mac03

I need a good way to get rid of my ole love handles. Thats the flab on the sides for you who have heard it but arn't aware.

I do the crunches and flutter kicks that take care of the upper and lower abs. I need a way to kill these love handles.

saucy knave

Those will probably be the last bit of fat to hang onto your body. I don't think you can really zero in on an area when looking to burn fat. If you really really want to get rid of them, and you've lost all other fat, I'd recommend tightening up the diet to go along with your exercise.

If you haven't already, try figuring out your basal metabolic rate and (gag) counting calories to help you reach your goal. The last bit of fat is always a bitch...it hangs on the hardest. Good luck!

cataklysm

[edit] I believe love handles are part of the "oblique" muscle region. Try this site for some helpful exercises:

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/Obliques.html

__________________
--Cataklysm--

st33lr4t

your love handles are fat, so lower your bf%. your cant spot reduce.

jgp

best way is to get a good cardio regimen, either running, biking... that will burn your calories. lifting and ab exercise will burn some, but not much. they will strenghten your muscles. work your oblique muscles by holding weight on the side of your body parallel to your body in the upright position. then tilt from side to side. that should give you a good workout.

__________________
liz

TheKak

Diet and cardio are the way to go if you want to lose fat. As already stated, you cannot spot reduce, and doing ab workouts will only make them look better AFTER you lose the weight.

__________________
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic and so am I.

dman2

Agree with the above. You have to lose the fat before you will see what is under it. It only makes sense if you think about it.

__________________
I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing. ~Marsha Doble

< |_| |2 T | 5

by doing lots of ab and oblique exercises, guess what you are doing? You are probably increasing the size of your abs and obliques, creating even more prominant "love handles" ...to get rid of fat on any part of your body, the best cure is RUN ...and if you dont like running, learn to like it, as it is pretty much the most time and money efficient, practical and easy way of burning calories. Dont just jog along either, run like you stole something.

__________________
"My BeNcH pReSs MaKeS aLl ThE pReTtY gUrLs DaNcE aNd WaNt To TaKe Off ThEiR uNdErPaNtS"

sailor

Like they said, cardio. You cant spot reduce, dont try. Go run, swim, bike, whatever, but do cardio, and lots of it. Watch the diet too, its just as important.

__________________
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
--Plato

Nazggul

Echo, Ditto, can't spot reduce. Gotta do the cardio and eat properly.

__________________
"If something has to give then it always will."

-- Editors

Willravel

"Love handels are neither loved, nor handles. Discuss."

Kill love handles by eating right. Exercise is less effective without proper diet (since it hasen't been addressed yet). Burn off more calories that you eat (if you take in 3000 cals a day, burn off 3200). Don't cut carbs, fats, or anything of the sort. If you're exercising, you'll need the energy.
Good luck.

frogza

Echo the above, spot trimming is a myth, it can't be done. Building the muscles will help in that greater muscle mass helps burn calories faster while you're doing cardio. Greater muscle mass also raises your resting metabolism, so don't quit muscle training. Eat a balanced diet, no low carb nonsense or any other "fad" diet. Above all though, persistance is key. Love handles don't appear overnight, they don't leave overnight either. Good luck!