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[lAzN YiN YanGl]

Well, I've been running 3 or 4 times a week since January and I still have a big blob of fat that is grabbable. It's just not going away and its making me mad. I run for crew (rowing) and we run for 30-40 minutes depending on the coaches mood. Well, I'll give my workout plan just in case

Stretch for 10 minutes
Run 30-40 minutes
Wall Sits usually 4x2 minutes
Pull Ups 3 Time Max +1
Sit Ups 5x25
Bench Pulls 4x2 minutes

Of course I skipped a few practices here or there, but I've been doing that for the past 3 months and I can still grab a big thing of fat on my stomach. The weight thing doesn't concern me, but it's just the visible fat >.<. So, any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or anyway to get rid of that fat?

[bravodancer04]

umm...you're pretty much doing everything..idk why it's not going away

[snak3y3z1001]

Your metabolism is ultra slow. Just watch what you eat and continue to excercise. BTW whats a wall sits? Never heard of it. work more on situps/crunches.

[Baku]

haha i run 9 hours a day work out 2 when i get home and i still have that flab :/

[*Programmer*]

wow...thank god for the 6 pack..... *flex's*

[HoodieObsessed]

Well, I was born thin, I don't mean to make you jelous, I'm jsut saying that the advice I'm abotu to give does not come from personal experience.

How well do you eat? casue if you go out to mcdonalds everyday after excercising tha'ts not going to help...infact taht's goign to put you back the way you were befroe excercising practically.

Also, how MUCH do you eat? that makes a HUGE difference. it actualyl makes more difference than what you eat. at least, tha'ts what the study said on the news recently.

and don't get impatient, keep on excercising, your doing great

[sm0kinm0nky]

do more situps, eat less, get lots rest cause resting gives time for muscles to grow

[lAzN YiN YanGl]

Well, wall sits are when you sit against the wall making a 90 degree angle like this
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Well, I eat Chinese food everyday being Chinese so it's kind of difficult for me to say exactly what I eat besides rice. With the metabolism thing, I don't think that I have a slow metabolism because before I started working out, I used to eat McDonalds and BK almost every day and I stayed the same weight. Weird though...

[heyyfrankie]

it is probably going to take longer than 3 - 4 weeks. =/
be patient, my god!

[FireArrow]

well he's been doing it for 3 months.. not just 3 - 4 weeks..
i have no advice to give u cuz ur doing exercise already.. maybe eat less or eat slower..?
btw.. the thing about grabbing the fat made me laugh

[danishcookiez]

hm, maybe genetics and your metabolism? eat real healthy and in moderate amounts. maybe try more cardio?

[lAzN YiN YanGl]

Well, let me attempt to explain my diet. I don't eat breakfast and I haven't for the past 6 years so that's breakfast. For lunch I usually have a sandwhich and for dinner I have rice, some type of vegetables and chicken or something like that. I eat a lot during dinner because that is the only chance I really get to it. Along with that, I drink either mass amounts of water/green tea everyday.

[DaTru KataLYST]

I'm totally good at this!

Keep going on your workout. It's going great I'm sure.

Things to change:

As someone mentioned, always take maybe 1-2 days a week to rest. Muscles need those hours to develop (and convert fat!)

You MUST eat bfast. Don't eat an Texan BBQ or anything, but eat something like a fruit atleast. Some milk will also help out.

The way to lose weight or contain it is to never eat big meals, but mild, evenly stretched out meals. That is, eat a bfast, a small snack in mid-morning, mild lunch, afternoon snack, SMALL dinner (you don't use energy after dinner, you just go to sleep), and a very small late-nite or 9 o clock snack.

Decrease your rice intake by 60%. Replace it w/ veggies. All those carbs after dinner aren't used up and just turn into fat.

Yeah..don't eat fast food ever again.

[LQ_Darksoul]

Some people will just always be fat ~.~

I work out for over 8 hours a week, and I will never ever ever have a 6pack, its just the way the world works...Live with it :-)

[Pulchritude]

well just keep up the good work and practice everyday dont slack off and watch the diest no junk food! just be paicient that fat will be gone in no time!

[lAzN YiN YanGl]

The fat just makes me want to...EAT IT ALL UP BUT I will continue to try...thankss =]

[racoons > you]

you need to remmeber to take breaks, not do this every dya, ifyou do, it doesnt give time fo muscls to recover an development.

eh, get a tumy-tuck

[jennyjenny]

I have this flab on my stomach too.

It's not gonna go away, darnit!

[Loff]

Its all metabolism. When you get older, your metabolism slows down, and you get bigger. When youre younger, you consume more calories, so my guess is that youre still consuming the same amount, while being unable to burn it.

My metabolism is fast...too fast. I can eat anything, dont gain a pound. I'm like 6'2 and i weigh 150. But at a point, just like everyone elses, your metabolism will slow.

Another reason that you arent showing any changes is that:
Your muscles could be under the layer of fat, and it doesnt look like youve gotten stronger
Another thing: It takes about two days with lack of food to start burning fat, so you might not be seeing any changes.

Make sure you eat on a regular basis, you drink lots of water, and...try try again?

[DanielleMaria05]

6 second abs?? You can try it. Its supposed to work out your abs....

