Experienced toners and body builder advice only Request

l4dy0nyx

I am trying to work on my lower abs and my inner thighs, the rest of my body is fine. I lift heavy for the last 4 years now which seems to work however, I no longer want to focus on my upper body to burn fat in these areas too much but my dilemma is that lifting heavy will make you want to eat more while eating less will help you tone up... it's very difficult for me especially when I'm trying to do things like cut out sugar ( it puts fat where I don't want it i.e., and and inner thighs) and the carbs, rice, POTATOES AND PASTA.

I've been told about the 250 calorie deficit and just deficit eating anyway, but it seems to not be working... especially if I workout during the day ( something else I have changed due to circumstances). I'm used to lifting at night and my body seems to burn fat faster that way.

I'M just tired of the ripples in my inner thighs when I take off my workout clothes and the extra skin on my lower core. I need this to be tighten up and gone atleast by the fall.

Any other help or suggestions from those who are actually toned and Cut up and who actually know the struggle of these problem areas?

djeffreys10

So much to say about this. There is no way to target where fat comes from. Focusing on upper body does not burn fat in that area. When you are in a deficit, you burn fat. There is nothing you can do to determine from where on your body that fat will come. If you aren't happy with fat on any area of your body, you keep cutting fat until it comes from that area. You can target where you build muscle based on exercises, but not where you burn fat.

There is nothing you can do about the extra skin on your lower core. Either it will tighten up with time, or it won't. For many people, weight loss results in loose skin that they either live with or will require surgery to remove.

Tone is not a verb. Your body doesn't "tone." It builds mass (muscle/fat) and loses mass (again, muscle/fat). If you want an area of your body to look more "toned," concentrate on building more muscle in that area or keep cutting fat until the muscle in that area is uncovered.

stanmann571

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http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10616586/i-want-leaner-abs-and-inner-thighs#latest

sardelsa

Unfortunately, you cannot spot reduce. I love my upper body and would love to not lose fat there, but fat comes off where it comes off based on genetics. So "focusing on burning fat in certain areas" does not exist.

What you can do is maintain your muscle mass in certain areas by lifting weights with progressive overload and getting adequate protein, essentially telling your body "hold on to this muscle, we need it!" while you lose the bodyfat eating in a deficit.

When you say the deficit isn't working, are you tracking calories (weighing and measuring everything everyday?). I highly recommend you start tracking for best results. You don't burn faster if you workout day or night, however you may find your workout performance better at certain times of the day which can help (not sure if that is what you meant).

I have bulked and cut many times, it can be a struggle once you reach a very low bodyfat%. Not sure what your stats are or how much you want to lose, but once you get below 20% bodyfat and ultra lean it can be tough to get there and to maintain.

deannalfisher

also eating potatos/pasta isn't going to affect you building lean muscle or toning your thighs/abs....

marissafit06

In addition to the advice above, you could also keep building muscle in your legs and abs. Because we can't choose where we lose fat, it's possible that you would need to have a really shredded upper body to get the definition you are hoping for in your legs and abs.

l4dy0nyx

djeffreys10 wrote: »

So much to say about this. There is no way to target where fat comes from. Focusing on upper body does not burn fat in that area. When you are in a deficit, you burn fat. There is nothing you can do to determine from where on your body that fat will come. If you aren't happy with fat on any area of your body, you keep cutting fat until it comes from that area. You can target where you build muscle based on exercises, but not where you burn fat.

There is nothing you can do about the extra skin on your lower core. Either it will tighten up with time, or it won't. For many people, weight loss results in loose skin that they either live with or will require surgery to remove.

Tone is not a verb. Your body doesn't "tone." It builds mass (muscle/fat) and loses mass (again, muscle/fat). If you want an area of your body to look more "toned," concentrate on building more muscle in that area or keep cutting fat until the muscle in that area is uncovered.

Wow... amazing... thank you very much, I am going to keep this in mind.

l4dy0nyx

sardelsa wrote: »

Unfortunately, you cannot spot reduce. I love my upper body and would love to not lose fat there, but fat comes off where it comes off based on genetics. So "focusing on burning fat in certain areas" does not exist.

