Why does a lot of fat collect on the abdomen of men and not any where else.?
486671
Because that is where most of the fat is biologically stored on men. Women need a lot more body fat for pregnancy and therefore we have other areas as well (like the thighs and butt) to store our energy in case of starvation... \n\nCut down on the beer and any alcohol and you will see a miracle...and in general people drink too many calories. Juices and soft drinks have as much as a whole meal!!!
1107385
you can do a million sit ups a day and have a killer six pack but you will never see it if it is covered up by fat. you need to do cardio along with the sit ups
293763
Look up "Visceral Fat" on the internet. At least I think thats what its called. Its the fat thats actually located not only on top of your stomach muscle, but under it, causing that "pooch" look. Its best removed with exercise that is ment to burn fat from the entire body (Running, or just walking quickly for 30mins a day) Also belly fat increases dramatically if a month or more goes by without significant exercise. Lowering your body fat percentage, not your actual weight is the goal here. Less fat equals less tummy.
487182
I think your friend is perhaps wrong here. Refer to the website: www.bodybuilding.com\n\nThis is a myth. Only use it when lifting heavy heavy weights. You never see guys at the gym with it on all the time. It will inhibit your abdomen muscles and could cause more damage. I think you need to do a little bit of research here on the site above and even ask some of the experts when they use it. \n\nGood luck!
1030615
NO it's all about muscle mass rather than fat. Muscle weighs more so you have better strength. You may have a high body fat percentage but are really slim. They may appear over weight but have a lower percentage of body fat and greater muscle mass. Also, most women have carried kids so they are stronger in the arms than what men would expect.
214965
Questions about fat burning and spot toning/reducing are our most popular question. The short answer is that you cannot spot reduce, and the way to burn fat is through aerobic exercise, which burns lots of calories; resistance exercise, which builds muscle (muscle is the engine that burns calories and maintains your metabolic rate); and then watch your caloric intake. \n\n1. There is a genetic factor that determines where people accumulate fat. Women tend to accumulate it in their hips, buttocks, and thighs, and men tend to accumulate it in their abdomen. The reasons for the differences between sexes have not been identified. Some people accumulate more fat than others, and the reasons for that have not been fully identified either, although there are theories. \n\n2. The fat that accumulates on the hips, thighs, and buttocks, although perhaps not cosmetically appealing, is not dangerous for your health. In fact, there is some evidence that it is actually good for your health. The opposite is true for abdominal fat. That fat has been implicated in heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems. Men with a large pot belly are therefore at increased health risk, whereas women with large hips or thighs are not necessarily at risk, at least not from the fat on their lower extremities. \n\n3. Fat, no matter where it is on the body, belongs to the entire body, so you can't spot reduce, i.e., you can't do sit-ups and lose abdominal fat, and you can't do leg raises and lose thigh fat. \n\n4. Fat is stored in special fat cells called adipocytes located all over the body. You have anywhere from 25 billion to 275 billion adipocytes. The average individual has around 30-35 billion. These adipocytes store fat and they release fat. When they release fat, the adipocyte gets smaller, and when they store fat, the adipocyte gets larger, just like a balloon that you fill with air or release air from. Contrary to popular belief, adipocytes do not divide when they get too big. Instead, what happens is that as an adipocyte absorbs excess fat and increases in size to approximately 15-20 microns (the diameter of a human hair is 100 microns), it sends a biochemical signal to adjacent adipocyte precursor cells called preadipocytes to absorb fat and grow larger. These preadipocytes then become fully mature adipocytes, and as a result, the individual gets fatter. During childhood and into puberty, both the number of mature adipocytes (hyperplasia) and the size of the adipocyte increases. It is believed by many scientists that the number of adipocytes stays fairy stable after adolescence and instead of an increase in the number of adipocytes during adulthood, the mature adipocytes enlarge to increase body fat. However, there is some recent evidence to suggest that the number of mature adipocytes can also increase during adulthood. In any case, what is certain is that excess caloric intake leads to increases in body fat, either through hyperplasia or through enlargement of the adipocyte. \n\nIt should be noted that preadipocytes develop from special cells in the body, and although genes control proteins that control preadipocyte function and development, the process is extremely complex and not well understood, but scientists are busy studying it. \n\nOne other point on this subject. Adipocytes do not disappear when they get smaller. They shrink only to a certain size, and then they just hang around as very tiny adipocytes, and they can always get large again. The only way to get rid of them totally is through liposuction. \n\n5. Adipocytes get large by feeding them. If you eat more calories than you burn, some of the excess carbohydrate will be stored as sugar, or glucose, in the muscles (called glycogen), and the rest of the excess will be stored as fat in the fat cells. If you continue to eat more than you burn, you continue to feed the adipocytes with fat and you get fatter. \n\n6. When you exercise, the adipocytes release fat into the
832751
Its their preference, whatever kind of build they want. Personally I just want to reduce the fat around my gut and chest. Forget getting ripped or muscles like a model. Let me get there first.
646742
Muscle is heavier than fat.
965855
Its just the sexy appeal. Not ALL women like it... I don't really care, I mean its nice to see a guy take care of himself and have a flat stomach maybe with some muscle there but when its too cut, thats just overboard.   Why do guys like women with large breasts and flat stomaches and long legs?  All the same thing...
482246
Its more common in guys to only gain weight in the stomache while still having "chicken legs". Girls tend to be more spread out with weight. (we need the change in structure to give birth and what not)
416381
Some guys do it for hygiene purposes. Others because it makes their ------ look larger. And yet others do it out of curiosity!
829405
It depends on what you eat and what areas your exercises target.   Men tend to store unneeded calories in the belly area, just like women in their hips and legs.  How to avoid this?  Crunches to target those areas and avoid partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup.  Those two ingredients alone are in many foods some unsuspectingly like: salsa and ketchup not to mention french fries and soda.   Be faithful to your diet and exercises to two weeks, you will notice a difference.   Good luck!
1100886
Because usually women by that time had already given birth at least once already and the saggy comes from being pregnant and stretching of the skin.  We have very little control over it if we want to have kids.  But men-they have no legitimate excuse.  Usually they gain so much belly because of the amount of beer they drink-try to stop drinking beer and you would see how much belly fat you would loose-I had a friend that did that.  Basically while women have no control over it and as hard as they would try, unless surgically removed, that belly sagging can not be corrected. While men are just plain lazy to do anything about it.
2294
Whatever they say, it is probably wrong. It is not correlated with the size of any other body part.\nI guess the best estimation would be from the bulge they can observe in the area, in various situations :)
29111
The only known way to loose fat from targeted areas is though liposuction; though I've heard mention of limited studies regarding the use of aminophyline cream on targeted areas of fat, you'd need to research that yourself.  The claims made by too many ppl trying to sell their product has convinced the general public that is is possible to do focused excersizes say for you abs area to loose fat there; not possible.  Your body stores fat in certain areas for each gender; women legs, bottom & belly; men belly.  When the body starts to save the excess calories in a persons diet; the body places it in these areas first.  So if you are loosing fat in a excersize and diet plan these are the last places to go.  And depending on your age, genetics, activity level, dietary habits and gender it may be very hard to loose those spots of fat, but not impossible.  What you need to ask yourself is how important is it that I loose these fatty areas, as you'd need to be very strict with your diet and excersize.
629606
A place to collect fat deposits besides your stomach.
975804
No, it is not wrong for a guy to want lipo. Lipo can be for anyone. Just talk to a good doctor before you get it though. I've thought about it myself to help get rid of my stomach fat.