Love handles

telliott21
telliott21 Posts: 5 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Any ideas or exercises on how to get rid of love handles?

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  • hectorh82
    hectorh82 Posts: 110 Member
    Side bends worked for me with dumbbells..
  • telliott21
    telliott21 Posts: 5 Member
    hectorh82 wrote: »
    Side bends worked for me with dumbbells..

    Sweet , thanks
  • Erik8484
    Erik8484 Posts: 458 Member
    Love handles are from excess fat, and you get rid of fat by burning more calories than you eat.

    Side bends with dumbbells will strengthen your abdominal muscles and by all means do them, but they won't get rid of your love handles (unless they cause you to burn more calories than you eat).
  • bendyourkneekatie
    bendyourkneekatie Posts: 696 Member
    Erik8484 wrote: »
    Love handles are from excess fat, and you get rid of fat by burning more calories than you eat.

    Side bends with dumbbells will strengthen your abdominal muscles and by all means do them, but they won't get rid of your love handles (unless they cause you to burn more calories than you eat).

    ^^^
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
    telliott21 wrote: »
    Any ideas or exercises on how to get rid of love handles?

    Fat loss.

    It doesn't matter how many exercises you do, you cannot spot reduce fat.

  • simonwarren777
    simonwarren777 Posts: 19 Member
    telliott21 wrote: »
    Any ideas or exercises on how to get rid of love handles?

    Fork put-downs
  • telliott21
    telliott21 Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you guys!!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    simonwarren777 wrote: »
    telliott21 wrote: »
    Any ideas or exercises on how to get rid of love handles?

    Fork put-downs

    And table push-aways.

    You can't spot reduce. Abdominal exercises work on the muscles beneath, but they don't exercise the fat over the muscles. Side bends with dumbbells work the abs, but they won't get rid of the fat. Keep losing fat and eventually they'll start shrinking. Unfortunately, for most guys the fat around your lower belly/waistline is the last to go.

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