What you can do is maintain your muscle mass in certain areas by lifting weights with progressive overload and getting adequate protein, essentially telling your body "hold on to this muscle, we need it!" while you lose the bodyfat eating in a deficit.

When you say the deficit isn't working, are you tracking calories (weighing and measuring everything everyday?). I highly recommend you start tracking for best results. You don't burn faster if you workout day or night, however you may find your workout performance better at certain times of the day which can help (not sure if that is what you meant).

I have bulked and cut many times, it can be a struggle once you reach a very low bodyfat%. Not sure what your stats are or how much you want to lose, but once you get below 20% bodyfat and ultra lean it can be tough to get there and to maintain.

Awesome... do you know how I can find out my body fat percentage?

l4dy0nyx

marissafit06 wrote: »

In addition to the advice above, you could also keep building muscle in your legs and abs. Because we can't choose where we lose fat, it's possible that you would need to have a really shredded upper body to get the definition you are hoping for in your legs and abs.

I've been working on this part hard lately. And intend to just run my butt off by the end of the month to straighten it out. Sometimes, I just doubt it will work hense asking for advice. I just fear this SUMMER, I won't be where I was last summer, actually better than. And besides, I've been working out like a pro, but I know that I don't know everything that I should for myself yet, meanwhile... I have tons of people telling me that I should be a trainer based off of I guess how I look or how they see me workout and I'm totally against being a trainer that can't show their FULL STOMACH... y anno? It's too many of those out there and I just don't see how they aren't embarrasses... lol.

fb47

sardelsa wrote: »

Unfortunately, you cannot spot reduce. I love my upper body and would love to not lose fat there, but fat comes off where it comes off based on genetics. So "focusing on burning fat in certain areas" does not exist.

What you can do is maintain your muscle mass in certain areas by lifting weights with progressive overload and getting adequate protein, essentially telling your body "hold on to this muscle, we need it!" while you lose the bodyfat eating in a deficit.

When you say the deficit isn't working, are you tracking calories (weighing and measuring everything everyday?). I highly recommend you start tracking for best results. You don't burn faster if you workout day or night, however you may find your workout performance better at certain times of the day which can help (not sure if that is what you meant).

I have bulked and cut many times, it can be a struggle once you reach a very low bodyfat%. Not sure what your stats are or how much you want to lose, but once you get below 20% bodyfat and ultra lean it can be tough to get there and to maintain.

I have the same issue, my legs carry the most fat. Even when I am super lean, my legs still has that leg fat. The only thing I can do is train my legs as usual until I build enough muscle to hopefully some day see some definition there.

sardelsa

l4dy0nyx wrote: »

sardelsa wrote: »

Unfortunately, you cannot spot reduce. I love my upper body and would love to not lose fat there, but fat comes off where it comes off based on genetics. So "focusing on burning fat in certain areas" does not exist.

What you can do is maintain your muscle mass in certain areas by lifting weights with progressive overload and getting adequate protein, essentially telling your body "hold on to this muscle, we need it!" while you lose the bodyfat eating in a deficit.

When you say the deficit isn't working, are you tracking calories (weighing and measuring everything everyday?). I highly recommend you start tracking for best results. You don't burn faster if you workout day or night, however you may find your workout performance better at certain times of the day which can help (not sure if that is what you meant).

I have bulked and cut many times, it can be a struggle once you reach a very low bodyfat%. Not sure what your stats are or how much you want to lose, but once you get below 20% bodyfat and ultra lean it can be tough to get there and to maintain.

Awesome... do you know how I can find out my body fat percentage?

I'm going to be honest I don't track my bodyfat % so I am not super familiar with the methods, getting a trainer to take caliper readings and DEXA scans are probably the best ways (but also can be pricey). Scales and online calculators aren't very accurate but they can give you a baseline and show a trend.

What I do is compare myself to online photos to get an idea, and go from there.

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