and women. Most of the fat in men tends to get stored the trunk area and trunk upper body. For women, most of their fat in their lower torso - abdomen, hips, thighs, and butt.

So, I certainly wasn't implying that your body " waits " to lose fat in a sequential order - fat loss is systemic....poor wording on part perhaps. :eek:

Rather, the issue is that where you " see " you're putting on fat first is where you'll " see " you're losing fat last - which addresses your point.
 
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