Running and lift and still lose belly fat?!
Question: ok so i have asked many questions like this but i cant really find the right answer. Ok so what i want to know is if i can lose overall body fat but i mostly want to get a flat stomach (but because areobics does not target a specific part of your body its just going to do overall body fat) and if I can gain muscle at the same time. And i will be taking a protein shake before and after my work out.
My work out is this
*Bench,Curls, Tricep extentions, and front and side laterall raises.
* Run 1 mile on tread mill
* stationary Bike 3 Miles
* jump rope 5-10 min
*Protein shake before and after lifting
In between days
* squats,cleans,Leg extentions
* run 1 Mile treadmills
* staionary BIke 3 miles
* jump rope 5-10 min
*Protein shake before and after lifting
I also do 100 crunches everynight before bed
I just need to know if im just going to burn off everything I take in and it not getting to my muscles and wasting my time and money on the protein shakes.
Answers: ok so i have asked many questions like this but i cant really find the right answer. Ok so what i want to know is if i can lose overall body fat but i mostly want to get a flat stomach (but because areobics does not target a specific part of your body its just going to do overall body fat) and if I can gain muscle at the same time. And i will be taking a protein shake before and after my work out.
My work out is this
*Bench,Curls, Tricep extentions, and front and side laterall raises.
* Run 1 mile on tread mill
* stationary Bike 3 Miles
* jump rope 5-10 min
*Protein shake before and after lifting
In between days
* squats,cleans,Leg extentions
* run 1 Mile treadmills
* staionary BIke 3 miles
* jump rope 5-10 min
*Protein shake before and after lifting
I also do 100 crunches everynight before bed
I just need to know if im just going to burn off everything I take in and it not getting to my muscles and wasting my time and money on the protein shakes.
Firstly, kudos for having such great motivation to shape up your body. I think that you are doing everything right so far. The only thing you need now is a good diet and patience.
I assume that you are a guy (by the name jake). The sad truth is that you can never lose fat from a specific part of your body. The only way to do that is to lose overall body fat. And even sadder for guys, is that the belly is the FIRST place fat goes to, and the LAST place it burns off from. (For ladies, this horrible location is the buttock and thighs)
Crunches simply build up the muscles at your stomach. But if the belly fat still sits over the muscles, it's not going to show up. Protein shakes help in building muscles FASTER. Has nothing to do fat-burning. So I advice to lose the fat first before building the muscle. But some people do both at the same time... perhaps because they want to build up their arm muscles (where the fat is easier to lose).
You won't lose everything you eat, that is if you eat enough. Every food has it's nutritional value. The aim of exercising is to burn off excess calories. The protein that you eat will not be burned off as long as you have enough carbohydrate and fat to sustain your energy needs.
So the only way to lose that belly fat is to continue your aerobic exercises. Don't despair if the rest of your body gets leaner before your belly does. Just keep going. And eat right too!
All the best!
Takes time i guess...U have to lose more cals than what u take, so that ur body will use the fat to convert into cals.
If u do all that work out and go home and eat chunks of fat food, it wouldnt help.