How can I burn fat when I've already built a ton of muscle?

Question

I'm a black belt in karate and Im also on a summer league and highschool swimteam, and I weigh 167lbs. I don't eat any differently than the healthier and slimmer girls on my swimteam and I actually excercise more in an attempt to lose weight and I don't get why Im still overweight. I read somewhere that you can look bigger by building muscle under your fat, and I think that's my problem. I always wondered why my legs were exceptionally big when my kicks in karate were so high and so powerful compared to everyone else's in my class. When I heard about the "muscle under fat" idea, I was furious because I didn't know how to burn fat instead of gain muscle. Swimming for my highschool includes running near a mile everyday and then jumping jacks, vertical jumps in and out of the pool, pushups, situps, crunches, and tons of other workouts that I thought would burn fat. HELP!!! : (

Answer 1

It is extremely dangerous to have too low a percentage of body fat. Just be careful. Ask your doctor.

Answer 2

well it's obvious that you are getting plenty of regular exercise so that only leaves the diet. to see a substantial decrease in the body fat you need to make drastic changes to the diet. 90% of the foods that you consume should be whole foods and not processed. once the body fat is under control you can be less strict with your eating habits.

the first thing you need to do is get your body fat tested. that is the first step towards developing a proper diet what will allow you to maintain muscle mass while decreasing body fat