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Old 03-28-2008, 10:30 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Chanceous View Post

So, what can I do? My instincts say to add a specific day to my workout plan devoted to my core area. In the past, I just did 4 sets of 40 crunches on the exercise ball before my other workouts. I'm thinking now of adding planks, bridges, and weighted crunches. I guess the idea is to tone that area. But I'm not sure.
Core work is great and will do many positive things for you. However, just because you are targeting the "core" muscles there is no correlation to decrease fat in the "core" areas. In order to lose the "flab" around the waste, innately you must lose fat. Thats the bottom line. As missjane noted you should try balancing your protein/carb/fat intake. Figure out your daily maintenance caloric needs and go from there.
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