Thread: best way of getting rid of fat on lower abs

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Crunches,crunches with a medicine ball,even more so

You train fighters and you think crunches are an effective way of ridding body-fat?

Originally Posted by ono

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Crunches,crunches with a medicine ball,even more so

You train fighters and you think crunches are an effective way of ridding body-fat?

Yea i have to agree with Ono thats silly logic TM, you could have some of the best muscle's on your abs. But without a good diet and cardio i don't care if you do 100's of crunches a day you won't ever see the results with a big layer of body fat around your mid-section.

Haven't you ever heard of the old saying that Abs are made in the kitchen and not in the gym ? and that couldn't be more true. Of course you still have to work your abs to develop your muscles. But having a good set of abs are mostly having a good diet and doing alot of cardio and having a low body fat. Your body fat has to be atleast below 10 percent before you see the results regarding a six pack and ETC.

I was always naturally pretty lean so it didn't take a whole lot of work for me. But all i did was do a ton of cardio and that was stuff like swimming, running, heavybag, cross-trainer, skipping, ETC. And a good clean diet now i can't tell you what to eat, because everyone has there own variety when it comes to foods, but just look up on the net and your find plenty of good stuff regarding good foods.

I also recommend doing hanging leg raises, leg raises, they are some of the most effective lower ab exercises. But again just look up on the net, theres plenty of info telling you what the most effective lower ab exercises are. And remember to add alot of variety to your Ab workouts, but good luck and let us know how you get on.

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Crunches,crunches with a medicine ball,even more so

uh...huh lol


Truth is, there are no published medical records on that. It's a myth, you will just be stimulating muscle growth, you'll increase your metabolism a bit, but that doesn't necessarily mean the body's gonna jump onto your stomach fat, your body will take fat from parts it wants to, based on genetics and relevance to the body. But either way if you diet youll lose most fat off everywhere over time, so what i suggest is just reduce your carbs in most meals, except for pre and post workout, and/or breakfast. Then as you see progress stick with it, when you plateau then reduce your carbs further, dont be too extreme.

Adam is 100% correct.

It's a common misconception that fat can be lost from certain areas at a whim. Fat is both burned and dispersed evenly. Certain stores cannot be selected and tapped.

However, certain areas can appear to have less fat by way of "toning." Toning has little to do with fat, it is about honing the muscle to appear its best. This is achieved by muscle growth and the rewsults are multiplied by way of fat loss.

Originally Posted by Outlaw Immortal

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Crunches,crunches with a medicine ball,even more so

uh...huh lol


Truth is, there are no published medical records on that. It's a myth, you will just be stimulating muscle growth, you'll increase your metabolism a bit, but that doesn't necessarily mean the body's gonna jump onto your stomach fat, your body will take fat from parts it wants to, based on genetics and relevance to the body. But either way if you diet youll lose most fat off everywhere over time, so what i suggest is just reduce your carbs in most meals, except for pre and post workout, and/or breakfast. Then as you see progress stick with it, when you plateau then reduce your carbs further, dont be too extreme.

I'd be surprised if carbs were the problem...maybe the type of carbs, not the amount.

If he's training everyday/most days, he needs carbs to replenish glycogen.

I'd be interested if he posted his diet/macros and his training levels/weight etc just to see if that's the problem....because it's probably not.
He's probably not consuming enough carbs to even meet his energy requirements.

His fat intake may be a little higher than he thinks, or it could just be that lower ab fat is stubborn for him and it's one of those things that it going to take a little longer than expected.

Reducing carbs is so typical of what you'd read on bodybuilding.com. It's their answer to everything.

Originally Posted by Outlaw Immortal

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Crunches,crunches with a medicine ball,even more so

uh...huh lol


Truth is, there are no published medical records on that. It's a myth, you will just be stimulating muscle growth, you'll increase your metabolism a bit, but that doesn't necessarily mean the body's gonna jump onto your stomach fat, your body will take fat from parts it wants to, based on genetics and relevance to the body. But either way if you diet youll lose most fat off everywhere over time, so what i suggest is just reduce your carbs in most meals, except for pre and post workout, and/or breakfast. Then as you see progress stick with it, when you plateau then reduce your carbs further, dont be too extreme.

Tell that to the NSCA and the CSCS,the major certification for strength training in the states.
Theyd be really suprised to hear that. Being as when I power lifted,I had an NSCA certified trainer,it would highly depress me to find out I did all those crunches for nothing.
Of course you could have bounced largish rocks off my abs at the time,and I quite frankly ate crap back then,so maybe it wasnt all for naught.
Of course I would point out it wasnt all the straight plain jane crunches,that was only the first set. Theres still obliques and lower ab crunches as well,and tuck crunches

Though Id ad,that a change in diet is usually an assumptive.
Just about everything in losing fat comes down to eat smarter and excercise

i eat a lot barley any fat a lot of carbs tho might be the problem ?

Originally Posted by leggy

i eat a lot barley any fat a lot of carbs tho might be the problem ?

You'd have to post exactly what you eat before anyone can determine if it's your diet. A lot of carbs to you may only be 300g or so.