Building Core muscles

amtbhatnagar
amtbhatnagar Posts: 94 Member
edited May 2019 in Health and Weight Loss
My goal is to loose fat and build Core muscles
I have doing 100 reps of Core exercise every day .
Like 100 push ups , 100 Crunches along with weight training and staying in 20% deficit .
But i still dont see much difference in my core structure . Pleas advise .

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  • Terytha
    Terytha Posts: 2,097 Member
    You can't spot target weight loss. You could do a million crunches and your body will still burn fat wherever it wants. For most people it seems the stomach is last. You're building muscle, but it's still under fat so you can't see.

    I'd take it easy on the core exercises tbh, you can really mess up your back.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    Your post isn't clear, are you at goal weight or are you still losing weight?

    If the latter, you can't spot reduce. The fat is going to come off from where ever it wants to and doesn't matter what exercises you are doing.

    If the prior, look in to doing a re-comp, you may still have a healthy fat layer on your core and you need to shift more of your weight to muscle and less to fat.
  • amtbhatnagar
    amtbhatnagar Posts: 94 Member
    Terytha wrote: »
    You can't spot target weight loss. You could do a million crunches and your body will still burn fat wherever it wants. For most people it seems the stomach is last. You're building muscle, but it's still under fat so you can't see.

    I'd take it easy on the core exercises tbh, you can really mess up your back.

    thanks for reply so am can I do 2 things at same time . build core muscle and reduce fat , or focus first on reduce fat i am confused :-(
  • amtbhatnagar
    amtbhatnagar Posts: 94 Member
    WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »
    Your post isn't clear, are you at goal weight or are you still losing weight?

    If the latter, you can't spot reduce. The fat is going to come off from where ever it wants to and doesn't matter what exercises you are doing.

    If the prior, look in to doing a re-comp, you may still have a healthy fat layer on your core and you need to shift more of your weight to muscle and less to fat.

    my goal is to reduce 2 kg of weight and build core muscles , so should i focus on one part rather than trying to achive both at same time
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    amtbhatnagar wrote: »
    WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »
    Your post isn't clear, are you at goal weight or are you still losing weight?

    If the latter, you can't spot reduce. The fat is going to come off from where ever it wants to and doesn't matter what exercises you are doing.

    If the prior, look in to doing a re-comp, you may still have a healthy fat layer on your core and you need to shift more of your weight to muscle and less to fat.

    my goal is to reduce 2 kg of weight and build core muscles , so should i focus on one part rather than trying to achive both at same time

    Both at the same time. Develop the core while losing fat. When you get lean enough, you will have a strong and good looking ab area!
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    Good exercises to build core strength: squats (various), deadlifts, standing & kneeling cable rows (various), pushups, planks (various), farmer walks. The (various) refers to the many different versions of the basic exercise. "Core" is much more than "abs." Focus both on nutrition and exercise.
  • amtbhatnagar
    amtbhatnagar Posts: 94 Member
    Maxxitt wrote: »
    Good exercises to build core strength: squats (various), deadlifts, standing & kneeling cable rows (various), pushups, planks (various), farmer walks. The (various) refers to the many different versions of the basic exercise. "Core" is much more than "abs." Focus both on nutrition and exercise.

    thats very helpful can you please advise standing & kneeling cable rows (various) which are the major varioations which can help in stronger core
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    YOu can build all your muscles but you won't really "see" them until you shed the fat that is covering them up.
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    amtbhatnagar wrote: »
    Maxxitt wrote: »
    Good exercises to build core strength: squats (various), deadlifts, standing & kneeling cable rows (various), pushups, planks (various), farmer walks. The (various) refers to the many different versions of the basic exercise. "Core" is much more than "abs." Focus both on nutrition and exercise.

    thats very helpful can you please advise standing & kneeling cable rows (various) which are the major varioations which can help in stronger core

    This site has some examples and if you do an internet search for "anti-rotation cable" or "anti-rotation exercises" you'll get some good ideas. https://www.builtlean.com/2014/01/13/anti-rotation-exercises/
  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    You can have a strong core that's covered in fat. Having a strong core doesn't mean you have low body fat. Some super strong people don't appear that way. Work on your core. It's important. I use it to compensate for some injuries I have Right now. Without it I don't know where I'd be
  • amtbhatnagar
    amtbhatnagar Posts: 94 Member
    AliNouveau wrote: »
    You can have a strong core that's covered in fat. Having a strong core doesn't mean you have low body fat. Some super strong people don't appear that way. Work on your core. It's important. I use it to compensate for some injuries I have Right now. Without it I don't know where I'd be

    oh thanks for shairing and get well soon
  • kew1952
    kew1952 Posts: 52 Member
    I do Pilates, which is helping me to build my core.

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