best way of getting rid of fat on lower abs

[leggy]

im not fat far far from it just got a bit of fat aroun my lower abs not alot just so they dont show that well if you get me, how do i get ride of it ?

[:::PSL:::]

Lipo

[Trainer Monkey]

Crunches,crunches with a medicine ball,even more so

[ono]

Crunches,crunches with a medicine ball,even more so

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

[ICB]

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.

[Outlaw Immortal]

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.

[ono]

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.

[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

[Trainer Monkey]

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

[Salty]

im not fat far far from it just got a bit of fat aroun my lower abs not alot just so they dont show that well if you get me, how do i get ride of it ?

Take fish oil, have a good clean diet and lower your calorie intake.

[AdamGB]

Genetics really... You can't shift fat from any one area purposefully.
Spot fat burning is a complete 100% myth. If you got a fat guy and gave him a chest/tri work out he wouldn't come back with 2% fat on his chest, veins sticking out of his stupidly cut arms and a massive beer belly

It gets burned off from where ever it gets burned off from. Some people just tend to be able to burn more fat from that area than others but in the majority of people it's the last place to go.

No amount of training a muscle group will burn the fat in that area, other than their proximity they share no closer a relationship than with any of the other muscle in your body.

You can develop the muscles more in that area, which will help them show through more but if you want to shift the fat from that area you're just going to have to keep it up with your diet and cardio training.

You can forget standard crunches etc too, they more hit the top region of your abdominals, exercises that work from the legs generally will hit the lower muscles of your core, leg raises (and other varieties) Jack Knives etc

[Trainer Monkey]

Genetics really... You can't shift fat from any one area purposefully.
Spot fat burning is a complete 100% myth. If you got a fat guy and gave him a chest/tri work out for a week he wouldn't come back with 2% fat on his chest, veins sticking out of his stupidly cut arms and a massive beer belly

It gets burned off from where ever it gets burned off from. Some people just tend to be able to burn more fat from that area than others but in the majority of people it's the last place to go.

No amount of training a muscle group will burn the fat in that area, other than their proximity they share no closer a relationship than with any of the other muscle in your body.

You can develop the muscles more in that area, which will help them show through more but if you want to shift the fat from that area you're just going to have to keep it up with your diet and cardio training.

You can forget standard crunches etc too, they more hit the top region of your abdominals, exercises that work from the legs generally will hit the lower muscles of your core, leg raises (and other varieties) Jack Knives etc

Disagree totally Adam,Im genetically predisposed to having a little paunch,and I used to have Ab's you can crunch walnuts on. Ive seen numerous people turn flab to glad.
Living with an NSCA certified trainer will do that for you
And a standard set of crunches,doest involve just a straight crunch,theres obliques and other things to consider

[Salty]

Exactly, anyone can get ripped, some just easier than others. However fish oil is the closest thing to spot treatment for your stomach fat, apart from lipo that is.

[AdamGB]

Anybody can burn that bit off fat off, it's just stubborn. Not saying it's impossible.

You can't burn fat specifically from your stomach by exercising the muscles in your stomach.You cannot spot burn fat.