CCates

When it comes to working out I pretty much know what I'm doing. I started working out again 3 weeks ago and I have lost 8 lbs. of fat and gained a really good amount of muscle. I do cardio and abs everyday after my workout. I do workout very hard, but that is not the problem.

The problem is losing that little extra fat at the bottom of my stomach. You can really see my 8-pack but I know you would be able to see it even more if that little extra was'nt there.

INFO:

20 Years Old
Male
175lbs. - 180lbs.
5'11 - 6'0

*I seem to gain and lose weight easily and have always been very athletic (Mesomorph).



P.S. I also eat very good. I get the right amount of protein, without too many carbs or cal.

The one thing when it comes to me eating is that I tend to eat the same things. Tuna, grilled chicken, fruit, water, half a glass of milk, small glass of juice, a few cashews, protein drinks, salad with little dressing. I also drink about 1 1/2 gallons of water a day, I'm a huge pisser, haha.

*I think I may do too much abs. Should I rest them a little?

Please if you know any great tricks it would be greatly appreciated.



-Chris

sailor

Unfortunately, you cant spot reduce. Keep up the cardio and diet, and eventually that fat will go away.

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MISSFIT

You know you can't spot reduce fat...it comes off from whereever your body has been genetically predisposed to get it from...you are going at it the right way with both resistance training & cardio combined. You're right about the rest periods - give your body at least one day btwn cardio workouts & 2 days btwn same-muscle group workouts. Try some interval cardio to take it to a whole new level & get better results. Remember it takes 4-6 weeks for your body to adjust to new stresses, so make sure you change up your routine every 6-8 weeks. If you still need help, try hiring a personal trainer! GOOD LUCK
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CCates

My Routine:

Every week I choose a body part(s) that I will work out twice that week.

Ex. (This Week)

Monday: Biceps and Triceps : (Abs) (Cardio)

Tuesday: Chest : (Abs) (Cardio)

Wednesday: (Abs) Cardio)

Thursday: Shoulders and Back : (Abs) (Cardio)

Friday: Biceps and Triceps : (Abs) (Cardio)

Saturday: (Abs) (Cardio)

Sunday: (Abs) (Cardio)



*Obviously I give myself enough time between the muscle I workout twice for it to recuperate properly.

*With abs I have been told by many people that abs are a muscle you can pound day in and day out and still get the desired gains. My abs are coming in at amazing pace but last night I noticed it to be a little harder to get the desired burn. I'm starting to think otherwise

Just giving more information for further help. So far you all have given me great information, thatnk you.



-Chris

hannukah harry

abs are like any other muscle, you need to give them time to rest. it's an old myth that you should work them everyday. also, you should do them weighted instead of doing 50 of them. if you want to build them up, you need to increase the resistance instead of a high number (that will just increase their vascularity and increase their endurance).

also, you really should switch from doing a "bi and tri" day, chest day, and shoulder/back day to a push/pull day.

when you work your chest and shoulders, you use your tri's for the pushing manuevers. with your back, you end up using your bi's in many of the manuevers. so right now, you're not actually resting them if your doing an arm day and then chest the next.

you should change it up to a push/pull system. one day do pushing exercises (chest, shoudlers, tri's) and the next do pull exercises (back, bi's). some people even break legs down into that system as well, but i've never seen the need for it.

one of the benefits of push/pull is that after doing the larger muscle groups, you've already tired your tri's/bi's and then can really kill them.

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CCates

Thanks Harry...

I have a great ab workout. It's always weighted and I do low reps. I go for the concentration aspect rather than "how many".

Also I have heard of push/pull and your right, it's about time I use it. Although I have had amazing growth in 3 weeks, but I guess that's because I have been out of workingout for about 3 months.



Thank again,
-Chris

Cowman

There's a bunch of things wrong with your workout routine. My hands are cold right now to type out what exactly, but I'll say you're probably overtraining your arms.

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munkeynuts

pretty much when it comes down to abs, it's mostly about body fat %. It sounds like you're training your abs enough, you just need to make some minor alterations to your diet. If you really want to get cut up, i'd say lose all sugar in your diet(unless you do a post workout insulin spike), including fruit and juice, keep all your carbs to oatmeal, whole grains, etc, and eat them mostly in the morning. As much as i hate atkin's and this low carb craze, it is effective if you want to use it for a short time to lose that fat.

but it sounds like you have a good workout plan and diet, so just give it some time. and walnuts > cashews, walnuts are teh sex

Cowman

Ok my hands are warmed up.

A) Abs..only train them once or twice a week. Overtraining them will do nothing for you.

B) When you work your back, you're also working your biceps big time. When you work your chest, you're also working your triceps big time. You have 1 chest day, 1 back day, and 2 arms day. So right away you're working your biceps/triceps 3 times a week, which is already too much. As well, you're often working arms on one day, and then chest the next day. Not only with this 1) wreck your triceps before they have a chance to repair, but it will also 2) take away from your chest because your triceps will be too weak for you to do certain things, IE benchpress, to their maximum potential.

Many people find it easier to do their triceps with chest, and their biceps with back. Then you could have a legs day, and then a shoulders/abs day.

That would be 4 days a week, and you could do cardio for the other 3..if you really wanted to, I suppose you could throw your abs in on one of the cardio days to hit them twice a week.

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Boo

Men can be prepositioned to lose the stomach fat last. You may be like me and after losing all the rest, carry the last few pounds on your waist. Keep at it. Unfortunately I am at a 2 month stall and cannot get past it ($&@(#).

Keep working and it will happen for you!

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thingstodo

Let me know when someone figures this one out!!

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CCates

Well they are all right. Thank you for the replies. I'm going to start the push/pill method. The funny thing is that I know all this but I was oblivious to it for some reason.

If you have any more information I would love to hear it.



Thank you again,
Chris