Best Tips to losing Love Handles?

[Pushead2]

Anybody got any good tips or exercises?? Over the course of the year I've gone from 280lbs down to 230lbs but I can't really get rid of them the way I'd like. I run 7 days a week and I lift 4 times since I play Flag Football in a league, but these damn love handles make me seem larger than what I am!!!!!! :cuss:

[Over-Head]

In a word.
Hydroxycuts

[Pushead2]

In a word.
Hydroxycuts

Unfortunately, I can't take those nor will I take those weight loss pills.

[Bane]

I cut out about 3/4 of my sodas,and started doing some crunches and some ab exercises for about 30 min a day.Really helped.I didn't lose much weight,as I normally go around at 235-240,but I did drop from a 38 in pants to a 34.

[Pushead2]

I cut out about 3/4 of my sodas,and started doing some crunches and some ab exercises for about 30 min a day.Really helped.I didn't lose much weight,as I normally go around at 235-240,but I did drop from a 38 in pants to a 34.

I had to stop drinking soda it's been about 2 years now, I like the abs for 30mins. What exercises & when in the day did you do them? I've gone too far for me to give up on my goal of 215.

[kstater]

Quit making love, the handles dissapear.

[Pushead2]

Quit making love, the handles dissapear.

:( but......

[Bane]

Quit making love, the handles dissapear.

ROFL

[Bane]

I had to stop drinking soda it's been about 2 years now, I like the abs for 30mins. What exercises & when in the day did you do them? I've gone too far for me to give up on my goal of 215.

Well I usually do them in the morn when I get up,then maybe I'd walk a few miles after dropping the boys off at school.I was kinda mad at first cause I was dropping pants size but no weight,but after exercising more I feel way better now at 235 than I did last year.

[Sofa King]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=222907

[Pneuma]

Eat less carbs, more protein, start cardio, and incorporate some weight training.

[eazyb81]

Lose weight. You can't spot reduce.

[Rooster]

Quit making love, the handles dissapear.

Damn, that's no good.... ROFL

[wild1]

burn more calories than you eat

[Cannibal]

I've recently started dieting. I've lost 18lbs thus far. I'm going to start an excercise routine soon which will include pushups, crunches and recumbant stationary biking. I might lift weights, but haven't decided.

[Gonzo]

Put down the twinkies, fatty.

;)

In all seriousness, tell the wife that angry buttsex helps.

[acesn8s]

Anybody got any good tips or exercises?? Over the course of the year I've gone from 280lbs down to 230lbs but I can't really get rid of them the way I'd like. I run 7 days a week and I lift 4 times since I play Flag Football in a league, but these damn love handles make me seem larger than what I am!!!!!! :cuss:How quickly did you lose the weight?

[NewChief]

It's all diet. Cut out the refined sugars and reduce the carbs. Check out the "I just got back from the gym" thread, and read everything that Silock posts.

[Bwana]

I've recently started dieting. I've lost 18lbs thus far. I'm going to start an excercise routine soon which will include pushups, crunches and recumbant stationary biking. I might lift weights, but haven't decided.

Weights will really help you reach your goal quicker. If you throw on some extra muscle, the fat will drop a lot faster.

[Cannibal]

Weights will really help you reach your goal quicker. If you throw on some extra muscle, the fat will drop a lot faster.

You're right. I need to get some ajustable dumbells or something. I hate changing the weights after each exercise.

[bevischief]

Meth or Crack...

[Cannibal]

I've been thinking of getting one of these for bicep curls and tricep excercises.

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5161514/259373-main_Full.jpg

[Cannibal]

The things I miss the most are fried foods and real soda. I haven't had a real soda in 3 weeks.

Although diet Dr. Pepper is not too bad. It's about as close as I have found to that "real" flavor.

[Fairplay]

Ask Gochiefs.

His love handles even had love handles.

[Bwana]

I've been thinking of getting one of these for bicep curls and tricep excercises.

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5161514/259373-main_Full.jpg

I have one of those, but don't seem to use it that much. I do use mostly free weights, but have one machine out there that I mix in for part of my daily weight lifting routine.

