How To Lose BACK FAT! lol

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Posted by cutiegirlxo

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Posted by smrsun

The row machine at the gym. Not the cardio one, but the weight one.

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Ohhhh yea the row machine is good!!! Thanks, but anything that can be done at home? My living room is my gym lol

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I have the slim in 6 dvd's. They are really good. It is put out by Beachbody. I alternate videos since I get bored easily.
Billy Blanks Bootcamp is another good set for your home gym, hmmmm . there is also pilates. Thats a great overall workout.

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Posted by cutiegirlxo

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

You can't spot reduce fat...weight training and cardio to build muscle and burn fat!

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Ok so basically, keep doing what I'm doing and it'll make the back fat go down in the dress?

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definitely..you will lose inches all over...eat 5 meals a day...high in protein, lower in good carbs and moderate in good fats! If you want any help let me know!

Thank you so much ladies!!! I thought maybe there was a specific way to 'attack the back fat' LOL I'll just try to keep pushing myself... I will keep you guys posted on how it's coming along... thank you

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Posted by cutiegirlxo

I just did my 30 day shred and my FH just sat down next to me (while I'm catching my breath mind you) and opened up chip-ahoy cookies and a tall glass of milk.... omg I could seriously throw a shoe at his head right now!!!!!!!

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an easy way to get rid of back fat & love handles is to put a weight on the ground to your right or left side, bend down sideways & pick it up, bend back down & put it down & repeat. It's very simple & it's just working out & toning the muscles & helps get rid of the fat

The best thing I ever did was work out with a trainer 2x a week for 6 weeks before the wedding. Its true, you can't just spot train, but if you do all over weights and cardio, you can focus on certain body parts with weight training. We focused on abs arms and back since that was what was seen most in the dress, but we still did some leg stuff.
I can't recommend this highly enough. Yes it is pricey, but it is the best money I ever spent. Basically one session was like going out to dinner. I was on such a strict diet, we didn't go out to dinner any more, so I felt it was swapping the money, so speaking of diet, my trainer put me on this:
No Alcohol
No Sugar
No white carbs
No processed food
small portions.

Its miserable, but it works -- I lost 12 lbs and I don't know how many inches in 6 weeks, and my back and arms looked awesome.

Of course in the past 4 months I've gained it back because I was on a momentum that is hard to maintain. Now I'm seeing her once a week, and dieting, but not as strictly, and hopefully it will come off slowly.

Wow, sorry so long, good luck!

I was wondering how to lose the back fat as well....I too wanted to lose weight before the wedding. I just ate right and walked a lot and I lost 20-25 pounds (I have been fluctuating...lol). I was also doing 20-25 pushups and 50 situps each morning and night.

The last month or so I just haven't had time for it....and I have also been really stressed because my grandfather in Ireland is dying and my father may have to go back there before the wedding.....that amongst other things, so I just decided to stop the diet and exercise until after the honeymoon

I think that I am going to get that video as soon as I get back though!!! It sounds great!

Theres a piece in my pilates video called swimming, in which the beginning you lay on your stomach, lift both legs and hold. Repeat 3 times.

Then do the same by lifting your arms shoulders and upper chest (think diving into a pool).

Then the next one is putting all of them together, left arm right leg up, right arm left leg up and doing this fast like you're swimming on the floor for around a minute and a half. After about 30 seconds, you will likely want to drown, hahah

You will need weights at least 5 lbs or more. you need to use a bench or couch put one knee on the bench or couch one arm on teh bench or couch for stability (should be same arm as the leg thats up on bench) then take the weight in the opposite hand let it hang down palms facing in (toward you) then in saw like motion pull up that arm (should be slightly angled like sawing a piece of wood) Make sure to flex the shoulder balde & and side of back. Then switch sides. do 3 sets of 10.


Also take the weights palms facing out bring the weights to your ears (so your arms are making a letter u) bring arms almost untl they are straight up (arms slightly bent) make sure to flex the shoulder blades together when pulling back down.

HTH!!!!

