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got a fatter not flatter stomach

fpepe3 Posts: 2 Joined: 2004/01/24	2004/01/29, 09:39 PM I started working out about a month ago. When I started I had a flat stomach and no love handles. My eating habits have not changed but I am in the gym 5 days a week and have been working on my abs to get that 6-pack. In that time my stomach now looks like I have a beer gut and I now have love handles. Any idea why and how can I make it go away?
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/01/29, 10:01 PM My stomach looks as if it has increased on some days and some days it looks like it is going away...I feel your pain my g/f says since I started working out my whole midsection looks like an hour glass.
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2004/01/30, 10:48 AM this is just a thought, and it might be wrong, but it seems that if you are working your ab muscles, but your body fat hasn't dropped, that the muscles you are building would push the fat to the surface and make it look like your tummy is getting bigger or disproportioned. Like I said, I dunno, just a thought, someone correct me if i am wrong.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/01/30, 12:35 PM your right......thsi is mostly why big powerlifters, and NFL lineman have huge guts but you can punch or kick them its like hiting a wall lol think about it this way.....u have 3 in of fat on your stomache that sticks out and you add 1 in of muscle under it.............now it will push the fat out another 1 in so its now 4in.............gotta get rid of the body fat, abbs are built in the kitchen, eat well and do plenty of cardio -------------- ---andrew.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR!!
fpepe3 Posts: 2 Joined: 2004/01/24	2004/02/03, 11:43 AM does that mean i should stop my ab routine and do straight cardio or should i keep my ab routine but do alot more cardio?
	2004/02/03, 11:47 AM Keep working. Cristalbelle and Andrew are exactly right. As your body fat decreases it will go down. Just takes time, diet and work. -------------- Its like herding cats. Charlie
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2004/02/11, 10:38 AM Keep doing the cardio and the ab routine as they will work together in the fight against flab. Also, look at your diet and clean it up if possible with cutting out bad fats and adding fruits and veggies, and don't forget, before during and after EVERYTHING DRINK WATER!!
Lonegirl Posts: 446 Joined: 2002/11/13	2004/02/12, 06:14 AM As you said...your diet hasn't changed. Perhaps now you should change your diet. Adding muscle but not removing fat will lead to a bulkier look but not a leaner look. As much as most people hate to admit it you are what you eat. Fill your body with a good assortment of healthy foods and keep an eye on portions/calories. You can do crunches until blue in the face...but until the layer of fat is lost you wont see results from your hard work.
Ogun Posts: 559 Joined: 2002/08/11	2004/02/12, 11:48 AM It's important NOT to drop your abs routine; you may even look incredibly ridiculous for a while as those abs push out under the fat (think Buddha here) but the fat will go, and when it's gone, what will you have to show? It scared the bejeezles out of me when the same thing happened to me in 2002 when I started getting hardcore with abs training, but before I could say "What the Crikey?," my six pack emerged, and is still intact. Best of luck. -------------- --There are no versions of the truth.-- Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2004/02/12, 05:19 PM Another thought, make sure you are pulling your abs IN and not pushing them out when you exercise. Not just ab work but anytime you are using your stabilizers, make sure to suck them in. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Do not be discouraged; everyone who got where he is, started where he was.--anon ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
berze Posts: 32 Joined: 2004/01/20	2004/02/17, 11:39 PM cardio cardio cardio -------------- RCD Tanker
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/17, 11:43 PM You answered your own question. Increase your lean protein intake, drop the processed and sugary carbs and replace with complex fibrous ones. ============ Quoting from fpepe3: My eating habits have not changed ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
newcastlegirl86 Posts: 1 Joined: 2004/03/23	2004/03/23, 09:01 PM what is a good cardio to do to loose weight.. i had such a awesome metabolisim now its gone.. i want to loose weight from my stomach make it hard again, thighs,and butt before i'm 18 next monthand so i can get back into my hotpants.. has anyone had any great success with this.. i need advice asap.. time is running out
cbock Posts: 8 Joined: 2004/01/17	2004/03/23, 09:08 PM I understand that you want to loose the weight and thin out, but you can't rush things. Rome wasn't built in a day.
PaigeORiot Posts: 1 Joined: 2005/05/06	2005/05/06, 02:32 PM Is there any good workouts you would recommend to target Butt, thighs and especially abs and getting rid of belly fat? Please email me.. paigeoriot@yahoo.com You guys are the best!:love:
sophld Posts: 1 Joined: 2005/06/24	2005/06/24, 01:29 AM I run 2 miles every other day and work vigorously on my abs but it seems as if things stay the same...Can anyone suggest what to do for the lower love handle on my stomach?