Question:
My husband has been
overweight and in the last year has lost 100 pounds. He
looks good but he still has the fat on his chest. He thinks
he has big man-boobs and he wants to know what to do to
get rid of them and his flabby tummy. Any help would be
great. He is lifting weights but that doesn't seem to
be helping that area.
Answer:
This is actually a fairly
common problem in men carrying extra bodyfat or who used
to carry extra bodyfat. Some of the fat ends up going
to the nipple area of the chest, resulting in what can
be described as "man boobs" (to coin a phrase).
Unfortunately, spot training
(training to lose fat in one specific area of the body)
doesn't work. That, however, doesn't mean that you can't
fix the problem!
When you burn fat, the body
releases fat from all over rather than at one specific
spot. This mea ns that when he loses fat, he is going
to see results all over, including his chest area. It
may not happen instantly but it will happen.
Here are some articles I've
written on fat-burning that may help him.
What Do You Mean Low-Intensity
Training Isn't The Best For Fat Burning? - Click
Here
10 Things You Can
Do To Lose Fat Without Even Trying - Click
Here
3 Part Article
on Protein and Fat Loss - Click
Here
Boost Your Metabolism
- Click
Here
As far as weight training
exercises for the chest goes, I would recommend push-ups
if you are at home and/or bench presses if you have access
to a gym. If you have access to an incline bench press,
that would be the best as increasing the size of the upper
chest will diminish the appearance of the lower chest.
Along that line, I would actually recommend against doing
decline bench press. Building up your lower pecs will
make your "man boobs" stick out more!
Click
here for information on how to do the barbell
bench press.
To hit the upper chest area
with push-ups, place your feet up on a bench or chair.
The downward angle of your body will target the upper
fibers of the chest.
Doing the weight exercises
won't cause him to lose fat in the chest area but they
will help build and strengthen the muscle in the chest
area. Building the pecs (especially the upper pecs) while
losing fat will help to decrease the appearance of "man
boobs."
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