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is it pointless to do crunches when you have excess belly fat? i have a huge belly and i've been doing crunches, but all they have done is made my hip bones go away! I looked online and read that you shouldnt do crunches with excess belly fat because it'll just puff your stomach out more.
is this true? should i continue doing the crunches? does it get worse before it gets better? if not, how do I burn the belly fat and or lovehandles? thanks!
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continue doing crunches if you really think you're seeing results, but i really think you should start walking/running every day. that will help so much. i've heard that doing crunches makes your stomach puff out more, and that if you do enough crunches that it can damage your spine or something. i'm not sure, but i don't do crunches anymore; i just run. and it's really fun, too, you can get a cd player or ipod and jam out while you exercise and sometimes you forget that you're exercising. crunches get boring after a while! hope i helped :)
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Pointless? Not really
But you will pass a point of diminishing returns. You have to do what we call in the game "your homework" and make sure your diet is clean and you're doing enough cardio.
From your question I can tell that you really don't care about any other bodypart as much as you do your stomach or you would be asking about making your whole body better.
It doesn't get worse before it gets better...you just need to do all the work- the exercising, the eating and the cardio. I would bet my last dollar that the reason for this is you're either not doing enough cardio for a consistent amount of time, you're eating too little, too much, or you're eating too many different foods that confuse your body's chemistry.
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well, heres the deal.
crunches make you get muscle, so it will make your stomach look bigger because the muscle is underneath the fat.
you probally have killer abs if youve done alot of crunches but they dont show, cos you have to get rid of the fat.
and you do so by cardio, running, dance, walking anything that burns fat.
ddr is amazing&really fun, its what i do.
and youll also get thinner on the rest of your body.
so you can contine doing crunches but they wont show until you dont have stomach fat anymore.
if you need anything else just ask, good luck.
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Basically, you need to first do some sort of cardiovascular excersize to burn the fat off. This could be running, or swimming, or just anything active. After that, crunches and the like will work. If you don't burn off the fat first then your abs will grow under your fat and it'll be pretty much useless! Do a google search on flattening your stomach, there should be some good information there as well.
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Well, yes. I guess if you do crunches the wrong way, it can make your stomach puff out more. Here's some exercises:
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If you need anymore websites, let me know.
Jess♥
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