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The infamous LOVE handles

bkmunsey
bkmunsey Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
While I've seen great improvement at the gym and became much slimer, I still can't seem to shake those love handles. This has always been a hard spot for me and while my wife dosnt want them to go, the time has come.

My question for you all is, what are some exercises to work that area and get rid of or reduce my love handles? Thanks.

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  • bkmunsey
    bkmunsey Posts: 3 Member
    edited October 2015
    Also is this a common trouble spot for other men?
  • mikedenali
    mikedenali Posts: 181 Member
    I feel your pain...bump.
  • jmt08c
    jmt08c Posts: 343 Member
    The last fat to lose is the first place it's stored-for men that's around the middle and the love handles are where it starts. I'm at 12% body fat and still feel like I have love handles. If you find a secret to getting rid of them besides extra cardio please share.
  • _Bropollo_
    _Bropollo_ Posts: 168 Member
    You can't spot reduce. Your body unfortunately chooses to lose fat there last. Keep dropping fat through a calorie deficit and it will come off.
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Welcome to the club, my friend. I have to be well under 15% BF before my handles disappear. And they reappear as soon as I go two jellybeans over maintenance :neutral:
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    _Bropollo_ wrote: »
    You can't spot reduce. Your body unfortunately chooses to lose fat there last. Keep dropping fat through a calorie deficit and it will come off.

    ^^ Yep
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    So nice to here guys have a last place to lose too.
    The advice is the same as it is for us women and our tummies. Keep losing, you can't spot reduce fat. :)

    Cheers , h.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    bkmunsey wrote: »
    Also is this a common trouble spot for other men?

    Only about 90% of us. :)

    No such thing as spot reduction. You can do all the ab exercises you want, but until you lose the fat (via a caloric deficit), all you'll have is strong muscles underneath a layer of fat. As the saying goes, "abs are made in the kitchen". Your genetics dictate where/how the fat comes off, and no exercise, food or supplement will change that.
  • Working2BLean
    Working2BLean Posts: 386 Member
    You will probably always have a deposit of fat you don't like

    I'm at 12-12.5% and love handles are gone, but some lower abdominal fat is there I am trying to lose.

    It seems fitness is a thing of progress not perfection

    It helps to be happy with the progress we have made while working toward our new goals.

    Hang in there and keep burning off body fat.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    I'm part of the 90%. Only now they, my love handles, are smaller and kinda cute. Infuriating, but cute. ;-)
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