Advice about "jiggly belly"

EmmaReed84

I am 28 5ft 2, I currently weigh 122lbs and my waist is 27inches.

I have been working out and happy with my overall size, however, I am doing sit ups, crunches and various other abs exercises with and without weights.

If I tense I can feel muscle, but have a layer of jiggly-ness. I am not sure if it is loose skin from having two kids and just needs more work, or if it is still fat that I need to lose.

Any advice please???

Cr01502

It could be loose skin.

It could be fat.

Either way I'd ditch the ab exercises and look inot a strength training program.

babydiego87

In before: lift heavy

xjckemx

I have that!!! It's lose stretched skin from babies!! I can feel my abs underneath and if I tense I can sort of see them but I still have the loose skin!! When I bend over I think it looks awful, my waist is 26" I think. I personally don't know how you get rid of the skin!!!

HotMummyMission

Mine is really bad but it's been getting better since iv started doin squats and weighted squats and the weights try strength training x

bloooopbloopbloop

Your genes determine where fat is stored. 'First on, last off.' Just eat under your calorie usage and eat less fats.

nornyb

Cardio! You can do all the ab work possible and have very tight muscles but not be able to see them if they are covered by a layer of fat. Cardio and eating within your calories will help burn that off.

EmmaReed84

Thank you guys.

Can some one please clarify something for me... When you say "strength training" what exactly do you mean?

I go to the gym and do a bit of cardio, I also do a fair bit on the machines (leg press, curl, arms - don't know all the names) I also do a lot of weighted squats and the 30DS work out most days.

What better things can I do? I keep hearing "lift heavy" does that mean the free weights? What kind of things should I be doing?

nornyb

I don't "lift heavy", I do circuits with back to back exercises without resting between each one, two to three sessions per workout. I have seen great results with what I do. I like circuits because they keep my heartrate up.

Imanido

I think it might be a combination of both maybe a bit of fat as well as loose skin. I think it needs time. If you are doing already a good program of strength training (yes, free weights, machines, cables, barbell...) and a bit of cardio it will get tighter with time, that is what I heard from other people (if it is not too much weight what you dropped)

Cr01502

Thank you guys.

Can some one please clarify something for me... When you say "strength training" what exactly do you mean?

I go to the gym and do a bit of cardio, I also do a fair bit on the machines (leg press, curl, arms - don't know all the names) I also do a lot of weighted squats and the 30DS work out most days.

What better things can I do? I keep hearing "lift heavy" does that mean the free weights? What kind of things should I be doing?

Strength training means that your workouts are designed around neuromuscular adaptions that improve strength gains. Usually low rep and high intensity, As opposed to hypertrophy training that would be more centred around building new muscle tissue (i.e. bulking), or an endurance based program (which I believe is what 30DS is but I'm not too familiar with the DVD so I could be wrong).

LIfting heavy usually refers to anything that you can't do more than 5-8 reps of. The definition varies.

Strength training helps to achieve the lean look that many people desire far more efficiently than an endurance based program. As far as reputable programs go you can check out Stronglifts (it's free and downloadable just google it), Starting Strength, or New Rules of Lifting for Women.

As far as the machines go I would say that picking up a barbell and free weights is going to be more beneficial as it will recruit more muscles, burn more calories, and achieve the results faster.

Microfiber

and my waist is 27inches.

The day my waist will get to 27", I'd do a merry jig :laugh:

aaronlawrenc

Eat 0-30 grams of carbs a day.....In theory, this will force your body to use stored fat as energy instead of carbs. You'll feel tired for a few days but after that you'll be fine. Its working for me. I highly recommend it (at least for a couple of months) and keep doing abs. Don't listen to these people. If you are diabetic, don't listen to me.

aaronlawrenc

Eat 0-30 grams of carbs a day.....In theory, this will force your body to use stored fat as energy instead of carbs. You'll feel tired for a few days but after that you'll be fine. Its working for me. I highly recommend it (at least for a couple of months) and keep doing abs. Don't listen to these people. If you are diabetic, don't listen to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet

Capt_Apollo

the things that will best eliminate belly fat are a calorie deficit, strength training, HIIT cardio, and time.

By strength training i mean compound lifts using a barbell. Dead lifts, squats, chest press, and overhead press. Direct ab work will strengthen your core, but won't do anything for the fat over it.

A calorie deficit (not to much) will help your body to use up it's own energy reserves. You do not need to be on a surplus diet to strength gain, and can see some strength increases on a deficit.

HIIT cardio is interval running. Basically you run for 8 minutes, then you start doing sprints. You can use a timer our just go by how you feel. Sprint for thirty seconds, jog for a minute. Repeat 6-8 times. Jog home.

Lastly, be Patient. This can take a long time.

billsica

the things that will best eliminate belly fat are a calorie deficit, strength training, HIIT cardio, and time.

By strength training i mean compound lifts using a barbell. Dead lifts, squats, chest press, and overhead press. Direct ab work will strengthen your core, but won't do anything for the fat over it.

A calorie deficit (not to much) will help your body to use up it's own energy reserves. You do not need to be on a surplus diet to strength gain, and can see some strength increases on a deficit.

HIIT cardio is interval running. Basically you run for 8 minutes, then you start doing sprints. You can use a timer our just go by how you feel. Sprint for thirty seconds, jog for a minute. Repeat 6-8 times. Jog home.

Lastly, be Patient. This can take a long time.

+1 for this

Rockstar_JILL

I have this issue as well...lost 84 lbs. and I have hard muscle under there too, but the jiggly belly just doesn't seem to go away...I will be interested in reading this thread as it goes....

Cait_Sidhe

the things that will best eliminate belly fat are a calorie deficit, strength training, HIIT cardio, and time.

By strength training i mean compound lifts using a barbell. Dead lifts, squats, chest press, and overhead press. Direct ab work will strengthen your core, but won't do anything for the fat over it.

A calorie deficit (not to much) will help your body to use up it's own energy reserves. You do not need to be on a surplus diet to strength gain, and can see some strength increases on a deficit.

HIIT cardio is interval running. Basically you run for 8 minutes, then you start doing sprints. You can use a timer our just go by how you feel. Sprint for thirty seconds, jog for a minute. Repeat 6-8 times. Jog home.

Lastly, be Patient. This can take a long time.

+1 for this

+2 for this

chymerra

i totally agree with this.

my problem area is my mid-section; it's the first place i gain weight and the last to get rid of. it's taken me nearly a whole year to get a flat stomach; i lost inches everywhere else pretty fast but not my mid-section and it's only been in the last few months that i finally have a flat stomach again.

what i did was exactly what this poster said below: caloric deficit, strength training (p90x/body beast) and HIIT cardio (insanity, insanity asylum, les mills combat) and most of all, PATIENCE.

the things that will best eliminate belly fat are a calorie deficit, strength training, HIIT cardio, and time.

By strength training i mean compound lifts using a barbell. Dead lifts, squats, chest press, and overhead press. Direct ab work will strengthen your core, but won't do anything for the fat over it.

A calorie deficit (not to much) will help your body to use up it's own energy reserves. You do not need to be on a surplus diet to strength gain, and can see some strength increases on a deficit.

HIIT cardio is interval running. Basically you run for 8 minutes, then you start doing sprints. You can use a timer our just go by how you feel. Sprint for thirty seconds, jog for a minute. Repeat 6-8 times. Jog home.

Lastly, be Patient. This can take a long time.