[imafreakinazn]

wow...thank god for the 6 pack..... *flex's*

oh wow.
way to be humble
*rolls eyes and stupid muscle-head*

and for the questioner,
do yoga
it helps with everything
:3

[nevernothere]

My situation is kinda weird... I have this grabbable bit of fat on my stomach.... yet my metabolism is extremely fast (I'm hungry every two hours or so), I eat so much unhealthy food, I'm 6'3", 142 lbs, and 14.8% BMI... oh and I never work out.

[lAzN YiN YanGl]

My situation is kinda weird... I have this grabbable bit of fat on my stomach.... yet my metabolism is extremely fast (I'm hungry every two hours or so), I eat so much unhealthy food, I'm 6'3", 142 lbs, and 14.8% BMI... oh and I never work out.

Yeah that is practically my situation except when I eat healthy I don't lose weight. So weird

[EmmalieV]

Well give it to time..


after you lose alot of weight like 30 lbs or more , its going to be harder because your body thinks your starving so it holds on to the weight ..so jeah...jus keep on doing what your doing.

[JlIaTMK]

what.... exactly is your diet (not food you do eat to avoid others) but diet as in the food you eat currently

and also, ive been playing sports, and running since january and its not doing anything for me too.... because of my diet, and my metabolism is slow as hell so :)

[sammehmyst]

PATIENCE!!! thats what 99% don't have and need.

the only exercise you are doing that will work are sit ups. wall sits and pull ups etc.. they have nothing to do with the body. that's all muscle.

anyways.. you should eat healthier.

[MrElsewhere]

i assume this is lower ab area?

lay down on the floor in situp position. unbend your knees, so that your legs are completely straight. raise your legs six inches off from the ground. then spread them apart and hold for about a minute. then close and hold for a minute. repeat until it hurts =]

this works out the lower abs

[MasterChief16]

i know what you mean, i had a big gut too . well, it's gotten flatter, but i've gotten heavier, but that's cause my muscles are growing . here's my advice:

1. like other said, eat healthier. cut back on the cheese and fat if you're eating any. i don't suggest eating less than three times a day, but it's realy up to you. eat a lotta vegetables. but also remember to eat meat every now and then.

2. over time you will lose it. i've been trying to lose my gut for the past year and now it's finally getting slimmer. time is the key.

hope this helps

[angel-roh]

Do a lot of weight-lifting. It REALLY works.

[urbanychic]

mostly people have been giving good advice. if anything, i'd suggest to have at least 5-7 small meals a day, and that includes breakfest, lunch and dinner. Those small meals in between the main courses helps your muslces and cells stay alive and healthy. Doing cardiovascular exercise will ONLY and I am SERIOUS here, will ONLY remove the fat. Eating carbs turns to sugar and can turn to fat if you are NOT working out, which obviously you are. I'd suggest doing more cardiovascular exercise: running, cycling, swimming, roller blading, etc. Getting your heart pumping gets your metabolism going which helps burn fat. However, how old are you? this can be a major factor in your body and what's going on.

[xXMomoBubbleTeaX...]

keep on working out I did volleyball for like 3 monthes until I lost alot of my body fat!!!... ...but I think you should exercise a little bit more!!!...and do it for an hour and a half- two hours...cuz thats all volleyball practice was and I lost 17lbs...and I'm 14 and I'm a girl and now I weigh 109...soOo proud of myself..and it's extra harder for me than a guy cuz woman have more body fat than guys do...

[lAzN YiN YanGl]

mostly people have been giving good advice. if anything, i'd suggest to have at least 5-7 small meals a day, and that includes breakfest, lunch and dinner. Those small meals in between the main courses helps your muslces and cells stay alive and healthy. Doing cardiovascular exercise will ONLY and I am SERIOUS here, will ONLY remove the fat. Eating carbs turns to sugar and can turn to fat if you are NOT working out, which obviously you are. I'd suggest doing more  cardiovascular exercise: running, cycling, swimming, roller blading, etc. Getting your heart pumping gets your metabolism going which helps burn fat. However, how old are you? this can be a major factor in your body and what's going on.

I'm 15, turning 16 later this year =]

[shortvi3tlaydee]

your doing everything right just do you have a healthy diet?

[dopeSOUL]

ur on ur way to being fit..

[ex_multini]

3 times a week for exercising in gym with a scheduled program. glad to hear u're already doing that. overload it when u feel comfortable. take ur time, usually takes around 2 hrs. for me...
err... make sure u leave a day for resting after each workout. give time for resting, and muscle building. wat else... oh yeah, just all the routine stuff. enough rest, lodza water, healthy diet (make sure u eat).
good luck

[jaeman]

Just wait for it.
Don't do like other people and go liposuction, they're just lazy.

[lAzN YiN YanGl]

The six-pack thing doesn't worry me. It's just the fact that I've been working out so long and I still can grab fat off my tummy =(. When I stand up I look fine, but when I sit it just bulges out -_-...

[CreateBlob]

Doesn't rice, since it's mainly starch, make you fat in large amounts?

Try eating alternates to Chinese food. =)

[blah122986]

maybe its in ur genes to be "fat"...wat kinda food do u eat?

[Eryi]

It's called extra skin? or fat?

[eenycee]

wow with that, i'd never guess dat u're fat.