I'm 17, and I am in weight training and I run track for my high school. I'm 5'8 and I weigh 155, and I can't lose my lower stomach fat or lower back fat. I do have abs, but you can't see the lower ones due to the fat, but the upper abs are toned and noticable. I was wondering what the best way to lose the extra fat is, because I already run 3.5 miles Monday-Thursday for track, and I am in weight training. Any good ideas? It's not like excessive fat, just a small amount that is irritating when I don't have fat anywhere else.
Also, it's funny because I want to decrease my stomach, but at the same time I'm trying to get bigger arms. So I'm kinda hesitant to take in a lot of protein.
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Thread: Losing lower stomach & Back fat?
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03-17-2012, 02:34 PM #1
Losing lower stomach & Back fat?
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03-17-2012, 02:39 PM #2
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03-17-2012, 02:56 PM #5
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03-17-2012, 03:10 PM #6
Yeah, I'm not too familiar with how much calories I burn during workouts. I just recently started trying to research all this stuff. I have a watch that supposedly calculates the amount of calories burned during the workout, but I'm pretty sure it's wrong because when we run 3 miles during practice it usually only says like .5 of a mile or something like that. I've never dieted either, just drank a protein shake in the morning and at night, and ate a Snickers protein bar after weight training ( I have it 3rd period at school ). Drinking the protein shake didn't last long though, I probably did it a week before I stopped drinking it.
well it sounds to me like your skinny fat brah, and your lacking in muscle. I say hit the gym hard, lift heavy and keep your normal cardio training the same. eat at a deficit. spot reducing or even talking about it is blasphemy so stfu and train. muscle burns fat brah, hope this helps.
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03-17-2012, 03:45 PM #9
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Wherever you have the most fat built up, will be the last place it disappears from. Make sure barbell squats and deadlifts are a part of your weight training, that will help strengthen your core muscles and lower back, providing some fill to fight the space freed up by the fat you lose.
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03-17-2012, 03:59 PM #10
Thanks for all the help guys.
According to all the calculations I've got, I'm 16.83% fat and 129 pounds of lean mass, with 26 pounds fat. And I burn 600-800 calories a day between weight lifting and track practice. My BMR was 2,700 and TDEE was 3,000.
My question is, do I actually need to consider fat calories when I eat or just make sure I get those amount of calories?
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03-17-2012, 05:54 PM #13
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03-18-2012, 12:04 AM #16
best advice to you would be to stop listening to 'the guy in the gym' ... read the stickies on this forum you will learn a lot and everything will slowly start making sense.....
Be in a calorie deficit most importantly if you wanna lose weight/burn fat .... and experiment with different MACROS (calories from carbs, fats, proteins) and you'll learn a lot about your body.
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