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I'm not keen on lifting weights anymore, so I build muscle though boxing. We do planks, push-ups, squats, jump rope, and mountain climbers in these classes, so I've already built muscles in arms and legs.
Not really. Just a clean diet with a calorie deficit is. Weight training just maintains muscle or builds it.
When the fat's stubborn, as the OP indicates, weight/resistance training is the 3rd leg of the stool. Check out the research - w/r workouts spike the metabolism for up to an hour afterwards resulting in up to a 25% boost in calorie-burning.
Anecdotally, folks everywhere report that adding w/r to their cardio/diet routines brings them out of a weight loss stall.
I'm not pretending I'm unique - I figure I know that this is a common problem for most people but I figured my fat gain would be more uniform, not confined to certain pockets on my belly. Not really getting the slam here, but oh well. Thanks, Coolcin.
i wouldnt see it as a "slam." its just an observation of something i think is funny. my wife is the same way, always complains about her belly being the last thing to hold onto some fat. but thats just about everyone's main issue.
When the fat's stubborn, as the OP indicates, weight/resistance training is the 3rd leg of the stool. Check out the research - w/r workouts spike the metabolism for up to an hour afterwards resulting in up to a 25% boost in calorie-burning.
Anecdotally, folks everywhere report that adding w/r to their cardio/diet routines brings them out of a weight loss stall.
No one stalls forever unless they have a diseased state. The calorie deficit still matters. I just wanted to say that because some go and think: im lifting and can eat anything. Which here I see the OP eating a diet with food groups but nothing about calories. I don't see any details of how intense the kickboxing is or how many calories they burn doing it.
I do think resistance/strength training is good in general but not essential.
If you don't have a tight diet you won't have low body fat even if you do lift weights or do strength training. If your goal is "lean" eating properly is the foundation of that lean state.
Also in losing weight it is natural and normal for your body to pause loss in periods for up to 3 months. No one talks about that though. They just want to blast it off. They are not thinking maybe I should go slow because my body is protecting me from: withering muscle, skin damage, hormone changes that stress the system etc.
There are many things you can do to boost metabolism but none are essential to low body fat more than a clean diet that is appropriate for your size and activity level.
Another thing that people are neglecting to mention: Post baby your body's skin may be permanently damaged to that state. The muscle structure underneath could be damaged as well and it can give that look.
No exercise in the world will fix that. You have to have a doctor perform surgery.
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its funny how people pretend that they are unique because fat accumulates on their bellies. thats how it is for most people.
That's not true. Most women when they gain weight, gain it in their hips and thighs. This refers to normal weight gain, not weight gain due to pregnancy or menopause. Men probably gain it around the middle, but women of European heritage don't. They tend to follow more of a pear-shaped weight gain pattern.
That's not true. Most women when they gain weight, gain it in their hips and thighs. This refers to normal weight gain, not weight gain due to pregnancy or menopause. Men probably gain it around the middle, but women of European heritage don't. They tend to follow more of a pear-shaped weight gain pattern.
I think there is a genetic component to weight gain, but body types vary and so do patterns of weight gain. Some will gain in their hips, some thighs, some upper arms, some butts, some breasts, and some in their waists.
There are belly gainers of all ethnicities, I see plenty of women in every ethnic group gaining in their waists. And others that don't. It just depends on your body shape. Of course there are also other factors like stress levels, hormone levels and how your diet is composed. Not every woman only gains in the hips/thighs. (And definitely not every white woman)
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