[Crashride]

Lose weight. You can't spot reduce.

WINNER. Of course by lose weight he means diet and get your cardio in etc... but just doing sit ups will not work. Spot reducing is impossible.

[Demonpenz]

ring out some wet towls for a minute or two. Get those popoye forarms

[L.A. Chieffan]

In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put down the ding dongs while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now.

[Brock]

I've been thinking of getting one of these for bicep curls and tricep excercises.

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5161514/259373-main_Full.jpg

It's fine, but there isn't anything you can't do with a set of dumbbells.

[T-post Tom]

"Now tell us what you don't like about yourself."

http://image.blog.bitcomet.com/postpic/20081219/8338496_mgppyf081219193521.jpg

[Cannibal]

It's fine, but there isn't anything you can't do with a set of dumbbells.

You're correct. I just find for myself curling with both arms at the same will allow for better form and you're still getting a good workout.

[Silock]

It's amazing how we have 3 threads about health and wellness, yet people never read them. Maybe their length seems intimidating. However, I can assure you that 90% of the questions people ask have already been answered.

Anyway, winning responses in this thread:
"Can't spot reduce." "Burn more calories than you consume."

It really is very simple. You can either take up competitive marathon running, or you can eat less. Your choice.

[Hammock Parties]

Just adjust your diet. You're probably eating too many calories.

If you really want to get rid of them fast do the velocity diet.

[Silock]

You're correct. I just find for myself curling with both arms at the same will allow for better form and you're still getting a good workout.

I wouldn't worry about curls so much.

[MahiMike]

Beach body video.

[Tytanium]

Lose weight. You can't spot reduce.

This. If you're average height (5'11"-6'0"), your optimum healthy weight should be 170-185. 230lbs is still overweight.

[MVChiefFan]

This. If you're average height (5'11"-6'0"), your optimum healthy weight should be 170-185. 230lbs is still overweight.

That BMI stuff is crap. You can't possibly lump everyone who is 6' tall into one category of weight. You have to factor in muscle, bone density and build. The thing I always laughed about was in this formula Priest Holmes was considered obese.

[Bwana]

That BMI stuff is crap. You can't possibly lump everyone who is 6' tall into one category of weight. You have to factor in muscle, bone density and build. The thing I always laughed about was in this formula Priest Holmes was considered obese.

Very True.

I know I had a hell of a time with my life insurance company years ago over that. I'm 5-11 and I was 205. They tried to jack up my rates because I didn't fit the model and was considered "over weight." At that time, I lifted damn near every day hard core and was built like a brick shit house, with very little fat. I had to go around and around with those clowns, to prove to them I wasn't a lump of goo, the extra weight was muscle and why I didn't fit their height/weight model. :shake: BMI is a guide, but there are exceptions to the rule without question.

[MVChiefFan]

Very True.

I know I had a hell of a time with my life insurance company years ago over that. I'm 5-11 and I was 205. They tried to jack up my rates because I didn't fit the model and was considered "over weight." At that time, I lifted damn near every day hard core and was built like a brick shit house, with very little fat. I had to go around and around with those clowns, to prove to them I wasn't a lump of goo, the extra weight was muscle and why I didn't fit their height/weight model. :shake: BMI is a guide, but there are exceptions to the rule without question.


Wow, that sucks. :shake: When I was a senior in high school I was 6'1" 229 playing linebacker. I wasn't a fat slow offensive lineman. I was lifting all the time and just naturally big. I'm really broad shouldered and barrell chested. I just weigh heavy all the time, doctors and nurses can never believe I weigh what I do.

[Sure-Oz]

get achalasia, it worked for me!11111

[Mr. Flopnuts]

It's all diet. Cut out the refined sugars and reduce the carbs. Check out the "I just got back from the gym" thread, and read everything that Silock posts.

Winner.

[Pushead2]

most of the advice y'all are saying I do anyway. I am looking for exercises & tips for targeting them not diet since I've been doing mine for about 5 months now. That also answers the question someone asked about how long it took to drop about 50lbs

[Pushead2]

I also don't like the word diet only because it's not what I did. It's more of a lifestyle change period.

