losing gut

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  1. boxing_kid

    boxing_kid Member Full Member

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    Im a amatuer boxer,from lima ohio,and im kinda ashamed to say i have a gut.I really want to lose it,are there fast ways to lose this.I kno crunches will help,but it seems like it would take forever.How many crunches would u recomend a day(or situps).Should i only eat vegetation for a while.I do kinda snack alot,because i have the urges.But i will commit to a vegetation diet for a while if i have to.Please help.
     
  2. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    Crunches and vegetarian diet won't get rid of your gut alone. You'll need to up your cardio activity and cut out junk food & fat to burn the fat. Then do the crunches in addition to the other stuff.
     
  3. viru§™

    viru§™ Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Crunches will do absolutly nothing. Sort out your diet and do sprints to burn the fat.
     
  4. Zhaakal

    Zhaakal Well-Known Member Full Member

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    First u got to work the fat off the gut by running and then put muscles on it via crunches
     
  5. ralphc

    ralphc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Generally you have to sort out your lifestyle and get back to basic boxing training which includes running. No amount of training will make up for a haywire or inconsistent lifestyle. All the great old time boxers like Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano put themselves on a schedule.
     
  6. Little_Mac

    Little_Mac Active Member Full Member

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    Situps won't do too much. You need activities that'll burn a ton of calories, i.e. running, aerobics, cardio etc. Situps will add muscle, but do little for burning calories. I suggest you do both, situps for a stronger core which is vital to a boxer, and running and cardio.

    As far as a vegetarian diet goes, i think you should avoid that. It can be done, but its hard. Meat is good for you and you should focus on cutting down on snacking, fast food and pop. Eat healthier. If you HAVE to snack, eat veggies like carrot sticks or snack on yogurt.
     
  7. mullet69

    mullet69 New Member Full Member

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    crunchs only stregthen that abs. if u want to see them the cardio n a diet high in fibre! make sure u bring ur calories down too. ur gut is just a layer of fat over ur abs. plenty of cardio n good tucker will hav u on the right track bro! good luck
    Ps heaps of cruches n leg lifts is still a great idea:lol:
     
  8. viru§™

    viru§™ Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I said doing crunches won't do anything, and I mean it won't do anything. You can do as many crunches as you like, you won't add mass to your abs and burn enough fat to see much of a difference, if any difference at all.

    I know doing weight work will add muscle and having more muscle mass will burn more calories, but the main thing to losing weight is a good balanced diet and a decent cardio plan.
     
  9. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Alot of these guys here are saying the right thing to do,1. Up your cardio, 2. cut back on the empty carbs and calories, like soda's and chips. 3. drink tons of water to flush out what ever waste you do put in your body.

    This is the most important thing I could tell you, you have to lose weight. Your gut will never go away with crunches or situps alone, everybody has abs under the fat, so **** the crunches until you lose weight because your just wasting your time. Once you lose 10-15 pounds then I would get into working on sculpting your abs.
     
  10. viru§™

    viru§™ Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The muscle mass you can add to your abs is very limited. You're telling me nothing new.

    I know you did, but I said it's the most important thing for losing fat, you were going on about adding muscle for some reason.

    Makes sense...

    :roll:
     
  11. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    I'd appreciate you keeping stuff like this in the lounge buddy. Thanks.
     
  12. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Well than, you don't know much... Crunches wont help, cardio, cardio and cardio will help(ok maybe eat a little better as well, but the other 3 are more important), all those cunches will do is make the muscle under your fat go.. Gotta get your bodyfat down, and my favorite ab workout is bicycle crunches, or figure 8 crunches, cause it targets the abs and the obliques..
     
  13. boxexpert

    boxexpert Active Member Full Member

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    burn fat by running daily 45 min on a moderate pace. combine it with shadowboxing,that improves your technique meantime
     
  14. boxexpert

    boxexpert Active Member Full Member

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    as an amateur you have a shirt on so nobody is gonna see your gut. as long as you have your weight theres nothing to worry about.
     
  15. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    Highly debatable. How efficient is strength training on a calorie deficiency? Or, how efficient is weight loss on a calorie surplus. Throwing around weights burns calories as well ofcourse.