Is there an issue with “extra skin” for former fatties that prevents them from getting very lean? I have a stubborn lower ab fat area that doesnt seem to lean out even while im shredded in most other places. I was a big boy before, 220lbs on a 6`1 frame, and reading Peteman?s thread on the photo forum got me thinking because he has the same problem. Someone replied that the only way to get rid of it is by surgery…
220 on a 6’1 frame is not that big. You should not have too much excess skin from having been this weight. But generally, if one does have this problem then yes, plastic surgery is usually called for. All of those skin tightening creams,etc. will not do much.
Do you have excess fat there that you can not seem to shake, or is it excess skin? You start off by saying skin and then say fat. The two are completely different (obviously). Nearly everyone has a small pooch in their lower abs (unless they are very lean) as this is where guys store fat predominantly. Also, if you have muscle imbalances around the hip/pelvis then this can make it look worse e.g. poor lower ab strength and an anterior pelvic tilt.
Hey I am a pretty small guy, 5’6" 165lbs, and I am pretty lean most places on my body, but the little extra fat on my lower abs just stays there. It is the problem area for almost all men, its where we store our extra fat.
I could be completly wrong but I would grab some HOT-ROX drop my carb intake to around 150 grams a day, and make sure you aren’t eating fats at the same time as those carbs.
Then I would hit the gym and push it hard, working the exercises that target big muscle groups ie) squats and deadlifts.
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I’m 5’10" and have been up to 240, and I don’t have a problem leaning up. My best friend is 5’10" and he got up to 330. He stays at about 190 now, and he has a lot of loose skin that is never going to tighten up.
Have a look at Peteman?s thread on the photoforum. The way the lower ab fat “folds” on the last picture is exactly the way it looks on me when I flex at the same bodyfat level. Someone commented that it is extra skin from his former fattie days and I wonder if there IS an issue with stretched skin if you were fat before?
I am former fat man went from 230 to 170 a couple years ago I say lower abs it took a a year for skin
to tighten up depend how long you were fat. And your age I am 39. I did must squat deads weighted
crunches for abs. And running man. I say to depends on diet when I cut using t dawg 2.0 I drop
love handle fast.
Ok, when I mean lean I mean very lean- to the point where you can see your lower abs as clear cut as the upper ones. Maybe I don?t have an issue with extra skin and just need to be more persistent while dieting, but it just seems that there is an unproportional large amount of fat around the navel in relationship to the same area sigh Diet is low carb( 150g/day), high protein, low-mod fat, total calories 1750-2000/day. Brisk walks every morning, 45 minutes. Weight 175 lbs.
Forget about the brisk am walks. Hit 10-12 high intensity cardio sessions a week. Keep each one under 16 minutes.
This will get you there if you stick with your current diet.
Low intensity cardio will make you lose a ton of muscle, regardless of what the experts say. It produces the pear shape making it particularly difficult ot lose fat in the quad/ham region.
I’ve been up to 200, now I’m trying to get down to 170 (185 currently). Even I expect a little loose skin at first. The older you are when you diet down and the longer you have the big weight on the more loose skin you’ll eventually have.
You can’t “burn off” the loose skin, but you can fill it up!
You can go on a massing cycle to add plenty of extra lean mass and then cut again after. Hey, if fat stretches out the skin, so does muscle.
Pats- I have been doing HIIT in the past and yes, it?s effective, but I do throw in HIIT after every workout(mon/wed/fri) for about 15 minutes if it?s possible.
I highly doubt the statement you just made about low intensity cardio making you lose a ton of muscle- to the contrary, I have actually been maintaining lbm to a much greater degree when doing low to moderate cardio as opposed to rigourous HIIT sessions in the past.
The next statement about the “pear shape” is just too bizarre to comment so I?ll leave that to someone else. You don?t really believe that yourself do you?
I may have over-emphasized the pear shape statement. I should have been more specific in my statement.
When I think of low to mid intensity cardio, I think of doing it first thing in the morning for a minimum of 45 minutes. I know the theory is that low to mid intensity burnings most of the calories from gat.
Last year I did one hour of mid intensity cardio everyday and got my bodyfat to about 6.0%. But, I found I lost alot of size and strength.
All things equal, the prior year I utilized high intensity cardio to get by bodyfat to about 6% as well, but I was able to retain alot more muscle.
I’m talkng from personal experience. Whatever works for you is great. Everyone reacts differently to training, diet and supplements. I’ll admit, I’d rather do the low intensity stuff. Even though it’s boring, it’s not nearly as painful.
Yeah HIIT aint for evenry one especially if you are getting under 6-7%, it maybe just yto mentally demanding when taking into account that most people have to work and train in the same day.
Pat be carefull of the “absolute truths” statements regarding training and nutition, they are rarely ever true, and if they are it probably is circumstance based.
My bad Whetu. Good point on the “no absolute truths” point.
I tend to be carb sensitive and low intensity cardio never seems to work. A low carb diet coupled with HIT cardio and calories set at 12 x LBM has always worked best for me.
For you carb sensitive types, what type of diet and training work best for you? That’s it?
My bad Whetu. Good point on the “no absolute truths” point.
I tend to be carb sensitive and low intensity cardio never seems to work. A low carb diet coupled with HIT cardio and calories set at 12 x LBM has always worked best for me.
For you carb sensitive types, what type of diet and training work best for you? That’s it?
might want to try christain thib
article the beast emerges and tells how
he did his change, though t-dawg should
help as well.
Barton