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Hello all,

I'm coming up on my one year in the Army (still a new guy). I'm currently in the best shape of my life. I go to PT every morning (like I should) and I also go to the gym every night with the weekends being off days. Now even with progress everywhere else, I have gained weight. I've always been a little wider around my lower tummy and have the nice beautiful love handles hanging off my lower back. My chain of command has told me that the Army just changed its bodyfat percentages again so I am now over... I eat very clean, run fast, and lift heavy and have been seeing progress I just can't seem to shake that lower back fat. Does anyone have any tips or anything? I know there isn't some magic fat loss pill I've just run out of ideas.....
 
Everyone says they eat "clean", or claim they don't overeat.

Track calories and adjust accordingly.
 
So, are you over your Army weight limit for your height? If not it shouldn't matter.

ie, I am 6-0 38 yrs old, so I can weigh 200 lbs.
If I am 199lbs, but have a 60 inch waist, I am still good....:-o

Anywho.....Prone Cobras, ab wheel, good morning lifts, Roman Chairs will smoke that back fat.
Add a weighted vest to the above once you get the hang of it....:thumbsup:
 
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Consult a Registered Dietician and hook up with a certified personal trainer, ideally one with experience in helping people lose weight.
 
Thank you, I do realize a lot of people say they eat clean. I will begin tracking my calories and adding those exercises into my workouts. Appreciate it! Thanks again!

SpongeBob*24 said:
So, are you over your Army weight limit for your height? If not it shouldn't matter.

ie, I am 6-0 38 yrs old, so I can weigh 200 lbs.
If I am 199lbs, but have a 60 inch waist, I am still good....:-o

Anywho.....Prone Cobras, ab wheel, good morning lifts, Roman Chairs will smoke that back fat.
Add a weighted vest to the above once you get the hang of it....:thumbsup:
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And yes, I'm 18 years old, 72 inches and weigh 200lbs. When they tape me around my belly button I'm at 36 inches
 
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So you are limited to 190 lbs.

The way I see it you can do 4 things:
Core exercises to smoke your waist - keep same weight just lower waist measurement.
Bigger neck - keep wt and waist but get that neck huge
Loose 10 lbs - noone wants to do this
DIET - automatically makes you feel horrible

That is the order I would attempt.
I am no professional anything, I just know I think dieting should always be the last attempt because you can jack up your metabolism. You are 18 years old. You should be partying and eating like a rock star and not worrying if a crouton in your salad will make you feel like shit for 2 weeks!


:thumbsup:O_o
 
I don't think anyone is saying worry about salad croutons. Stay away from fast food, sugary drinks, and desserts. Eat fresh foods. Meats, veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, etc. Once a week, eat whatever you want. Or don't. I used to be much more strict with my diet when I was competing in CrossFit. I lost the desire to even take a cheat day for a few months at a time because I enjoyed how I felt eating clean. It's not hard to make an 18 year old metabolism shed pounds if you quit eating like shit. I heard "Bro, I eat SO clean" from countless clients. Then I would make them keep a food log and would find out clean meant McDonald's 3x a week, a 12 pack of soda a week, candy throughout the day at work, etc.
 
I completely agree with the eating clean part. I eat at the DFAC so I'm going for the best stuff I can from there. I'm at the point where even if I have a couple chips I feel disgusting....... I've never had a quick metabolism. I just don't want to be kicked out of the Army because of the little bit of fat around my waist I have (only freaking place it's at too...) I appreciate everyone's comments. Thank you all again.
 
As long as your tape test is ok, don't sweat it.

I've been taped every time I've ever had to weigh in, but my traps connect to my ears.
 
Etype said:
As long as your tape test is ok, don't sweat it.

I've been taped every time I've ever had to weigh in, but my traps connect to my ears.
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That is where it is becoming a problem, the tape.. I don't really mind my weight. Everywhere else on me is solid just these sides.. I want to lose it so not only do I not have to worry about the tape test, I just want to feel better about it in general.
 
Sugar is the enemy, and good for you for recognizing it. But here's the thing: sugar is in SO much...learn to read labels, ixnay all fast food (of course stuff like Subway can be good, and when I was in they were prolific on bases), and continue the PT as you are. I second hooking up with a sports nutritionist/sports dietitian. If you want to try a go-it-yourself route, look up books by Nancy Clark sports nutrition.
 
Devildoc said:
Sugar is the enemy, and good for you for recognizing it. But here's the thing: sugar is in SO much...learn to read labels, ixnay all fast food (of course stuff like Subway can be good, and when I was in they were prolific on bases), and continue the PT as you are. I second hooking up with a sports nutritionist/sports dietitian. If you want to try a go-it-yourself route, look up books by Nancy Clark sports nutrition.
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I'm going to go meet with a nutritionist tomorrow after work. Thank you!
 
The Army fat program is so retarded!

E-Type is a greek god and has to be taped. I am a weak commo guy with 16 year old girl shoulders and have never had to be taped.

Bottom line TW, you know you body. I would work out more before dieting but it seems I am over ruled here.

Good luck bro! Mostly I am jealous. I hit 6-0 165 when I was 14, size 14 shoes with a 32 in waist and never grew.

Keep us posted on your journey my man!!!!

:thumbsup:
 
SpongeBob*24 said:
The Army fat program is so retarded!

E-Type is a greek god and has to be taped. I am a weak commo guy with 16 year old girl shoulders and have never had to be taped.

Bottom line TW, you know you body. I would work out more before dieting but it seems I am over ruled here.

Good luck bro! Mostly I am jealous. I hit 6-0 165 when I was 14, size 14 shoes with a 32 in waist and never grew.

Keep us posted on your journey my man!!!!

:thumbsup:
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Thanks man, appreciate it.
 
SpongeBob*24 said:
Anywho.....Prone Cobras, ab wheel, good morning lifts, Roman Chairs will smoke that back fat.
Add a weighted vest to the above once you get the hang of it....:thumbsup:
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Just want to clear up some bro science. You cannot spot reduce fat. Working certain muscle groups cannot reduce fat only in that area. You may gain muscle and tone that area making it appear leaner as if you lost fat there, but fat burns off of your body as a whole regardless what muscles you workout.

Males tend to store fat in their lower back and abs the most, so that will typically be the last fat you will lose when dropping weight.



Also, I agree with everyone. It's all about the diet! You have to put your body into a caloric deficit in order for your body to burn fat. The trick that I have been using lately is to do fasted cardio and doing intermittent fasting. You just have to make sure you don't eat too many calories for the day. I have lost about 17 lbs so far using this technique.
 

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