[CoMoChief]

Anybody got any good tips or exercises?? Over the course of the year I've gone from 280lbs down to 230lbs but I can't really get rid of them the way I'd like. I run 7 days a week and I lift 4 times since I play Flag Football in a league, but these damn love handles make me seem larger than what I am!!!!!! :cuss:

Swim laps. Swimming stetches out your stomach muscles and overall is a great cardio workout. Fuck running. you're not going to get faster than you already are. After your swim workout, do 500-1000 crunches.

Re: bolded type.
How serious is your flag football league where you have workout that much?LMAO

[DenverChief]

This. If you're average height (5'11"-6'0"), your optimum healthy weight should be 170-185. 230lbs is still overweight.

Eh kinda true....you can be 230 lbs of solid muscle amnd still be optimum healthy weight....those weight figures are misleading
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[Hammock Parties]

Swim laps. Swimming stetches out your stomach muscles and overall is a great cardio workout. Fuck running. you're not going to get faster than you already are. After your swim workout, do 500-1000 crunches.


This is the worst advice I have read. Swimming is not going to burn more calories than running, and it makes you ravenous. And doing hundreds of crunches is not going to get rid of his love handles....

[Pushead2]

Swim laps. Swimming stetches out your stomach muscles and overall is a great cardio workout. **** running. you're not going to get faster than you already are. After your swim workout, do 500-1000 crunches.

Re: bolded type.
How serious is your flag football league where you have workout that much?LMAO

pretty serious actually, has big money for the team that wins it all. I also started lifting for myself first, then for football....

[Mr. Laz]

love handles is more about fat intake than it exercise.

some people store fat there and you have to either exercise until all your fat is gone or you have to reduce your intake.

low fat diet + crunches + crunch twists = "smaller" love handles

[CoMoChief]

This is the worst advice I have read. Swimming is not going to burn more calories than running, and it makes you ravenous. And doing hundreds of crunches is not going to get rid of his love handles....

This advice wasn't made for someone that sits behind a computer all day and jerks off to porn. And Yes it will work if you stick to it......and of course a healthy diet helps any workout routine a great deal.

[Hammock Parties]

Yes it will.

No it won't.

Especially if he isn't following the correct diet.

[CoMoChief]

No it won't.

Especially if he isn't following the correct diet.

No workout routine will work if you dont eat healthy......duh

[Hammock Parties]

No workout routine will work if you dont eat healthy......duh

Crunches are going to make his core stronger. They're not going to burn fat.

[listopencil]

Antifreeze.

[Silock]

most of the advice y'all are saying I do anyway. I am looking for exercises & tips for targeting them not diet since I've been doing mine for about 5 months now. That also answers the question someone asked about how long it took to drop about 50lbs

YOU CAN'T TARGET FAT LOSS.

And you need to EAT LESS CALORIES. A LOT LESS.

That's the answer. Whether you choose to believe it or not is up to you.

[Silock]

love handles is more about fat intake than it exercise.

some people store fat there and you have to either exercise until all your fat is gone or you have to reduce your intake.

low fat diet + crunches + crunch twists = "smaller" love handles

Without cutting calories, all the crunches in the world aren't going to make them go away. They could actually make them LARGER as the muscle builds up under the fat and pushes it away from the body.

Crunches are fucking lame, anyway. You want a real core? Do Planks, Side Planks, and Renegade Rows.

[Pushead2]

Crunches are ****ing lame, anyway. You want a real core? Do Planks, Side Planks, and Renegade Rows.

there ya go, that's what I was looking for!! Thread solved for me.....I know about the calories intake hence how I have lost 50lbs already. I continue to go on with that but I was looking for exercises & tips for working them out as well. Most of my body is starting to take form, love handles aren't. That's all.

[Pushead2]

YOU CAN'T TARGET FAT LOSS.

And you need to EAT LESS CALORIES. A LOT LESS.

That's the answer. Whether you choose to believe it or not is up to you.

no shit Sherlock haha....not paying attention much I see. I know you can't spot reduce nor did I say I was.

