Lower Tummy Flab

ApPrEnTiCe · 08-11-2003, 10:11 PM

What's your best advice for targeting the lower abdominable area?

I'm not in a bad shape, I'm far from fat as I'm very tall and reasonably thin, but I have developed an irritating small flab of fat on my lower waistline.

I've read that weighted situps alone won't remove that fat sitting there, as the muscles develop just fine behind the fat which remains. Only cardio-v exercise like running everyday along with these situps will get rid of it?

Please could anyone add experiences or advice.

fitone · 08-11-2003, 10:48 PM

"I've read that weighted situps alone won't remove that fat sitting there, as the muscles develop just fine behind the fat which remains. Only cardio-v exercise like running everyday along with these situps will get rid of it?"

The answer is no a lot probably has to do w/ your diet. What's your diet like?

ApPrEnTiCe · 08-12-2003, 02:29 AM

Pretty good, I geuss, balanced. Cereal, milk and yoghurt for breakfast, tofu and bean soup with rice for lunch, fruit to snack on thereafter and variety of dinners that exclude sauces, oil dressings etc. I drink a whey protein shake 3 times a day with peach juice. Anything not right?

fitone · 08-12-2003, 10:43 AM

Do you keep a food log? Keep a track of how much calories you intake? Also, we do need more info in order to help you out. Like, how tall, how much you weigh, whats your bodyfat, and What type of training do u do. How many calories do you eat ect.

Bill Hartman · 08-12-2003, 02:10 PM

Are you a meat eater?

Bill

ApPrEnTiCe · 08-12-2003, 08:42 PM

Oh my, calculate my calories? I don't think that's possible. I don't always eat at home.
My eating hasn't really changed for years it's only gotten a little healthier. Here goes, I'll try be more specific:

I'm 6'3, I weigh 185 pounds, I'm reasonably thin and not well built (being the sole reason I began working out a week ago). Over the past 6 months prior to my starting gyming now, I have developed this irritating flab of fat in front of my lower stomach. So I'm tall and quite thin with a noticable small belly. What's up with that? My game plan was intensive abdominal workouts 2-3 times a week alternated with cardio (running) about everyday for 30-40mins.

Do I eat meat? Sure. How much? I try and eat as much lean meat as possible for the protein benefit, which isn't always availlable to me.

Yesterday for example:

Breakfast; An EAS whey protein shake with fruit juice, a bowl of corn nut flake cereal with milk (not skimmed, hard to find), a fruit yoghurt.
Brunch snack, a large apple. Lunch at 12:00; a bean paste and tofu/veg soup with rice. Afternoon snack, a large peach. 2:00, another protein shake with fruit juice. 5:30 Two crumbed chicken breasts (not the easist to order 'grilled'). 10:00pm, protein shake,off to gym. Worked on chest area again. Drank 500ml ion replacement drink. After gym, ate a small portion of pork mince mandu (like dim sum, or 'dumpling') with soy sauce. A multi vitamin is added to this, along with plenty of water throughout the day.
I don't take in trash, crisps, chocolate, coffee, nor too much alchohol.

This is an average day for me. I read that working out 'big' means time to eat big and that I would have to get my protein intake up to 1g per pound of bodyweight. I have found that very difficult regarding what's availlable to me and what can eat (ie: I can't eat tuna or most fish)Over the past 6 months prior to my starting gyming now, I have developed this irritating flab of fat in front of my lower stomach. My game plan was intensive abdominal workouts 2-3 times a week alternated with cardio (running) about everyday for 30-40mins.

fitone · 08-13-2003, 11:46 PM

You need to first start taking in a food log and write down everything you eat for the week and then calculate the calories that you have eaten per day. Which is not hard. Check this website out (www.T-mag.com) for helps on diets and so forth. The other thing is that you said that you "worked on chest area again" What did you meant by that?

poopy pants · 08-13-2003, 11:51 PM

http://www.bestabs.com/ab-exercises....rent=resources

saint · 08-14-2003, 03:33 AM

Thanks for all the advice. "Again?" It means I worked my chest area again the following workout session. My chest area, lower abs, and forearms are the areas I feel that most out of proportion (spelling?). So I'm trying to focus on these whilst building the rest.

Thanks fem. I agree, I can feel that muscles recover o.k. but my underarm tendons suffer more. But what about HIT? Isn't going hard then resting longer a great way to do it?

Anyone care to comment?