i have good abs but they don't show because there is a layer of fat over my stomoach. how do i get rid of it?
958921
increase your cardio and you need to look at your diet very carefully.\n\nIf you're not eating the right things to lose fat, even with the added cardio..you're not going to lose the fat.\n\nincorporate weightlifting into your regimen.  muscle burns fat
656243
Isolation of tummy exercises won't resolve the issue. Most people carry weight around some part of their body. This happens to be your area. You are lucky cause you can hide it! I would suggest to reduce your fat and sugar intake cause that would assist with the diet. \n\nGo running twice a week for two hours. Do spin and boxing classes and refer to the website for some weight training and ab exercises: www.bodybuilding.com\n\nMake sure you eat all low fat low calorie dairy as well! Be persistent cause if you do you'll see the results. \n\nGoodluck!
516528
Doing alot of cruches and ab exercises will help, however as a guy thats the first place that fat accumulates within the cells.  If you're looking for minor definition ab exercises and monitor your fat intake.  For a 6 pack, you'd have to eliminate fat from your diet almost completely.  You don't want to eliminate all fat, because your body uses fat for energy.  If there's no fat for energy, the next energy supply is muscle tissue.  Also, family history has a role in it as well.  You may a longer battle depending on your family history.
439136
You cannot SPOT reduce. If you have ab flab it is likely a layer of fat over your muscles. You could have the most rock solid abs, but if you've got a layer of fat over them the exercises will do little. To tighten up what you've got, however -- slow crunches. Do not hold your head, do not rest your head between cruches, and BREATHE!
302221
if you want to get "SUPER" abs u have to lose excess fat and skin around your abdominal muscles you do not specifically have to work them out very much at all....just run a lot and focus on losing body fat some people try for years doing 500 situps a day and get nowhere because their body fat is too high therefore the abs cant be seen.....oh and eat healthy low carbs
160688
I have read in several mags that a proper diet is the most important part.  You have to get rid of that layer of fat between your skin and your abdominals and the only way to do it is threw a proper diet.  No amount of sit-ups will get rid of that fat.
989100
As far as I know, you have to get your body fat down so you don't have any fat deposits for your body to tuck anywhere.  You won't hear this from any advertisements for ab-er-cisers...
951332
There is no such thing as "spot reducing" only one area of your body. You cannot target your abs to lose fat from. It will come off from everywhere. Because of the size of your ab area, it is generally the last place you see the fat come off from. But, if you are eating properly and exercising, it is coming off.\n\nWhat you eat is also a key component to loose the fat. Eat healthy, but eat less. Try for 5 to 6 smaller meals during the day, making most of your calories come from proteins and good carbs. Cut back on refined sugars and fatty foods (especially trans-fats). If you are not gaining weight right now, try cutting back about 200 calories and see what happens.
241576
you have to excercise your abs. do some crunches.
568212
Cardio gets rid of the excessive fat. If you start doing sit ups or anything to strength your ab muscles without losing the fat first you will look heavier.
1041489
There is no way to spot reduce fat.  The best way is to do some exercise and eat healthy.  Overall weight reduction will help your belly.\n\nAlso do some ab exercises to tone your belly, like some crunches or leg raises.
388986
Exersing your abdominal muscles is not going to flatten your stomach.  What you need to do is get rid of the fat over your lower abdomen.  Unfortunately, you can't really spot reduce and this may well be the last place fat will come off of your body.  In order to get rid of that last bit of fat, you may have to reduce your body fat to an unhealhy and unreasonable level.  Try to focus  more on health and less on getting a 6 pack,,,
687303
You are carrying potentially body fat around your ab area due to what you are eating. You need to review your foods and alcohol. Carring body fat is most dangerous around the ab area so you need to take on a better eating lifestyle. Eat quality, low GI foods, more vegies, less carbs at night & increase proteins.  \n\nRunning will provide leaner muscles not massive bulky ones but if you don't want that run with weights. Running is one of the best forms of fat burning & weight loss as is running up stairs or sand dunes. \n\nGood luck and I hope you get the results you're after.
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
1050395
It is physically impossible to lose fat from just one part of the body.  Your body has a pre-set map that determines where it is going to hold fat.   \n\nSo...your best bets are (and these presume you are doing a good ab workout anyway):\n\n1. Cardio.  start running, burn fat...\n2. Eat smart...as little junk as possible\n3. Drink plenty of water...flushes out fat and excess water..water retention will also hide your abs\n\nAnd..if all that works, you at a lean, fighting weight and overall muscular, and you still have that layer....liposuction!\n\nJust be sure you've tried the rest first.  Surgery carries substantial risk so don't go that route unless you have no choice.
770279
Cardio.  the only way to get rid of a belly is cardio.  You can do all the ab exercises in the world and you'll have a nice six pack covered by fat.  If youre serious, do cardio 30 min a day, six days a week.  If youre not so motivated, make sure it's at least 3 times per week.
1104539
You probably don't have fat anywhere else on your body, which makes your stomach look big.\n\nYou should get some vigourous exercise to even things out by putting mass elsewhere on your body, and lower your BMI - which is the only way you'll get abs.