getting rid of a gut

[Verstyle]

run in the morning and do situps at night.enough said.

[paul750]

WATER TABLETS (DIURETICS)

Water tablets are used to help your kidneys remove extra fluid. they are best taken in the morning; taking them at night could keep you running to the toilet in the night. there are two main tablets used:-BUMETANIDE and FRUSEMIDE. they are usually taken in the morning and possibly at lunchtime as well. Side effects can include dizziness or feeling sick - try taking the tablets with food.


METOLAZONE is a more aggressive water tablet used occasionally. When used it can be taken daily or just a few days a week depending on you. Side effects can include dizziness or feeling sick - try taking the tablets with food.

[fraidycat]

I am going to disagree with the above recommendation for diuretics. Diuretics will increase your "cut," but at the cost of dehydrating you. They can be dangerous if they are misused.

If your problem is, as you stated in your original post, that you can have a six-pack when you flex but when you relax your gut sticks out, you may have a bunch of crap (literally) inside that's pushing your abs out from the inside. If that's the case, then no amount of cardio or situps will remedy this; you may need to clean it out.

How old are you?

[paul750]

I am going to disagree with the above recommendation for diuretics. Diuretics will increase your "cut," but at the cost of dehydrating you. They can be dangerous if they are misused.

If your problem is, as you stated in your original post, that you can have a six-pack when you flex but when you relax your gut sticks out, you may have a bunch of crap (literally) inside that's pushing your abs out from the inside. If that's the case, then no amount of cardio or situps will remedy this; you may need to clean it out.

How old are you?

To be honest I don't know a huge amount about them and how dangerous they may be, I just threw it up there as a possibility. I know some sports stars have talked about the benefits, certainly in a short-term capacity anyway.

[fraidycat]

To be honest I don't know a huge amount about them and how dangerous they may be, I just threw it up there as a possibility. I know some sports stars have talked about the benefits, certainly in a short-term capacity anyway.

No problem. They can be very effective if they're used under the care of an experienced trainer. I just don't think that excessive water weight is his problem; at least, it doesn't sound like it from his description.

[Hydro]

I am going to disagree with the above recommendation for diuretics. Diuretics will increase your "cut," but at the cost of dehydrating you. They can be dangerous if they are misused.

If your problem is, as you stated in your original post, that you can have a six-pack when you flex but when you relax your gut sticks out, you may have a bunch of crap (literally) inside that's pushing your abs out from the inside. If that's the case, then no amount of cardio or situps will remedy this; you may need to clean it out.

How old are you?

I turn 27 in a couple months.

[Hydro]

thanks 4 the recommendations.

[the_painless]

actually boxing's not that good for weight maintenance.
even if you get your legs into your punches, it's still not enough to really burn a ton of calories- that's why you see so many fat heavyweight pros who train 5 or 6 hours 5 times a week.

i'd say most boxers are actually joggers as far as weight management goes, the jogging doing much more to keep them fighting trim than their training.

from my own personal experience, when i focus exclusively on cardio and weights, i have an easier (although not "easy") time maintaining weight.

Part of your fat storage problem is genetic, part hormonal, and part in how well your diet handles your body's insulin requirements.

That last little bit is usually the hardest part to get off. I wouldn't try getting there through starvation, it may work for a few days, but afterwards your bf% will spike a bit. I'd really suggest being more strict on how you do the 5 meals a day thing.

might be true. i was told that more calories get burned from doing exercises that use larger muscle groups of the body eg- leg muscles for running, cycling etc.

[fraidycat]

might be true. i was told that more calories get burned from doing exercises that use larger muscle groups of the body eg- leg muscles for running, cycling etc.

Current exercise science holds that burning fat requires low-intensity exercise for long periods of time. Walking fast (4 miles per hour or so) for an hour is an excellent fat burner. You want your heart rate in the 120-140 bpm range for over 40 minutes, depending on your age; the older you are, the lower that heart rate should be. At my age (36), I'm aiming for 120-125. That's a brisk walk for me. There are plenty of calculators online to determine your optimum heart rate for burning fat.

It's not merely an equation of calories burned; if you burn calories too aggressively, then once your glycogen (sugar) stores are depleted, your body will turn catabolic and start breaking down muscle. What you want to do is exercise until your glycogen levels are depleted -- typically 20 minutes or so; sometimes as much as 40 minutes depending on diet, metabolism, and how recently (and what) you've eaten. If you continue to exercise moderately after this point your body will burn fat.

An evening at the boxing gym -- 90 minutes to 2 hours at 800+ calories per hour -- is a very catabolic workout. You go from burning glycogen right to burning muscle at that rate.

Pork Chop is correct that boxers' morning jogs do more for weight management than for cardio conditioning.

[Trick]

Just as a side note man, fruit is good, no question there. Getting your simple sugars from fruits is highly recommended. BUT they are still simple sugars. Despite what your granny told you, there IS no difference between the sugar in an apple and that in a cookie(Apples do however have glucose,fructose, and then glucose-fructose [sucrose, which is "sugar") Now ya, the sugar is not refined. Refined sugar is worse for you in other ways, true. But when that glucose molecule (well pyruvate for any bio-nerds out there) enters your mitochondia, it looks the same, be it from apple, cookie, whatever. Loading up on sugars will create fat. Simple as that. Also, make sure you have lots of lean muscle to store glycogen (sugar) in its good form. Finally, eat small meals through out the day. It's a bit of a long story, but basically your body will deposit less fat that way. Good luck with it man.

And fraidy cat's right, a bowel problem is not out of the question, do you have any abdominal pains?