how to lose a stomach

gutboy

hey all i know its an odd first post but i was asking around and was told to come here...

ive lost a good bit of weight in the last year but i still cannot get rid a little stomach and fat in other places... do i just need to keep at it losing wieght or do i need to do certain exercises to lose it? the thing about exercises is i dont want to become perticularly big muscle wise, i just want to become skinny with some muscle if you get what i mean...

i have the muscle i want but its hidden under the fat haha

advise please

thanks

Stabshauptmann

em situps?

Sangre

Warning: If you lose your stomach you will DIE!

leeroybrown

Good of cardio-vascular excercise should burn off the excess fat over time and leave you a lot fitter/healthier. Situp's won't make a noticable difference once you've done enough to tuck in the muscle.

Dragan

Diet. It's all diet. And regardless of what you lift, you can only get as big as your diet will allow. Basically, you not eating to grow, so you wont.

If your not doing ANY weights at the moment i would tell you to start, as the boost to your metabolism and calorie requirment will burn away the last of the fight.

Also, there is no such thing as spot reduction when it comes to fat stores. However, what may seem like a little fat belly may be a weak abdominal wall, so some crunches and leg raises will set that right. Do a few sets of each every second day and you will see an improvement.

No need to do a Patrick Batemen and knock out sets of 1000 or anything.

If you post a bit more one your diet and excercise we can help more. But drink plenty of water to avoid water retention, and eat brown carbs and lean meats, some veg, fruit, nuts ( non salted) and olive oil. Grab yourself a multi viatmine and omega oils ( fish or flax, the choice is yours) and you are on the right track.

g'em

gutboy wrote:

i have the muscle i want but its hidden under the fat haha

altogether now.. "diet, diet, diet, diet, diet, diet, diet, diet, diet" and so on so forth to a tune of your choice.

Ah dammit Dragan you got there first . Read his post.

Dragan

Yeah, i'm quick today because the boss went home early so all i had to do is sit here and refresh the.

I'm so desperately lonely!!!

g'em

Dragan wrote:

I'm so desperately lonely!!!

there's a PI forum for that y'know...





we reallly should stop hijacking posts..

Dragan

tee hee hee

Yeah, we do that a lot i guess!!

At least out first posts in each forum are always helpful, after that we kinda lose the run of ourselves a little!!!

incisor71

Dragan wrote:

Yeah, i'm quick today because the boss went home early so all i had to do is sit here and refresh the.

I was wondering how you managed to bang out about 30 posts in 7 working hours... impressive!

Dragan

Literally i have nothing that i can do, so i'm sitting here, watching the clock ticking and waiting for five when i get to go home and watch the last two episodes of the first series of the Soprano's!

incisor71

I'll be going home shortly to iron some non-gym clothes.

(This is relevant to fitness, albeit rather loosely).

g'em

Dragan wrote:

I'm so desperately lonely!!!

followed by....

i'm sitting here, watching the clock ticking and waiting for five when i get to go home and watch the last two episodes of the first series of the Soprano's

bless your cotton socks

g'em

incisor71 wrote:

I'll be going home shortly to iron some non-gym clothes.

(This is relevant to fitness, albeit rather loosely).

i'm thinking about the gym right now.. does that count? or is that just sad...

amazingemmet

Ooh thread hi jack can i play too. I'm gonna have to join you dragan on the bored in work my boss went home sick this morn so been slacking all day. Feet up abuse of the internet tis the only way to fly:v:

incisor71

g'em wrote:

i'm thinking about the gym right now.. does that count?

Depends on whether you're dreading it or itching to go there - I'd say mostly the latter!

{Edit: anyhow... where were we?}

Dragan

Man, there are some funny people out there, I'm looking at loads of homemade movies on google video. It's really reaffirming my faith in the human race!!!!

As for the gym, I am thinking about it. Back on form on Monday, gonna rock/hurt like a bugger!!!

g'em

Dragan wrote:

As for the gym, I am thinking about it. Back on form on Monday, gonna rock/hurt like a bugger!!!

oh lordy I hear ya on that one, did legs yesterday and the pain of sitting down today...

yeah, its conclusive, i'm totally saddo when it comes to the gym. :rolleyes:

amazingemmet

g'em wrote:

yeah, its conclusive, i'm totally saddo when it comes to the gym. :rolleyes:

Yeah but you could probably embarass most men in arm wrestling contests so makes it worthwhile

Dragan

Dude, from what i can tell she would embarass most men on most lifts!!!

g'em

Dragan wrote:

Dude, from what i can tell she would embarass most men on most lifts!!!

oh jeez I'm really loving the she-hulk picture of myself I'm building up here... :rolleyes:

amazingemmet

She hulk can be sexy click me

Dragan

Ah don't worry about that, strenght is irrelevant to size, and from all your posts you seem to be a perfectly normal gym going lady, just a very strong one with killer dead lift!

g'em

amazingemmet wrote:

She hulk can be sexy click me

well if you wanna put it like that.. hell yeah!!!