Ladies, thank you sooooo much for all of your replies!! No, I dont go to a gym- I used to have ballys and I was paying monthly and just would never go, so to me it was a waste of money b/c I never got the motivation to go. So, I am trying to lose weight by eating less (esp. junk food) and trying my 30 day shred. I just started using 3 lb weights b/c if I had 5 lb ones, I would prob just give up and not use the weights at all lol.... so doing that row exercise and pretending I'm swimming on the floor will help? My FH would prob laugh at me and ask what the hell I'm doing on the floor LOL!!!! So basically, keep it moving with the cardio? The exercises on the 30 day shred is about 20-25 mins.... how many times a week should I be doing this?? 3-4? I'm going to stay with Level 1 tonight.... and try Level 2 tomorrow (hopefully)!! What other workout videos do you ladies use that incorporates cardio and a little bit of weights like the 30 day shred?

Cardio cardio cardio. Honestly you will probably have to up the duration to more than 20 minutes. You should do at least 30 minutes if not 40-50 minutes of cardio at least 4-5 times per week. Incorporate strength and toning training.

Do you work out at home or at the gym? See if your gym has kickboxing or step aerobics classes. For home, Turbo Jam with Chalene Johnson and Billy Blanks are the best IMO.

And of course, watch your diet.

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Posted by Autumnbride03

Cardio cardio cardio. Honestly you will probably have to up the duration to more than 20 minutes. You should do at least 30 minutes if not 40-50 minutes of cardio at least 4-5 times per week. Incorporate strength and toning training.

Do you work out at home or at the gym? See if your gym has kickboxing or step aerobics classes. For home, Turbo Jam with Chalene Johnson and Billy Blanks are the best IMO.

And of course, watch your diet.

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I am working out at home... do you have any workout videos that are maybe a little bit longer with the intensity that Jillian Michaels has? I feel like my heart rate is pumping good the whole time.... even when I'm doing the sit-ups I'm trying to catch my breath from all the jumping around lol

Like I mentioned, Turbo Jam is my FAVE... she has a bunch from sculpting to cardio ones. They change the packages now and again so I'm not sure what they offer now... you can get them from beachbody.com or even ebay has some sold separately.

They are a little pricey but they split up the payments over 3 months so that helps.

Honeslty though it is the most FUN workout I've ever done, time flies by and you totally transform your body. It is a lot of kickboxing-type moves with a dance-y twist. Lots of fun!

I recommend the weighted gloves, makes a big difference! (And will definitely help your back)

My favorite cardio workouts are Cardio Party 3 and Punch Kick and Jam, but don't miss Cardio Party 1 and 2 LOL

If you want to try Billy Blanks, his Amped series is a really good workout but they are more boring IMO

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Posted by Autumnbride03

Like I mentioned, Turbo Jam is my FAVE... she has a bunch from sculpting to cardio ones. They change the packages now and again so I'm not sure what they offer now... you can get them from beachbody.com or even ebay has some sold separately.

They are a little pricey but they split up the payments over 3 months so that helps.

Honeslty though it is the most FUN workout I've ever done, time flies by and you totally transform your body. It is a lot of kickboxing-type moves with a dance-y twist. Lots of fun!

I recommend the weighted gloves, makes a big difference! (And will definitely help your back)

My favorite cardio workouts are Cardio Party 3 and Punch Kick and Jam, but don't miss Cardio Party 1 and 2 LOL

If you want to try Billy Blanks, his Amped series is a really good workout but they are more boring IMO

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Oh cool!! Thank you!!!

back row presses will tone but cardio is the key along with diet. I am doing the 30 day shred just started last night and man it was great. Jogging wasn't do much for me - did it for six days 45 mins of jog/power walk i dropped one pound which is great but not what i would expect after what i did. I lost 25 lbs before my wedding just with diet and moderate walking, gained 10ish pounds back after the wedding (ate, drank no working out) now i am slowly dropping it off.

Also variety - i may do that dvd but I am deff going to do other dvd's since its cold out and ic an't afford a gym right now and try to still jog. Doing the same work out daily eventually your body get's used to it and nothing happens.

i have the 30 day shred dvd too (although i just use it as something to switch up my routine a bit, im not following the program every day consecutively..). Oddly enough i find that Level 2 is less effective for me than Level 1. I don't like how in Level 2 quite a few exercises have you supporting yourself on your hands on the floor and my hands are always slipping!! lol.. havent looked at level 3 yet.

let me know how its working out for you ladies.