[007]

Quit making love, the handles dissapear.Or...
make more love.:thumb:

[barry_smilez20]

insanity video from info mercial abss and a half

[Silock]

no shit Sherlock haha....not paying attention much I see. I know you can't spot reduce nor did I say I was.

You obviously haven't been paying much attention, either.

Working out your core will NOT make your love handles go away. Nor will it make your core really pop.

The ONLY way to do it is through caloric restriction. You can do the exercises til you collapse from exhaustion and it still won't make one goddamn bit of difference until you diet them away.

That's just the facts, man.

[Mr. Laz]

You obviously haven't been paying much attention, either.

Working out your core will NOT make your love handles go away. Nor will it make your core really pop.

The ONLY way to do it is through caloric restriction. You can do the exercises til you collapse from exhaustion and it still won't make one goddamn bit of difference until you diet them away.

That's just the facts, man.i believe he was referring to the fact that you didn't read my full post you just bitched about the last line.

I JUST SAID that love handles is about fat intake and then mentioned crunches. You ignored the first part and then got all mouthy about the crunches. :shake:

[Silock]

i believe he was referring to the fact that you didn't read my full post you just bitched about the last line.

I JUST SAID that love handles is about fat intake and then mentioned crunches. You ignored the first part and then got all mouthy about the crunches. :shake:

My apologies, my friend. I'm not trying to be mouthy (by the way, it's not about "fat" intake, but excess caloric intake, but that's me being picky). I guess I'm just being too literal about the OP. I wholeheartedly agreed many times over in this thread, with you and others, that a low cal diet is the way to go. I'm disagreeing with the crunches part of your equation.

"low fat diet + crunches + crunch twists = "smaller" love handles"

Crunches and crunch twists have hardly anything to do with love handles, so perhaps my confusion about your statement is the inclusion of them into this equation. The crunches and crunch twists are completely extraneous and should be eliminated. And, like I said, exercising the muscles under the fat can make the fat stand out more. Finally, crunches and crunch twists aren't nearly as effective as other, better (and safer for the lower back) core holds at building up the core.

My issue is with the premise of this thread. Building a good core and getting rid of love handles are two separate goals, although they can be accomplished simultaneously. Building up a good core isn't going to make your love handles go away, just like making your love handles disappear isn't going to build up your core. That's where I'm coming from with my comments. Does that make sense? Again, my apologies. Didn't mean to come off as an asshat.

[wazu]

Only thing I know will work for sure is to not eat. Ever. Hope this helps.

[007]

Only thing I know will work for sure is to not eat. Ever. Hope this helps.I'm currently in this boat. Friggin stomach flu. Or bad reaction to sonic food last night. Not really sure which right now. I just know I feel like complete shit at this point.

[Tytanium]

That BMI stuff is crap. You can't possibly lump everyone who is 6' tall into one category of weight. You have to factor in muscle, bone density and build. The thing I always laughed about was in this formula Priest Holmes was considered obese.

It isn't total BS. Sure, if you're stacked as hell you probably won't match up with a body mass index, as one size doesn't necessarily fit all, but assuming you're a person with an average to below average build, with a low bodyfat percantage, it's usually fairly accurate.

Also, allow me to reiterate the previously quoted post. You CAN NOT spot reduce fat deposits without something like liposuction. It's just they way your body works. Doing crunches and other torso exercises will develop and tone the muscle underneath the fat, but only a healthy diet and decent exercise regimen will make the muscles actually visible beneath your skin.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Quit making love, the handles dissapear.

There's a lot of great posts from smartasses on this site. This is one of the more clever ones.

[Silock]

It isn't total BS. Sure, if you're stacked as hell you probably won't match up with a body mass index, as one size doesn't necessarily fit all, but assuming you're a person with an average to below average build, with a low bodyfat percantage, it's usually fairly accurate.

Sometimes. It can also fool people into believing they're healthy. A "skinnyfat" person can have a great BMI, but be very, very unhealthy. Skinnyfat is seen in thin people with little muscle mass and a higher percentage of bodyfat. This means that they can technically be the correct weight for their height, but only because they lack a normal amount of muscle mass.