how to target trouble areas

linznzeusfitnfight
linznzeusfitnfight Posts: 39
in Fitness and Exercise
i have love handles, squishy arms and the gross thighs!! good workouts or tips for these areas? thanks guys!

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  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    You can't spot-reduce. You need to lose overall body fat through a better eating plan and calorie deficit. I would suggest weight training to help with getting your entire body into better shape, as well as maintain what muscles you have.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    There's no exercise to target an area for fat loss. You can work the muscles, but that won't cause the fat to go away. That comes through creating a caloric deficit through diet (and exercise). Unfortunately, your body picks where fat comes from and when in your journey. I swear my first 8 pounds all came from my face! Get a basic lifting reprogram in place, add in some fun cardio and eat at a deficit. Be patient, your body will start to change.
  • linznzeusfitnfight
    linznzeusfitnfight Posts: 39
    You can't spot-reduce. You need to lose overall body fat through a better eating plan and calorie deficit. I would suggest weight training to help with getting your entire body into better shape, as well as maintain what muscles you have.

    oh ya i do a lot of cardio just seems those spots arent leaving. guess i better get lipo! haha jkjk
  • linznzeusfitnfight
    linznzeusfitnfight Posts: 39
    There's no exercise to target an area for fat loss. You can work the muscles, but that won't cause the fat to go away. That comes through creating a caloric deficit through diet (and exercise). Unfortunately, your body picks where fat comes from and when in your journey. I swear my first 8 pounds all came from my face! Get a basic lifting reprogram in place, add in some fun cardio and eat at a deficit. Be patient, your body will start to change.

    thanks lady!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Learn to love them the way they are or lift weights.
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    Learn to love them the way they are or lift weights.

    Couldn't have said it better! :wink:

    OP, keep in mind that doing cardio will make you look like a smaller version of exactly what you look like now.
    Heavy lifting will reshape your body
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    Learn to love them the way they are or lift weights.

    Couldn't have said it better! :wink:

    OP, keep in mind that doing cardio will make you look like a smaller version of exactly what you look like now.
    Heavy lifting will reshape your body

    ^^ x1000. I'm so thankful for this website and spreading the word of heavy lifting.
  • dockholiday8234
    dockholiday8234 Posts: 43 Member
    Eat clean and lift heavy. Try intermittent fasting. Fat stored in "trouble spots" is due to hormones and fat receptors. The only way to get fat out of them is to change the hormonal profile in your body. I.F. increases GH, good fats boost test levels. Unfortunately women have high estrogen making fat even more difficult to get rid of. Butt and thighs is the very last place the fat will melt away from.
  • linznzeusfitnfight
    linznzeusfitnfight Posts: 39
    I thought it was light weights many reps? Please tell me more about heavy lifting! I won't get bigger right? Haha sorry I dunno anything :P
  • dockholiday8234
    dockholiday8234 Posts: 43 Member
    I thought it was light weights many reps? Please tell me more about heavy lifting! I won't get bigger right? Haha sorry I dunno anything :P

    No you won't get bigger lifting weights. Females have 10x less testosterone than males which is a hormone responsible for gaining mass. If lifting weights made you bigger that easily every dude in the gym would look like Ronnie Coleman. But they don't. Most are skinny guys lifting weights 5 times per week and complaining they cannot put on muscle. Growing muscle is difficult, timely process which requires focus and dedication.
  • linznzeusfitnfight
    linznzeusfitnfight Posts: 39
    I thought it was light weights many reps? Please tell me more about heavy lifting! I won't get bigger right? Haha sorry I dunno anything :P

    No you won't get bigger lifting weights. Females have 10x less testosterone than males which is a hormone responsible for gaining mass. If lifting weights made you bigger that easily every dude in the gym would look like Ronnie Coleman. But they don't. Most are skinny guys lifting weights 5 times per week and complaining they cannot put on muscle. Growing muscle is difficult, timely process which requires focus and dedication.
    Thanks for the info!! I'll have to switch it up then!
  • dockholiday8234
    dockholiday8234 Posts: 43 Member
    I thought it was light weights many reps? Please tell me more about heavy lifting! I won't get bigger right? Haha sorry I dunno anything :P

    No you won't get bigger lifting weights. Females have 10x less testosterone than males which is a hormone responsible for gaining mass. If lifting weights made you bigger that easily every dude in the gym would look like Ronnie Coleman. But they don't. Most are skinny guys lifting weights 5 times per week and complaining they cannot put on muscle. Growing muscle is difficult, timely process which requires focus and dedication.
    Thanks for the info!! I'll have to switch it up then!

    Good luck and let us know how you go!

    Don't compare yourself with fitness model girls either. So many of them use anavar, clen and various external steroids to retain muscle mass and shed fat before photoshoots and competitions. Its a joke. Then they try selling you some cellucore or fat burner pills : ) or they then preach about clean eating and lifting heavy. B*tch please.
  • linznzeusfitnfight
    linznzeusfitnfight Posts: 39
    I thought it was light weights many reps? Please tell me more about heavy lifting! I won't get bigger right? Haha sorry I dunno anything :P

    No you won't get bigger lifting weights. Females have 10x less testosterone than males which is a hormone responsible for gaining mass. If lifting weights made you bigger that easily every dude in the gym would look like Ronnie Coleman. But they don't. Most are skinny guys lifting weights 5 times per week and complaining they cannot put on muscle. Growing muscle is difficult, timely process which requires focus and dedication.
    Thanks for the info!! I'll have to switch it up then!

    Good luck and let us know how you go!

    Don't compare yourself with fitness model girls either. So many of them use anavar, clen and various external steroids to retain muscle mass and shed fat before photoshoots and competitions. Its a joke. Then they try selling you some cellucore or fat burner pills : ) or they then preach about clean eating and lifting heavy. B*tch please.
    haha very true!! i am needing to kinda fill in this loose skin with muscle too... lol thanks!

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