How to get a flat stomach? - do I need to lose more fat?

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  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    Like Bumblebums above me (she knows her stuff by the way), after considering the four beginning full body strength programs she mentioned, I chose Starting Strength. Even if you don't do the program, the book is a must read for any person with a desire to begin lifting.
  • RobynLB83
    RobynLB83 Posts: 626 Member
    It seems to me that you have a long journey of transforming your physiology ahead of you. You were not blessed with a naturally flat stomach, so you need to create one. This will only occur through a consistant and prolongued regiment of core excercises, healthy diet and weight training. Losing weight is easy, building muscles is challenging, changing the "shape" of your body is very difficult. Some people are lucky enough that all they need to do to have a perfect body is lose weight. You're not one of them, so start on the lifelong journey of reshaping and creating the body you want. Otherwise, just accept the "pooch".

    What the.....???

    OP, ignore this. ALL of it.

    ^^This.

    It's really not that hard. Try a full pilates class twice a week for a few months. Once you build up the strength, 30 once a week (or a few minutes every other day) is sufficient to maintain the ab strength that will give a person with low body fat a nice flat tummy.
  • channi_c
    channi_c Posts: 47 Member
    to be honest id kill for a tummy as flat as urs! suppose its only you that knows when your happy with what you have

    Have you tried joining a gym? mine has trainers and you can ask them what type of core excersises will help and they should show you

    I have been told to do ab blast classes which is 15 minutes of core training a day. I have a big tummy but can feel me getting stronger abs :)
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    Like Bumblebums above me (she knows her stuff by the way), after considering the four beginning full body strength programs she mentioned, I chose Starting Strength. Even if you don't do the program, the book is a must read for any person with a desire to begin lifting.

    Aaw, thanks! [blush]

    OP, planks are a slightly easier alternative to push-ups, as far as bodyweight stuff goes.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Like Bumblebums above me (she knows her stuff by the way), after considering the four beginning full body strength programs she mentioned, I chose Starting Strength. Even if you don't do the program, the book is a must read for any person with a desire to begin lifting.

    Aaw, thanks! [blush]

    OP, planks are a slightly easier alternative to push-ups, as far as bodyweight stuff goes.

    I never to sit ups or any ab crunching, spine jarring exercise. There's lots of versions of plank to challenge your core and it may look easy but try it! I've seen grown men that can't hold a bent arm plank for a minute!
  • freddi11e
    freddi11e Posts: 317 Member
    bump cus your stomach looks like mine..... I just upped my plank to 4 minutes every night. i see a difference and it's only been like a week.
  • sunshyncatra
    sunshyncatra Posts: 598 Member
    My question is how do I get a stomach that looks like yours? It looks great!!!!
  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
    Before and after. Main difference being strength training. I didn't see much definition in the abs until I started that....

    Highly recommend a good strength training program 3 days a week and then just do your cardio the other days if you wish. :) That's what I do.



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  • KelliB3
    KelliB3 Posts: 39 Member
    Like many others have said - you look great! I'm 5'7" and right now weigh around 150 lbs - I'm happy with every part of my body EXCEPT my stomach. It just seems like it won't go down - some days I swear it's gone out more. I've had two complete strangers on separate occasions ask me if I was pregnant. Complete assh**les of course, but it's stuck with me. I run 2-3 times a week and do cycling and aerobics mixed with light weights in between but I feel like it's not working.

    I've recently started doing 10 minute ab workouts a few times a week. I can feel my core getting stronger but just underneath all of the flab. *Sigh*

    Sorry for the rant - i know this wasn't helpful to you but wanted to let you know that you're not alone and that you've actually got a nice stomach going on that plenty of us would kill for!

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