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I have a belly.How do I make it go away?Cant afford gym.Suggest some home exercises.I'm an amateur at working out.Currently I'm doing 50 pushups(sets of 20,15)100 sit ups and 50 squat per day.Basically,I keep going until I wear out.I'v been doing this for a few months now.Result is my arms have gotten bigger,but no change in my tummy.any advice?

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Try doing cardio rather than muslce building, jog or swim regularly and it'll go away


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Original post by All-rounder
Try doing cardio rather than muslce building, jog or swim regularly and it'll go away


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I cant swim.When's the best time to go jogging and for how long should I jog per day?I'm asian btw.Its hot all the time here.
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how?I'm so confused about this.<y friends tell me I should gain wait,but to lose my tummy I should be eating less.I weigh 170 pounds.any advice?
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I cant swim.When's the best time to go jogging and for how long should I jog per day?I'm asian btw.Its hot all the time here.


Then learn to swim, the beauty of jogging is that it can be done any time anywhere, if its always hot then plan a route with your home as the halfway loop point to get a drink every so often. 20-30 minutes every 2 days should do well for a start then progress to daily after a while.


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run early on in the morning. Less cars, less people and far more peaceful, not to mention colder.
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run early on in the morning. Less cars, less people and far more peaceful, not to mention colder.


Agreed, run in the morning. Fewer cars, fewer people and also you'll be on an empty stomach, so you'll burn fat rather than glucose in your bloodstream.

Also Asian; how is your diet? It's about 80% of losing weight. If you're like me you'll probably eat a lot of high GI carbs (esp. rice) which you'll want to reduce and replace with protein sources (lean meat, fish, egg whites) and veg.
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Agreed, run in the morning. Fewer cars, fewer people and also you'll be on an empty stomach, so you'll burn fat rather than glucose in your bloodstream.

Also Asian; how is your diet? It's about 80% of losing weight. If you're like me you'll probably eat a lot of high GI carbs (esp. rice) which you'll want to reduce and replace with protein sources (lean meat, fish, egg whites) and veg.


yeah,thats what um doing.Little rice,more protein.Its been like two weeks,since I've started this die.Will give it a month and see what happens.thanks.needed someone to confirm that rice makes you fat theory...
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yeah,thats what um doing.Little rice,more protein.Its been like two weeks,since I've started this die.Will give it a month and see what happens.thanks.needed someone to confirm that rice makes you fat theory...


nope nope nope

calorie deficit is all you need.

certain foods don't make you gain weight, overeating does.
Original post by tehforum
nope nope nope

calorie deficit is all you need.

certain foods don't make you gain weight, overeating does.


True, but keeping control of your insulin levels and taking in more protein compared to carbs helps manage catabolism, otherwise fat will come off but so will muscle mass. In the long-run this will reduce the calorific maintenance requirement and make calorific deficit harder as well as just giving the "skinny-fat" look
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bout 200 pressups a day
+ much core work.
+ much cardio.
+ fix diet

Shouldn't take too long if you're just unfit and not a whale.
Original post by ChickenMadness
bout 200 pressups a day
+ much core work.
+ much cardio.
+ fix diet

Shouldn't take too long if you're just unfit and not a whale.


u wot m8?
Original post by illusionz
u wot m8?


u wot?
Original post by ChickenMadness
u wot?


m8?
Original post by illusionz
m8?


U avin a larf m8?
Original post by ChickenMadness
U avin a larf m8?


ye bruv.

In all seriously I fail to see the point of 200 pressups a day. Go for a run if you want to lose fat. Lift proper weights if you want to get big.
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nope nope nope

calorie deficit is all you need.

certain foods don't make you gain weight, overeating does.


It always amazes me how people cannot grasp the very very simple concept of

caloric surplus = gain weight

caloric deficit = lose weight
Original post by illusionz
ye bruv.

In all seriously I fail to see the point of 200 pressups a day. Go for a run if you want to lose fat. Lift proper weights if you want to get big.


He says can't afford to go to a gym. Not many other exercises you can do at home easily.
Original post by TSA
It always amazes me how people cannot grasp the very very simple concept of

caloric surplus = gain weight

caloric deficit = lose weight


There's a difference between losing weight and losing fat

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