Fit but want to lose fat around waist... how?
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Hoping you fine folks can help, or make some suggestions.
During the last 9 months I decided to get myself from being in ok shape and fitness, to doing a half marathon and tri-athlon. With these both now done (woohoo!) despite training 5-6 days a week, I'm still carrying around a bit of muffin top, which irks me! I'm 6' tall and 14 st, 34" waist (I was about 8lb lighter before I started training so much). How can I shift this stubborn fat? I don't have any evident anywhere else!
My training is heavily cardio based (run, cycle) and I eat a varied, generally healthy diet with low carb in the evenings.
Many thanks for any tips.
During the last 9 months I decided to get myself from being in ok shape and fitness, to doing a half marathon and tri-athlon. With these both now done (woohoo!) despite training 5-6 days a week, I'm still carrying around a bit of muffin top, which irks me! I'm 6' tall and 14 st, 34" waist (I was about 8lb lighter before I started training so much). How can I shift this stubborn fat? I don't have any evident anywhere else!
My training is heavily cardio based (run, cycle) and I eat a varied, generally healthy diet with low carb in the evenings.
Many thanks for any tips.
Two main things - Cut calories, or do more cardio, and start to lift weights. Not much else you can if you're already fit.
Cutting the calories another couple of hundred per day should make you lose weight, and starting to lift weights 9assuming you haven't done it much before) will help out with your general shape.
Cutting the calories another couple of hundred per day should make you lose weight, and starting to lift weights 9assuming you haven't done it much before) will help out with your general shape.
krisdelta said:
Thanks folks - how does weight lifting help fat reduction? (genuine question!)
Mainly because your body uses a lot of energy in the process of growing muscle. Have a Google for 'bulking diets' to get an idea With more muscle to balance it out, your body fat percentage will be lower and you'll have a more solid base for it to sit on.
Having extra muscle will boost your metabolism burning off a few extra calories.
Weight training can help correct muscle imbalances, and weaknesses, improving your posture so you look a lot healthier even if you don't lose any weight. For example: Shoulders back and up instead of rolled forward, stomach firm rather than 'relaxed'.
garyhun said:
Hoofy said:
At no point would sit ups be the way forward. Can't spot-burn.
Sit ups will build the muscle but not remove the coating of fat.
Hoofy said:
garyhun said:
Hoofy said:
At no point would sit ups be the way forward. Can't spot-burn.
Sit ups will build the muscle but not remove the coating of fat.
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