getting rid of a gut

[MOREBASS]

Fraidy, how bad did the Psyllium taste and does it come in pill form...? I've seen it before, and I'm sure I could use it. But just not sure if I can stomach it.

[fraidycat]

Fraidy, how bad did the Psyllium taste and does it come in pill form...? I've seen it before, and I'm sure I could use it. But just not sure if I can stomach it.

The psyllium I got is apple flavored. It has a faint green-apple taste, kind of sour. Not bad when mixed with water, though when I mixed it with organic apple juice it tasted great. Unflavored psyllium sucks ass. It tastes horrible. Don't take it as a pill; it has to mix with water and thicken in order to work.

[tuffenoughboxer]

Weight loss

According to numerous articles in Men's Health (take it as you might) the most effective way of increasing you metabolism, thus reducing body fat, is lots of interval training. Can do any lenght or time. I can vouch for this from recent personal experience also. I have been stuck at about 175,6,7 for a few months now. I usually ran for 30 minutes in the morning and boxed for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Recently, I stopped doing the 30 minute runs which I did at moderate pace and switched to only interval training. I will run hard for a given lenght of time (100m, 400m, 3 minutes, whatever) and then jog at a quick but not super fast pace for a minute or so. I started this last Monday and today I am down to 168. The reason this works is it stresses your body out and your body can never get use to the training which is what usually happens with the daily 30 minute runs. Another benefit of this style of training is that is mimicks what you are doing in the ring. Long 30 minute runs work on your aerobic capacity; however, much of boxing is anaerobic (high intensity bursts of speed followed by short rest periods) and this style of training works on your anaerobic capacity (or how well your body can use and transport oxygen). I have again only been doing this for a little over a week; however, today I did the longest session of mitt work that I have ever done at once-BY FAR. Also, it you are pressed for time, you may want to try a metabolic enhancer-just be careful. Need to drink lots of water and some have banned substances that may get you in trouble if you ever have to do a piss test after a fight. Hope this help-I am no doctor-but it has worked well for me.

[hotbox2316]

According to numerous articles in Men's Health (take it as you might) the most effective way of increasing you metabolism, thus reducing body fat, is lots of interval training. Can do any lenght or time. I can vouch for this from recent personal experience also. I have been stuck at about 175,6,7 for a few months now. I usually ran for 30 minutes in the morning and boxed for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Recently, I stopped doing the 30 minute runs which I did at moderate pace and switched to only interval training. I will run hard for a given lenght of time (100m, 400m, 3 minutes, whatever) and then jog at a quick but not super fast pace for a minute or so. I started this last Monday and today I am down to 168. The reason this works is it stresses your body out and your body can never get use to the training which is what usually happens with the daily 30 minute runs. Another benefit of this style of training is that is mimicks what you are doing in the ring. Long 30 minute runs work on your aerobic capacity; however, much of boxing is anaerobic (high intensity bursts of speed followed by short rest periods) and this style of training works on your anaerobic capacity (or how well your body can use and transport oxygen). I have again only been doing this for a little over a week; however, today I did the longest session of mitt work that I have ever done at once-BY FAR. Also, it you are pressed for time, you may want to try a metabolic enhancer-just be careful. Need to drink lots of water and some have banned substances that may get you in trouble if you ever have to do a piss test after a fight. Hope this help-I am no doctor-but it has worked well for me.

i posted a similar post to this with the interval running and how it mimicks what you do in the ring and your right it is great for burning fat,but you did put it in more detail than i did anyway good post man.

[potatoes]

i'm getting frustrated because of my inability to get rid of a gut. if i flex hard i have a 6 pack, but if i let go a gut still hangs out.

i've been eating pretty well. sometimes i stray away but for the most part i eat pretty good stuff. chicken, fish, some steak, cutting down on the rice, eating more apples, only wheat bread, tons of water, only diet soft drinks, etc...

3-4x a week i do cardio on the cross trainer. i warm up for about 20-30 minutes then i do 30 minutes of intervals....2 minutes of easy resistance then 2 minutes of harder resistance. i lift, and i do ab workouts.

still this damn gut hangs out. do i need to intensify the cardio and make the resistance tougher? instead of more time doing intervals, should i do a tougher resistance for less time? so i do more real running instead of the cross-trainer (which i like because it has less impact on my joints)?

for the most part i'm naturally pretty skinny....5'10 and 162. basically every part of my body is thin...except the gut. i know it's the last fat to go away.

any recommendations on what i should do differently?

Rocky Marciano never had much of a gut during the course of his boxing career. (What happened after his career was over is another matter!) Good old fashioned boxing training will trim off the fat and get you fit enough to fight 12 hard rounds. It is entirely possible that you are overly conscious of your midsection. Perhaps you should think more about getting in shape and less about becoming a magazine model. Boxers don't need to be pretty, they just have to fight 12 rounds without boring the fans. You are pretty enough already.

[MOREBASS]

The psyllium I got is apple flavored. It has a faint green-apple taste, kind of sour. Not bad when mixed with water, though when I mixed it with organic apple juice it tasted great. Unflavored psyllium sucks ass. It tastes horrible. Don't take it as a pill; it has to mix with water and thicken in order to work.

Thanks man. Its inspiring reading your posts !

@tuffenoughboxer

Good post !

[GR@Y SKIEZ]

people are saying 2 different things....i dont know who to listen to any more.

[fraidycat]

people are saying 2 different things....i dont know who to listen to any more.

You need to read the entire thread carefully.

There are three reasons your gut hangs out.

1.) Lack of muscle tone ("swayback.") The original poster says that he exercises regularly and does ab workouts, so this is likely not the problem.

2.) Abdominal fat. The original poster says that he is 5'10" and 162 lbs and has a 6-pack when he flexes. A 6-pack would not be visible, flexing or not, under a layer of abdominal fat, so this is likely not the problem, either.

3.) Intestinal buildup and bloating, pushing the stomach muscles out from within. I believe this to be the problem, from his description. And the fix for this is safe and healthful regardless. I believe that he should do the fiber cleanse while continuing on his exercise routine.

This does not seem to be an issue regarding excess fat accumulation. As such, I don't believe that exercise alone will solve the problem that he has described.

[GR@Y SKIEZ]

nah, i got you...i understand whats going on....

im saying as far as jogging goes.....some people say a long slow paced run is better for burning fat/calories....and some people say the opposite.

[Trick]

The key is longevity... if you're tryin' to burn those calories. The interval training they're talkin' about is good, but they still do it for quite a while. For example, running for half an hour, mixing between jogs, runs and sprints, is gonna be more beneficial than just a normal 30 minute "Run". It keeps your heart rate changing.