Which type of situp or anything else to lose fat from midsection?

[Exciterx30]

Hello, I don't want to be a boxer or a pro fighter of any kind although I'm a real fan. Anyway, I just noticed that I have been gaining a little from the midsection and I'm looking soft there. A year ago, or less, I was totally slim and was around 130 pounds(I'm 5' 7"). I just don't want to become one of those thin guys but with belly. I think that is awful. Any tips? I also would like to know of ways to raise metabolism and everything. Thanks.

[DA1CATAS]

run.... ad some crunches if ya want definition

[Kayo]

You cant spot reduce fat. Exercise will increase your metabolism

[Exciterx30]

I'm confused, which one is the crunch? Is it the one you do standing up and bending knees or is it similar to a situp? Also how helpful if, anything, is green tea? I read that it helps for fat burning.

[ForemanCrossArm]

a pike is probably the hardest feeling ab workout i do. bicycles are pretty rewarding too once you can do them for several sets of at least 30 seconds (or 40 foot touches, that's about a minute).

a LOT of the better champs you'll find did 200-500 of a particular ab exercise everday, no matter what. fenech is an example, did 500 crunches throughout the day.

[ForemanCrossArm]

I'm confused, which one is the crunch? Is it the one you do standing up and bending knees or is it similar to a situp? Also how helpful if, anything, is green tea? I read that it helps for fat burning.

ok, i may be wrong because i've always just done the typical sit-up type routine, but i think crunches are where you keep your arms paralell to the ground and go up about half-way really working on crunching your abs down, hence the name. a sit-up is with arms over your chest and you go past half-way almost to a full sitting up position (hence the name). i think they're basically the same but as we've learned about working out and **** we've figured out that it's not always best to go all the way up.

you can add resit to these exercises by doing them from a declined position, placing your feet at an inclined state (in a chair), adding weight to your chest, or, old school style, you can hang from a rod and work completely against gravity. although, if you're tall, i'm almost positive that that would eventually cause back problems..

[SpeedKillz]

crunch
bicycle
PLANK

most important is diet though, u aint gettin abs without ur diet, u can do 10000000000000 situps a day...

[Exciterx30]

Does basketball help you? I know it's not an ab exercise but does it help with metabolism? Basketball is the only sport I really enjoy practicing. I could jog too.

[ForemanCrossArm]

running and basketball CAN help. but you have to push your chest out/keep your arms high when your running, otherwise it can actually be reducing your muscle mass there.

hip pops are another good exercise.

[Exciterx30]

running and basketball CAN help. but you have to push your chest out/keep your arms high when your running, otherwise it can actually be reducing your muscle mass there.

hip pops are another good exercise.

First time I hear of pops. How does that one go?