Hey, I was wanting to know if any of yall had a really good workout that could cutt down on the fat around my upper chest or peck area. I don't have bitch tits Im actually kind of slim, but the upper region of my chest makes me look alittle cubby when I wear lose shirts.
Any1 know a good workout, Reps exc. to help me lose fat around that area?
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05-02-2005, 06:58 PM #1
Thoughts on how to get rid of fat around upper chest?
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05-02-2005, 07:17 PM #2
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05-02-2005, 07:24 PM #3
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05-02-2005, 07:24 PM #4
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05-02-2005, 07:30 PM #5
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Originally Posted by tibor
Topic poster, there is no such thing as spot reduction. Doing legs is important because it boosts testosterone. Get lifting.I've gained and lost over 100lbs more times than any man alive should. Do as I say and not as I do.
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05-02-2005, 07:55 PM #6
Ya, simple answer no such thing as spot reduction, so just lower you overall bodyfat.
I actually had a lot of fat on my pecs before, I lost the majority of it when I went from ~10.5% to ~10% bf. I was amazed how I lost like 80% of it in 1 week. Your body will shed fat from different areas depending on genetics and your body fat percent, so if you wanna get rid of fat from a certain area drop your bodyfat and at some point your body will get rid of it....
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05-02-2005, 08:15 PM #7
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Originally Posted by TexasFootball
Spot reduction does not work...your body determines what fat is lost first and unfortunately the chest and abdomen are usually the last places.http://www.alanaragon.com/
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/
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05-03-2005, 05:18 PM #8
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05-03-2005, 07:27 PM #9
Don't take them too seriously. The Spot reduction thread comes around about once a week it just always has a different title. I myself had to reduce chest fat mainly. Plan= Workout as usual (Push/Pull/Legs Split, 5 day bodypart split, Upper/Lower Split or whatever) the workout doesn't count as much as the diet does. Once you begin losing weight really try and emphasize your chest workouts, twice a week tops but really hit your chest hard then wait for the soreness to go away and hit it agian. I wouldn't advise training chest more then once a week for very long but it really helped me out once I started losing weight. Also hit incline movements hardest, really pulls everything else up a little.
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05-03-2005, 07:40 PM #10
I am in the same group as yall, trying to shed some sloppage. I would suggest dumbell everything for chest. Start with presses and end with flyes. However, start doing a little more cardio and they will come faster. I have also found trying to add cardio when at school. Whether it be taking the round about eoute from my parking spot or just parking farther.
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05-03-2005, 07:45 PM #11
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05-03-2005, 08:21 PM #12
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Here's a good article on spot reduction, and the source link:http://www.truestarhealth.com/member...11ML3P1A2.html
Spot reduction is simply the idea that if you work a specific muscle group you will decrease the amount of fat in that area. The most common example of this is people focus on abdominal exercises in an effort to lose weight in their stomach area.
In reality, there is no such thing as spot reduction. You will never attain a flat stomach just by performing abdominal exercises. The reason for this is simple: a muscle does not own the fat that surrounds it. Sit-ups, for example, will definitely strengthen your abdominal muscles, but sit-ups alone will not get rid of the layer of fat that is covering the muscles. To lose fat anywhere on your body you need to burn calories by following a program that involves both cardiovascular training and weight training. In doing so, you will decrease fat stores throughout your entire body, including the problem areas.
You may notice that you sometimes lose fat in some areas more quickly than in others; this is simply due to a genetic selective pattern rather than a particular type of exercise. It is a well known fact that men tend to gain weight in their abdominal region, whereas women tend to gain weight in their gluteal region. If fat was mobilized, or used from the stores near the exercising muscle, then you would expect both men and women to lose weight in the same areas when following a similar program. However, losing weight in the gluteal region is much more difficult for women than it is for men.
Another common myth is that muscle gained during a strength training program will turn to fat once you stop strength training. Again, muscle and fat are two different tissues which are completely independent of each other. If you stop weight training, your muscles will shrink because the stimulus to increase or maintain their size is no longer there; but by no means can they, or will they, turn into fat.
If you feel your body is becoming less toned or, for lack of a better word, more “soft” it is simply because your proportion of fat to muscle has changed. Fat, although you may not have gained any more of it, is now dominant simply because you have lost muscle. Another possible reason for the change is a common problem that exists with many people, primarily athletes. The problem is that they stop exercising, but maintain their eating habits, and thus slowly begin to put on weight. If you had been exercising but stopped, be sure to make dietary changes to compensate for the decrease in daily energy expenditure.Eat, Sleep, Lift...Repeat!
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