(cept I'm blonde... does that matter?!)

Dragan

Dude , She Hulk is fine.

She'd rough me up a bit though....NICE!

g'em

Dragan wrote:

Dude , She Hulk is fine.

She'd rough me up a bit though....NICE!

um.. oh dear.. um.. oo-er!!!

still, this is much more fun than writing a microbiology tutorial. oh the excitement of my day.

OP- so sorry about all this, its a friday, we're all tired, but once again to re-iterate.... altogether now "diet, diet, diet, diet, diet, diet, diet, diet..."

amazingemmet

g'em wrote:

(cept I'm blonde... does that matter?!)

Just ruined the whole fantasy for me, suppose you could dye it also some body paint wouldn't go amiss:D

g'em

amazingemmet wrote:

Justed ruin the whole fantasy for me, suppose you could dye it also some bodyu paint wouldn't go amiss:D

could never dye my blonde locks!! just means I look like this http://www.janeawad.com/portfolio.htm

joejoem

g'em wrote:

could never dye my blonde locks!! just means I look like this http://www.janeawad.com/

Alrighty!

amazingemmet

Sorry i'm a little slow is that you or soemone who looks like you either way:eek:

Dragan

If you look like that i would like to sell all my worldly goods and use the funds to buy you nice things!

But not go to the gym with you, you will most likely outlift me!!!! tee hee hee

g'em

amazingemmet wrote:

Sorry i'm a little slow is that you

i wish... but it's the closest thing to how i intend to look by June

g'em

Dragan wrote:

If you look like that i would like to sell all my worldly goods and use the funds to buy you nice things!

Can I have a ranch, some horses to frollick around my ranch in, a gym to go in my ranch and a personal trainer to go in the gym.

That will be all for now

Dragan

Em...sure.....it may take me a little time. Try not to age at all in the next 50 years and i'll be back to ya!!!

amazingemmet

I offer to sell Dragan to the white slave trade for you, he's big and strong so will get a good price. so what colour do you want your ranch?

Dragan

Stupid gym, make me into a good slave......oh well, if Conan is anything to go buy, and i'm assuming that it is, my build will only improve during my slaving activities, as long as it includes pushing a big stone wheel around, and around and around.

amazingemmet

See everyone benefits. Most people would pay a fortune for that kind of training

Dragan

As long as my gruel is low high protein, medium carbs and containing some good healthy fats i down with it.

But be warned, just like the mighty Conan, someday i may grow strong enough to break my chains, kill my oppresors and unleash faux fur and bad accents on the world. Oh yeah, and a **** off big sword.

amazingemmet

When you escape you could make your way to hollywood pillaging all the way then make some dodgy but still legend movies. Probably need to lose the irish accent though.

Dragan the Destroyer got a good ring to it, got an agent?

g'em

amazingemmet wrote:

I offer to sell Dragan to the white slave trade for you, he's big and strong so will get a good price. so what colour do you want your ranch?

ooh now there's an offer a girl can't refuse- not too pushed about the colour of the ranch but big strong stallions all the way please to be housed in it.

Ditto for the trainer

actually on seconds thoughts...

Dragan wrote:

But be warned, just like the mighty Conan, someday i may grow strong enough to break my chains, kill my oppresors and unleash faux fur and bad accents on the world. Oh yeah, and a **** off big sword.

fancy coming to live on my ranch to be my *ahem* personal trainer

ronbyrne2005

g'em do you know that girl representing ireland at miss universe(bodybuilding not the beauty pagent) ,her names candy

g'em

don't know her personally but a friend of mine does, saw her at the Mr. Ireland comp in September. That girl is in GOOD shape!!!! she's done pretty well in a lot of the Europeans and I thought I heard a rumour she was going to do the Ms. Olympia but dodn't hear any more about it.

she seriously makes it look so easy.. abs of steel? oh yeah, they're so simple to get!!!!

ronbyrne2005

yeah she put on two stone of muscle in a year as she felt she hadnt enough muscle to compete internationally,i dont know how she did he but shes looking too muscular for my liking now!

amazingemmet

2 stone naturally or juiced?

ronbyrne2005

she's nearly 40 or 40 and packs on 2 stone of muscle to an already well built female body! i have my doubts that a woman in such good shape could gain another 2 stone of muscle with female levels of testosterone.

Dragan

ronbyrne2005 wrote:

i have my doubts that a woman in such good shape could gain another 2 stone of muscle with female levels of testosterone.

Exactly.

amazingemmet

Back to work today eh dragan? I can tell by the amount of replys you've got in this morn

Dragan

amazingemmet wrote:

Back to work today eh dragan? I can tell by the amount of replys you've got in this morn

Cheeky pup!!!

But yeah, half eight to about half nine is the posting hour.

amazingemmet

I noticed that when i logged in every thread you were the last poster was gonna take a screen shot but got distracted