Target Areas: underarms and back boobs. :$

Sphilips1909
Sphilips1909 Posts: 30 Member
edited December 21 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi All, Wondering if anyone has any tips on training in certain areas to reduce the fat that has accumulated. I can now see indentions where my bra are, which means I am super soft. I want to reduce the fat in these areas and having a hard time getting rid of it. If anyone has any excercise ideas that have worked for them for these target areas I would sure appreciate it. THanks everyone!

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  • africaa
    africaa Posts: 228
    weight lifting
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Hi All, Wondering if anyone has any tips on training in certain areas to reduce the fat that has accumulated. I can now see indentions where my bra are, which means I am super soft. I want to reduce the fat in these areas and having a hard time getting rid of it. If anyone has any excercise ideas that have worked for them for these target areas I would sure appreciate it. THanks everyone!

    You can't spot reduce fat.
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    Lifting, swimming and rowing and in that order.
  • boggsmeister
    boggsmeister Posts: 292 Member
    You can't target where you lose fat, you can only target where you build muscle. Building muscle will help with definition, but you will have to lose fat over all before that definition shows through.
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
    weight lifting
    You can't spot reduce fat.

    Agree and agree...

    You have to really monitor your diet....Weight lifting and Cardio will reduce fat overall...thus reducing the spots you want to lose fat in
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    tips on training in certain areas to reduce the fat

    The gym
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,031 Member
    Only way I know of to target fat is with lipo. Can't choose "naturally" how fat comes off your body.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • jlcl119
    jlcl119 Posts: 51
    You can't spot reduce, only spot tone. Lift weights and do cardio. Strength training will put on muscle, toning you up and blasting through more fat when you do your cardio.
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    Weight lifting is great advice, except for one detail--if you gain muscle in an area, but don't also lose fat, the area will just look bigger. As others have said, you can't spot reduce fat, so you'll just need to reduce your overall body fat.
  • Sphilips1909
    Sphilips1909 Posts: 30 Member
    LOL, thanks all for your input. What i was really looking for was a particular set of excercises that target that area. I lift at the gym, but I am limited on my knowledge of working these areas out. If i dont work the muscles and loose the fat, i will still be soft. :)
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    target areas = everything. you can't fat reduce just one area, you gotta hit up the whole thing.
  • dlwyatt82
    dlwyatt82 Posts: 1,077 Member
    Rows, mainly, and bench press as well. The combination of the two strengthens your entire upper back / chest area, which will help to tone the muscles in those spots. You'll still need to attack the fat from the kitchen, though.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,031 Member
    If your looking for "back" exercises, pullups/pulldowns, rows, and deadlifts are mainstays in just about any serious program.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • joanie152
    joanie152 Posts: 159 Member
    Hi All, Wondering if anyone has any tips on training in certain areas to reduce the fat that has accumulated. I can now see indentions where my bra are, which means I am super soft. I want to reduce the fat in these areas and having a hard time getting rid of it. If anyone has any excercise ideas that have worked for them for these target areas I would sure appreciate it. THanks everyone!


    I have the same problem! My daughter told me that push ups (ugh!) work for this area.
  • jlcl119
    jlcl119 Posts: 51
    Chest presses will help under your arms and definitely do rows, if you have the ability to do cable rows (I'm not sure where you work out) those are my favorite. Women are usually good at them too, we can increase weight frequently since pulling exercises seem to be easier for us than pushing. So they're nice for a motivational boost almost every time you do them.
  • lizzybethclaire
    lizzybethclaire Posts: 849 Member
    *bump*
  • GSCPostBaby
    GSCPostBaby Posts: 111 Member
    Push ups, pull ups and planks to tighten your whole core. I also do a killer exercise I call a Plank Dog which combines the benefits of planking with the lat and tricep and flexibility benefits of downward dog.

    Start in the plank position and hold until you can't hold it anymore.
    Rotate your hands down toward the floor and press down to push your body up and back.
    Walk your hands back until you are in Downward Dog.
    Press your weight back into your heels so you feel the stretch through the back of your legs and hold for several breaths. ( I rock a bit too)
    Walk your hands back out into the plank position and hold til it burns again.
    Repeat til you feel like dying, LOL!

    Great for full core, lats, triceps, shoulders and the muscles on either side of your rib cage. I do them twice a week with my strength program.
  • pixelberry
    pixelberry Posts: 167 Member
    LOL, thanks all for your input. What i was really looking for was a particular set of excercises that target that area. I lift at the gym, but I am limited on my knowledge of working these areas out. If i dont work the muscles and loose the fat, i will still be soft. :)

    Things I've been doing: upright rows, chair dips, heavy pants, back flys, shoulder flys, swimmers press, and two arm kick-backs to name a few. Different types of push-ups have also helped out.
  • Sphilips1909
    Sphilips1909 Posts: 30 Member
    I agree. I have to do pushups for the military but I have been prego back to back with two BIG kids (one was 9 Lbs and the other 11 Lbs.. both natural) so my body is all outta wack. I cant do too many push ups so im not really moving along in this area.
  • Sphilips1909
    Sphilips1909 Posts: 30 Member
    Push ups, pull ups and planks to tighten your whole core. I also do a killer exercise I call a Plank Dog which combines the benefits of planking with the lat and tricep and flexibility benefits of downward dog.

    Start in the plank position and hold until you can't hold it anymore.
    Rotate your hands down toward the floor and press down to push your body up and back.
    Walk your hands back until you are in Downward Dog.
    Press your weight back into your heels so you feel the stretch through the back of your legs and hold for several breaths. ( I rock a bit too)
    Walk your hands back out into the plank position and hold til it burns again.
    Repeat til you feel like dying, LOL!

    Great for full core, lats, triceps, shoulders and the muscles on either side of your rib cage. I do them twice a week with my strength program.

    Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for. I will try this at the gym today. Im not big on the weight lifting mainly cause I am not very strong right now. So I will try this and see how I progress!
  • GSCPostBaby
    GSCPostBaby Posts: 111 Member
    Push ups, pull ups and planks to tighten your whole core. I also do a killer exercise I call a Plank Dog which combines the benefits of planking with the lat and tricep and flexibility benefits of downward dog.

    Start in the plank position and hold until you can't hold it anymore.
    Rotate your hands down toward the floor and press down to push your body up and back.
    Walk your hands back until you are in Downward Dog.
    Press your weight back into your heels so you feel the stretch through the back of your legs and hold for several breaths. ( I rock a bit too)
    Walk your hands back out into the plank position and hold til it burns again.
    Repeat til you feel like dying, LOL!

    Great for full core, lats, triceps, shoulders and the muscles on either side of your rib cage. I do them twice a week with my strength program.

    Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for. I will try this at the gym today. Im not big on the weight lifting mainly cause I am not very strong right now. So I will try this and see how I progress!

    You're welcome.
  • dlwyatt82
    dlwyatt82 Posts: 1,077 Member
    Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for. I will try this at the gym today. Im not big on the weight lifting mainly cause I am not very strong right now. So I will try this and see how I progress!

    Lifting weights is what makes you strong. Just start out light and work your way back up. :smile:
  • kvissy
    kvissy Posts: 205 Member
    You can't target where you lose fat, you can only target where you build muscle. Building muscle will help with definition, but you will have to lose fat over all before that definition shows through.

    This!!
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