Losing the pooch
Emilyrichardsx
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Hello all, I am looking for tips on losing the terrible "pooch". I am 5'4" and weigh 112, but I can't seem to touch the weight on my lower abdomen. Any tips? I have been doing a good mix of weights and cardio for exercise. Has anyone had any great results from a certain exercise that targets this area? I hate it!!! Thank you 
Oh, and for abdominal exercises I have been doing leg raises and sit-ups, planks, and turning from the plank position to work obliques (don't know the name of this move). These don't seem to be working... Yet anyways ):
Oh, and for abdominal exercises I have been doing leg raises and sit-ups, planks, and turning from the plank position to work obliques (don't know the name of this move). These don't seem to be working... Yet anyways ):
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Focus on diet more than anything to target your abs and make sure not to under eat. Try doing more full range exercises with core. Jillian Michael's has a great core/ab DVD I used when I was shredding but I would focus more on a high protein diet to get that definition you're looking for.0
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I'll look into that DVD thank you! Never thought that under eating may be the problem
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When you say "weights" how heavy are you talking?0
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At 5ft4 and 112lbs I'm not sure how 'terrible' your stomach can be? Is it actual fat or loose skin?0
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Good info here: So You Want A Nice Stomach0
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You can't target a particular area when it comes to fat loss... your body decides where it comes off of first... so you just have to get rid of body fat in general until the belly fat is gone... targeted exercise will build/ strengthen the muscles but the fat in front of it will not be affected.0
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AmyRhubarb wrote: »Good info here: So You Want A Nice Stomach
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Whew, I thought someone was looking for their dog.
It makes me sad when pets get lost.0 -
Higher protein in your diet and you will lose fat by cutting!0
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I am curious about this as well. Particularly because i didn't have one until i woke up with it on january 5th post surgery and i'm wondering if there's even anything can be done about it exercise wise considering its not the lack of it that caused the giant alien baby bump or anything, soooo i wonder if its even fixable without more surgery....irritating....they go on and on about the scar..."you'll have a scar...are you still sure you want to donate?" never once was potentially permanent disfigurement mentioned :P0
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At that height and weight, I would wonder more if you should be focusing on building muscle by eating a bit over maintenance, rather than trying to lose more fat.0
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You don't get to decide where fat comes off your body. You're not overweight, but you could be skinny fat. Get a bodyfat analysis done, don't worry about the scale too much, it's all about the percentage of lean body mass.
Then focus on eating at a deficit and watch that pooch melt away.0 -
I've had 4 major abdominal surgeries (tumors and hysto)and my belly will never look normal. But when I weighed 150 it looked so much better. It seems that the muscles can never fully recover from being cut so much. I think the pooch is hereditary just like birthing hips on some people. They can get smaller but will always be there. People like me look at people with just a pooch and would love to look like that!0
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I thought a pooch is another name for a dog?
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Ilikelamps wrote: »I thought a pooch is another name for a dog?
Right I thought this was a thread about dogs0 -
This is true. Try doing some hip flexor stretches - it's always amazing to me how much more 'poochy' my tummy looks when my hips are tight and I'm not standing properly. Do some yoga (especially if you lift a lot which tightens things up) and see if some of that corrects. Look into variations on the pigeon pose.0 -
Thank you all for the advice! I am trying to gain muscle primarily. I lift what I can, with free weights I'm up to 15-20 pounds on the bar but with machines I can do more. It is discouraging to have a specific problem area and not be able to do much about it except for wait. I'll look at some of the links shared and really focus on increasing my protein intake.0
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Emilyrichardsx wrote: »Thank you all for the advice! I am trying to gain muscle primarily. I lift what I can, with free weights I'm up to 15-20 pounds on the bar but with machines I can do more. It is discouraging to have a specific problem area and not be able to do much about it except for wait. I'll look at some of the links shared and really focus on increasing my protein intake.
How many calories are you eating if you're trying to gain muscle?
You can't really gain muscle and lose fat at the same time unless you're doing recomp?0 -
You can't target a particular area when it comes to fat loss... your body decides where it comes off of first... so you just have to get rid of body fat in general until the belly fat is gone... targeted exercise will build/ strengthen the muscles but the fat in front of it will not be affected.
That is true, if you go crazy with abs workouts you will have hard rock abs pushing your belly fat up and making it more noticeable. Diet is the key for flat belly.0 -
I would recommend charlotte crosby belly blitz works wonders0
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Eliminate sugar! I've never been "skinny"' but I always had a flat stomachs (I say had cause that all changed after my second baby) but I would often get asked how I had such a flat tummy and i truly believe it was because I rarely ate sugar. Maybe once a month I would eat a bit of chocolate but that was about it. Sugar has been proven to put on belly fat. It's hard at first to cut out but you honestly lose your taste for it. Good luck!0
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I'd be interested to see the peer reviewed medical studies that say sugar is proven to put on belly fat. I've only ever seen "bro science" on that0
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This is like a twilight zone thread. For every good advice post there is one that's bizarre.
Posture, loose skin and genetics can all play a role in how difficult it is to reduce your "pooch". A solid weight training program focusing on total body & compound moves will be a good start. Eat at maintenance or slightly above and do a recomp. While a decent amount of protein intake is good, don't expect miracles just from eating lots of it.0 -
Just watch Pulp Fiction.
nothing wrong with a little pot belly, like Modonna had in Lucky Star!0 -
Eliminate sugar! I've never been "skinny"' but I always had a flat stomachs (I say had cause that all changed after my second baby) but I would often get asked how I had such a flat tummy and i truly believe it was because I rarely ate sugar. Maybe once a month I would eat a bit of chocolate but that was about it. Sugar has been proven to put on belly fat. It's hard at first to cut out but you honestly lose your taste for it. Good luck!
you dont eat fruit?0 -
Eliminate sugar! I've never been "skinny"' but I always had a flat stomachs (I say had cause that all changed after my second baby) but I would often get asked how I had such a flat tummy and i truly believe it was because I rarely ate sugar. Maybe once a month I would eat a bit of chocolate but that was about it. Sugar has been proven to put on belly fat. It's hard at first to cut out but you honestly lose your taste for it. Good luck!
Please could you provide a link to this proof, I'd be interested to read it.
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Emilyrichardsx wrote: »Thank you all for the advice! I am trying to gain muscle primarily. I lift what I can, with free weights I'm up to 15-20 pounds on the bar but with machines I can do more. It is discouraging to have a specific problem area and not be able to do much about it except for wait. I'll look at some of the links shared and really focus on increasing my protein intake.
progressive weight training like strong lifts 5x5 etc whilst eating in a defecit
and to the poster who suggested cutting out sugar .. NOPE!0 -
Eliminate sugar! I've never been "skinny"' but I always had a flat stomachs (I say had cause that all changed after my second baby) but I would often get asked how I had such a flat tummy and i truly believe it was because I rarely ate sugar. Maybe once a month I would eat a bit of chocolate but that was about it. Sugar has been proven to put on belly fat. It's hard at first to cut out but you honestly lose your taste for it. Good luck!
This is like a twilight zone thread. For every good advice post there is one that's bizarre.
Posture, loose skin and genetics can all play a role in how difficult it is to reduce your "pooch". A solid weight training program focusing on total body & compound moves will be a good start. Eat at maintenance or slightly above and do a recomp. While a decent amount of protein intake is good, don't expect miracles just from eating lots of it.
This is solid advice here OP, and make sure you swing by the "so you want a nice stomach" thread.0
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