Just was wondering if I will loose my beer belly. Ive been working out for 3 months now and have lost weight. Mainly in my face upper chest but not my big belly. I run do push ups sit up and weight train 5 times a week. I can see results just not in the belly area. Is their a fitness enthusiast or some one how knows a little about reducing this area.
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Weight lifting and doing abdominal training is a great way to get those muscles in shape, but if they are hiding under a layer of fat you will never see them!
In order to reduce all-over body fat you need to do cardio training. I know, it's not really the most fun and most people prefer the "burn" of weight training to the sometimes tedium of cardio. If you are one of those that dread it, try to find an exciting way to get it. Sports or varying your activities for a MINIMUM of three times a week, 45 mins to an hour a day. If you can do every day it's even better and you will see faster results. You need to be pushing it though, no light walk in the park. Spot reducing (working out just your abs) doesn't work. You can have really strong defined abs under that beer belly
Good luck. I do not really enjoy cardio, I have always preferred weight training, but I view it as a necessary evil. If I want to get in shape I need to do it.
In order to reduce all-over body fat you need to do cardio training. I know, it's not really the most fun and most people prefer the "burn" of weight training to the sometimes tedium of cardio. If you are one of those that dread it, try to find an exciting way to get it. Sports or varying your activities for a MINIMUM of three times a week, 45 mins to an hour a day. If you can do every day it's even better and you will see faster results. You need to be pushing it though, no light walk in the park. Spot reducing (working out just your abs) doesn't work. You can have really strong defined abs under that beer belly
Good luck. I do not really enjoy cardio, I have always preferred weight training, but I view it as a necessary evil. If I want to get in shape I need to do it.
I don't mind cardio at all I do run. I been running a lot to prepare for my fitness test. I do have results in fat reduction just not the belly. I wounder if that's the last to go. I am sure in time I will get rid of it. I will try the leg ups.
Its just a pain carring around that excess belly on the runs etc
Its just a pain carring around that excess belly on the runs etc
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Simple things can be done to reduce body fat, you'd be surprised.
Cut down on portion sizes in food, aka, don't eat until you're stuffed/
Don't eat anything substantial and fall asleep.
Don't take shortcuts in everday life; Push mowers, use the stairs (elevators are evil anyway), walk or bike to work.
Stop eating fast food (even the 'healthy' kind) Right now!!!
Throw your pop out the window,
If you like your double double at timmies, have it with milk(alot of people don't realise they default to cream)..and without sugar....just a coffee with two milk then.
What you do in your time when you're not purposely exercising also has a huge effect on overall health; taking the stairs, mowing the lawn, walking the dog, walking, biking or running to work. ALL of those things will make a huge impact on your beer gut believe it or not and they're soooo simple.
Good luck and keep motivated.
Cut down on portion sizes in food, aka, don't eat until you're stuffed/
Don't eat anything substantial and fall asleep.
Don't take shortcuts in everday life; Push mowers, use the stairs (elevators are evil anyway), walk or bike to work.
Stop eating fast food (even the 'healthy' kind) Right now!!!
Throw your pop out the window,
If you like your double double at timmies, have it with milk(alot of people don't realise they default to cream)..and without sugar....just a coffee with two milk then.
What you do in your time when you're not purposely exercising also has a huge effect on overall health; taking the stairs, mowing the lawn, walking the dog, walking, biking or running to work. ALL of those things will make a huge impact on your beer gut believe it or not and they're soooo simple.
Good luck and keep motivated.
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I do not know just how much fat we are talking here but I can speak from my own experience. Before starting to work out, I was pretty fat myself (although it was not due to beer intake in my case) which has led my abdominal skin to stretch quite a bit. Now the problem is of course, that despite being in general shape two years later, the stretched-out skin is still pretty much in the state it was two years ago (with minor improvements) which hides away any abdominal muscles that have developed during my training. This is especially true when I lean forward. However, this does not hinder my performance in any way. If I were you, I'd concentrate more on the actual performance you can achieve and less on your general appearance. I would assume that physical appearance is not a criterion when comes the time to get in the CF's. That being said, seeing how young you are, this situation should be resolved with time - or so I was told.
PS: I am not in the forces yet, but hopefully that will be settled soon. I thought I should mention it in case it affects the way you read this post.
PS: I am not in the forces yet, but hopefully that will be settled soon. I thought I should mention it in case it affects the way you read this post.
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....and basically a simple rule [ unless altered by "other means ] is, the first place to show is the last place to go.......and in men that is usually the stomach area.
] is, the first place to show is the last place to go.......and in men that is usually the stomach area.
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I have a thread called Blisters, something, something, PT. I think it's in the Training forum, but it's been a while. It's got a lot of generic advice on ecks-er-size an' stuff.
Poke through that, and if you have any specific questions after, pm me. I'll do what I can to help out.
Poke through that, and if you have any specific questions after, pm me. I'll do what I can to help out.
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Well the obvious is no more beer...but I am sure you figured that one out...
Diet is 80% of weight loss...so use Canada's food guide and eat the lower end numbers if you are trying to lose weight, ensuring you have an adequate amount of intake to keep you going and to keep your energy up.
Something else that will put and keep weight on the abdomen is stress...it increases the hormone called cortisol...and cortisol is responsible for amongst other things putting weight on the abdomen and keeping it there...so reduce your stress levels as much as possible.
Or at least how you cope with stressors...
The other point is that it took alot of beer calories to put that weight on and it will take awhile to safely whittle away the weight by reducing your calories...and cardio is the way to burn fat...weight training will do that too but not as effectively or rapidly as an increase in cardio.
I am not in the military either...been a nurse awhile though...
Keep at it...it will come.
HL
Diet is 80% of weight loss...so use Canada's food guide and eat the lower end numbers if you are trying to lose weight, ensuring you have an adequate amount of intake to keep you going and to keep your energy up.
Something else that will put and keep weight on the abdomen is stress...it increases the hormone called cortisol...and cortisol is responsible for amongst other things putting weight on the abdomen and keeping it there...so reduce your stress levels as much as possible.
Or at least how you cope with stressors...
The other point is that it took alot of beer calories to put that weight on and it will take awhile to safely whittle away the weight by reducing your calories...and cardio is the way to burn fat...weight training will do that too but not as effectively or rapidly as an increase in cardio.
I am not in the military either...been a nurse awhile though...
Keep at it...it will come.
HL
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yeah, here it is:
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/33109.0.html
Read through that, and get back to me via pm if you have any questions you wanna discuss.
Or nekkid pictures of hot red heads.
Or even naked pictures of hot red heads.
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/33109.0.html
Read through that, and get back to me via pm if you have any questions you wanna discuss.
Or nekkid pictures of hot red heads.
Or even naked pictures of hot red heads.
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meh. I've done worse.Hot Lips said:
I ain't braggin'. I'm just sayin'.
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Dang there goes my pt regime right out the window ;D
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geo said:
You cannot "target" areas for fat loss,however working on your abs can never hurt.the only way your losing the fat is through differnt forms of cardio and weight training AND NUTRITION!
best of luck
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