i have been back at the gym for about 2 months now, and ive been keeping with it! i am seeing some pretty good results for such a short time , but not in my midsection. i dont really care if i have the whole "six pack" thing, i just want a toned, flat, tight stomach. i have noticed that my pants are getting a little loose, but im not really getting the results i want. and is there a reason why my arms, chest, shoulders etc. are developing quicker then my mid?
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Because you can't spot reduce your fat... Your body has a natural pattern of storing and getting rid of fat... Just keep with it, seems like you're doing everythign right if you are seeing results else where... Because once you get the fat off your arms and legs that your body will allow, then it can only go else where (midsection).... Just keep ontop of your nutrition....
Jessica said:
now as in moderate, what do you mean. i do crunches and leglifts. is ther somthing else i should do? i thought about side bends with the dumbells, but i dont want that whole "V" look from the obliques (spelling?) i think that is ugly. and thats the thing, im not fat, i just have some extra flab around my stomach that wont go away. im gaining muscle and deffinition everywhere else and am pleased, but just this one section. but thanks guys any ideas will help.
im afraid i dont know what that is. boxer and butterfly crunch? your gonna have to help me out on that one. and hey, what's with all those cert's?what are they for? i mean the last two explain themself, but what are the others?
mon, wed, fri 15 min before workout, then 15 min after. then tues and thurs 30min before leg workout. i mean all i do is walk/ brisk jog on treadmill. is that not enough?
Umm... can't spot reduce fat, so it won't alone reduce your midsection... because if that was true, then there would be a room in gyms where everyone would be doing abdominal work... Make sure that you are NOT doing abdominal exercises every single day... Plus don't spend a lot of your time/energy on your abdominals until you start losing the fat around your midsection.. because you can get the abdominals more dense which then can push the fat out making your stomach appear 'larger' (have to consider pelvis position as well).... For your cardio, try doing a little bit more of an 'interval', jog for one minute, then sprint for thirty seconds, then repeat... and POM you are right, there are a couple layers, but I just didn't want to get too knit-pickyJessica said:
...Also if you really wanted to lose the midsection quicker, 80% of your success is nutrition.... so make sure you're watching that, if you need help, let me know...
AFAA - Aerobics & Fitness Assoc. ("Basic" Fitness Instructor Certification)
ACE - American Council on Exercise ("Basic" Personal Trainer Certification)
NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine (More "Advanced" Personal Trainer Certification)
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Yes, you cannot spot reduce the fat. What will happen is the muscles will form underneath the layer of fat, and when you acutally get the cardio and diet to get that layer of fat off, you will be able to see the Abs.
They are very difficult to work with in some people, myself for example. I have been doing ab excercises for a long time and I can feel the six pack underneath a little layer of fat. To get the six pack, you need quite a workout routine and diet solution, it's not easy and it's not for anyone.
To get a flat stomach and look normal, that can be done much easier.
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They are very difficult to work with in some people, myself for example. I have been doing ab excercises for a long time and I can feel the six pack underneath a little layer of fat. To get the six pack, you need quite a workout routine and diet solution, it's not easy and it's not for anyone.
To get a flat stomach and look normal, that can be done much easier.
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I dont know, but this could help ya out..
YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN do a "moderate" ab work out every day. dex, you seem to have a lot to say. and as an "athletic trainer" you should know about trainer etiquette. might i remind you forums are an informative and helpful place for people to go to gain knowledge about their interests. critiquing another professional, the way you have been with me, will only hurt the members here who want to gain as much insight into fitness as they can. watch what you say.
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As an Athletic Trainer AND Personal Trainer I am providing information that was presented to me in my college classes, certifications, internships, and fellow personal trainers... Because if you state that you can do moderate abdominal work every day, then you are saying that you can do moderate work every day of all your muscles, and as a personal trainer you should know that's not true...When you train your abs for growth, you are primarily training the fast-twitch muscle fibers, the ones built for power, not endurance, and the ones that have the most potential to develop. Fast-twitch muscle fibers require more recovery time than slow-twitch muscle fibers because they are, by nature, less resistant to fatigue. Training abs every single day is really training your abs to be more resistant to fatigue.
If you train your abs before they have recovered from a previous workout you are actually hampering your progress. Your abs, just like any muscle, need time to recover.
On top of that, he shouldn't be focusing on doing abdominals every single day, he should be focusing on doing nutrition every single day because that's how he's going to get the fat off the stomach... Plus all he asked was why was he getting more results in the rest of his body rather than his stomach... not how to reduce it...
Not to mention that we would have to also consider that he may have an anterior tilt of the pelvis allowing his core to be 'pryed' open allowing his abdominals to protrude, so that would also have to be worked on...
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Tim_14 said:
i agree with tim here.i think thats a little off track for what im tring to achieve. i dont think i have that. all i have is some "baby fat" around my midsection that just doesnt seem to want to go away. i keep hitting the scale and im loseing weight, and in the area of muscle, i dont have a problem. i am tone and seeing great results. just in this one area is a hindrence.
mustangdan, just like I said before, you're doing everything right, so just keep running with it, your body is losing where it wants to, so once you lose all the fat else where, there's only one spot left, your midsection, and then you'd be the stud that you want to be
Tim_14 - I'll message ya and explain that to you another time, busy at work (might just want to remind me...)
Tim_14 - I'll message ya and explain that to you another time, busy at work
(might just want to remind me...)ok, thanx dex. wiil do.
Jessica said:
Dex is not a rude dude and will not be nasty in any way, so im gonna say this so he doesnt have to.
Jessica you are wrong.
You dont know what your talking about. Stop telling people that they can spot reduce fat, and thats its better to train your abs every day.
You should be encouraging people to work there whole core, not just abs. and working the core 2-3 days a week, not everyday. Thats how people get hurt and give up training, because people think they can train every day.
perhaps you have magic abs, but mine need to heal like any other muscle.