Lose Stubborn Belly Fat

Jacwhite22
Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
edited January 13 in Fitness and Exercise
I don't know about the rest of you, but I am always fighting with stubborn belly fat. I found an article that outlines the 3 top exercises to get rid of it. I am totally starting these tonight and figured I would share.

http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/abs-workout-fastest-way-lose-belly-fat

1 - Sideplank
2 - Walk out from pushup
3 - Alligator Drag
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  • hulkweazel
    hulkweazel Posts: 36 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    What if the belly fat was the last spot he had fat at? Then wouldn't that be spot reduction as it is technically the last spot? We can't just assume Op has fat everywhere, now can we?
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    You obviously didn't read the article. Take your negativity elsewhere. I am trying to help people here.
  • PhotogNerd
    PhotogNerd Posts: 420 Member
    Funny they didn't mention bacon? I always assumed that helped in some way.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    STOP EATING BANANAS!

    (p.s. I consume at least one a day)


    All humor aside, while you may not be able to spot reduce, you CAN give yourself the benefit of a mild tummy tuck by strengthening your deep core muscles (aka by doing the planks and pushups). As the core muscles tighten, they essentially pull everything else in with them.

    Scientifically explained? No... does it work... I dunno... check my picture and you tell me.
  • hulkweazel
    hulkweazel Posts: 36 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    You obviously didn't read the article. Take your negativity elsewhere. I am trying to help people here.
    Correcting wrong information =/= negativity. Stop being so sensitive. Don't like it, don't post wrong information.

    Mikaela: No, because technically, you still have fat everywhere even if the stomach is the most visible.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Those are great ab exercises but they won't target belly fat. You lose fat all over and it comes off as it wants to. You can do all the killer side planks you want but you're only building muscle under fat if you have belly fat to lose.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    You obviously didn't read the article. Take your negativity elsewhere. I am trying to help people here.
    Correcting wrong information =/= negativity. Stop being so sensitive. Don't like it, don't post wrong information.

    Mikaela: No, because technically, you still have fat everywhere even if the stomach is the most visible.

    Why should I believe some random dude on the internet vs a published article? How are you so sure it's wrong information?
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Those are great ab exercises but they won't target belly fat. You lose fat all over and it comes off as it wants to. You can do all the killer side planks you want but you're only building muscle under fat if you have belly fat to lose.

    There you go! :flowerforyou:
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    But what if it converts the fat into muscle?
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    it is physically impossible to turn fat into muscle.
  • Cese27
    Cese27 Posts: 626 Member
    Think jac is trolling
  • Philllbis
    Philllbis Posts: 801 Member
    I think those are great exercises for your abs. It is true you can't target fat and for your abs to show you need to burn the fat off that covers them. These exercises will help define the abs once the fat is gone. I would add squats to the list too though.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    Think jac is trolling

    I thought that might be the case, but I wasn't sure, and that's not the first time I've seen that myth perpetrated, and I know some people actually believe it.
  • Philllbis
    Philllbis Posts: 801 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    You obviously didn't read the article. Take your negativity elsewhere. I am trying to help people here.

    Very true, it was posted in Shape magazine and endorsed by Dr Oz!
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Think jac is trolling

    Why do you guys have to be so mean? Is this the thanks I get for trying to help people? I am not a rocket scientist.....or a nutritionist......just a regular guy trying to help people. No wonder nobody wants to help around here.
  • cherriegh
    cherriegh Posts: 196 Member
    Lol just gotta love MFP!! :laugh: :bigsmile:
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I've been doing ab exercises for a year, and guess what? I still have belly fat. Yeah, I have less now than before, but that is because of my eating at a calorie deficit, not the ab exercises. Those will give you a stronger core, but it's not going to burn the fat off by itself.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    You obviously didn't read the article. Take your negativity elsewhere. I am trying to help people here.

    Very true, it was posted in Shape magazine and endorsed by Dr Oz!

    Beat me to it! Shape articles/Dr. Oz meh.....
  • Pattyo57
    Pattyo57 Posts: 13 Member
    bump
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    You obviously didn't read the article. Take your negativity elsewhere. I am trying to help people here.
    Correcting wrong information =/= negativity. Stop being so sensitive. Don't like it, don't post wrong information.

    Mikaela: No, because technically, you still have fat everywhere even if the stomach is the most visible.

    Why should I believe some random dude on the internet vs a published article? How are you so sure it's wrong information?

    Because he is telling you the truth. It's been proven by science that you can NOT target body fat. You can strengthen muscles but you can not target area's. If you are eating a surplus of calories and doing a ton of planks, your body will still gain fat.

    But what if it converts the fat into muscle?

    It is impossible. Fat does NOT convert into muscle. And on top of that, you can NOT gain muscle unless you are eating more calories than you burn.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Think jac is trolling

    Why do you guys have to be so mean? Is this the thanks I get for trying to help people? I am not a rocket scientist.....or a nutritionist......just a regular guy trying to help people. No wonder nobody wants to help around here.

    People got defensive because you did. The original post was true. If you suggested this thread was ways to improve your core strength, people would agree. But as I already suggested, you can NOT target area's.
  • Cese27
    Cese27 Posts: 626 Member
    Not trying to be mean jac but like you said you're not a scientist or nutritionist,best bit of advice I've ever been given is an uneducated opinion is a dangerous one.
  • wendy_smile00
    wendy_smile00 Posts: 8
    Wow.. thanks Jac- I thought you were being helpful. Dont understand the negativity.
  • scott1111111
    scott1111111 Posts: 53 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    Technically you are incorrect. Liposuction targets specific fat deposits. If you are talking through exercise then yes.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Wow.. thanks Jac- I thought you were being helpful. Dont understand the negativity.
    It isn't negativity. It is being realistic. It is false advertising to say "if you just do these exercises you will lose stubborn belly fat". That is just not true. Are there other benefits to doing these exercises? Sure. Correcting wrong info is not "negativity".
  • anaconda469
    anaconda469 Posts: 3,481 Member
    Why can't you lose belly fat?
  • anaconda469
    anaconda469 Posts: 3,481 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    Why?
  • TheresaTester
    TheresaTester Posts: 115 Member
    To PhotogNerd:

    Only in my dreams!

    :ohwell:
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    NO YOU CANNOT SPOT LOSE FAT. PERIOD.

    Why?

    Genetics dictate where you lose weight from first, eventually all over but you may have ripped arms before belly fat is gone if that is what your body does with excess fat
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