My name is Themi, I'm 17, and I go to the gym regularly. I started going to the gym about a year ago. Then I weighed about 235lbs. Currently I am 200lbs. When I first came to the gym, I did mostly muscle work outs. It was only in the last 2 or 3 months that I really started doing cardio, and thats where i lost the most weight. Although I've lost 35lbs, my "man boobs" aren't going away. I think I may have made the mistake of building up too much muscle in my chest area and now it's hard to lose the fat there. Well, I have a healthy diet, and i exersise regularly. I definatley noticed a decrease in the fat around my waiste and belly, but I wish those man boobs would just go away. I am not having surgery, and I am not taking pills. If you have experience with my issue and you were able to solve it, please tell me how you did it. I'm already running, doing bench press, pushups, and eating healthy. Maybe i'm doing something wrong, or leaving something out of the equation.
2007-11-26 06:48:02 · 10 answers · asked by Themi 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
just give it some more time.
2007-11-26 06:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by Gath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I aguree with cluck, I've been there too I've gone from 220-170 over the last year. Make sure that you are changing up your chest workout, dumbell bench, incline/decline... etc. As long as you are working hard and losing weight I would just keep doing what you are doing. Having muscle under your boobs (sorry) doesn't matter, in fact muscle constantly burns calories to sustain itself so I would say the more you have in that area the better. I would just give it time and see what happens.
when I lost all my weight it came out of my chest first, then my arms, then my face, and finally my gut, it was really frustrating but it seemed to move areas like that. Just keep it up and I think you will be fine
2007-11-26 07:01:39 · answer #2 · answered by Nate 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Themi,
You mention you're 17. I would say it's becuase you're still going through puberty, During puberty it's very common for men to get what is called man boobs or Gynecomastia. Right now your body is in a state of hormonal flux as your testosterone and estrogen levels bounce around a lot.
Anabolic steroids and some street drugs can have nasty side effects such as man boobs and prescription medications also.
I would give it some time and keep sticking to your diet and exercise routine. If after puberty you're still experiencing this problem and you're not experiencing side effects due to any other factors then I would seek further guidance.
2007-11-29 02:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-26 06:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by buffytou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Themi, as you can see from the answers sent in to you, different people respond in different ways to the same exercise....I've never had the "man boob" problem, but one exercise I did for the upper body that had the best ever effect on my pecs were "dips" For me, they were lots more effective than bench presses or pushups.....as your pecs put on more muscle, you should see a gradual disappearance of your "baby fat" Stay with it!! Hope that works for you!!
2007-11-26 07:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by pilota300b4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way to get rid of that (without surgery) is aerobics and cardio thats works your chest, like push ups.
I would try to do as many pushups as i can 1 hour before breakfast. no weights or anything on your back.
that way you would excercise your chest on an empty stomach, and the first source of energy the chest finds is the fat directly around it.
good luck
2007-11-26 06:58:34 · answer #6 · answered by geetar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people just have that problem and the only way to solve it is surgery because it's genetic. Or that just may be the last area that you lose weight and you may have to lose more. But don't go overboard with the weight loss.
2007-11-26 06:53:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-26 00:42:55 · answer #8 · answered by nakita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive got same through gym work years ago -if anyone mentions it - I tell them their jealous as its a mans fantasy to feel his own breasts !! and laugh it off-
but serious running -long distances will get rid of it - enter marathons and half marathons -did trick for me. !
And im down to a 36 b cup .....hahahahahaha laugh otherwise you will get hang up about it
2007-11-26 06:54:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you only have man boobs because you are fat don't take it personally but you just need to lose wight (sorry for calling you fat)
2007-11-26 10:30:49 · answer #10 · answered by cutie pie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