Abs Puffing Out My Stomach...WTF?

[Roofus]

Just wondering if anyone else has had there stomach start to pooch out when working their abs? Prior to getting back in the gym 1.5yrs ago I was about 20lbs+ over weight. Innitially my ab routine was 3x100 crunches 3 times a week. Someone advised me to stop doing that and to cut back my reps and instead do inclined reps and weighted reps to try to encourage the muscles to take shape to encourage definition in the abs. I then changed my routine to 3x20 incline 2 days a week, and 1 day of 3x8 incline weighted with a 20lb weight. I've gained a bit a weight through the holidays and went from 12%bf to around 15%bf, but even with that said I'm finding it harder to suck in my gut so to say. My abs are hard even under a slite bit of fat on my stomach but the muscles pooch out, and it seems the stronger and harder my abs get the more the pooch I get. Are the muscles just getting bigger and pushing the fat outward making it look worse. Or are will certain routines or maybe I'm doing something incorrectly causing my stomach to pooch?
Diet is 1st meal oat meal or creame of wheat. And then 3 meals chicken and brocolli with a MR shake mixed in. 2-3 cheat meals a week...which is probably too much...but I do my best.
Any advice?

 

[Inhibitor13]

I am interested as well...

 

[mad dipz]

do some cardio

 

[wakefib]

it is called visceral fat. it is fat that is stored around the organs and under the muscle.

 

[HOLYSHITLOOK@ME]

When I do abs I concentrate mainly on my breathing. If you're doing abs and have a full "belly" of air, the muscles will build outward taking the shape of (i think) your diaphram. Have little air in your lungs when doing abs. And so there's no confusion I'm not saying that muscle is being built as you're exercising, but the angle the the muscles are being "hit" when your tummy is poofed outwards versus flat.

 

[andy11]

When I do abs I concentrate mainly on my breathing. If you're doing abs and have a full "belly" of air, the muscles will build outward taking the shape of (i think) your diaphram. Have little air in your lungs when doing abs. And so there's no confusion I'm not saying that muscle is being built as you're exercising, but the angle the the muscles are being "hit" when your tummy is poofed outwards versus flat.

No.

 

[HOLYSHITLOOK@ME]

Elaborate Dr. McLamey

 

[SgtSlaughter]

When I do abs I concentrate mainly on my breathing. If you're doing abs and have a full "belly" of air, the muscles will build outward taking the shape of (i think) your diaphram. Have little air in your lungs when doing abs. And so there's no confusion I'm not saying that muscle is being built as you're exercising, but the angle the the muscles are being "hit" when your tummy is poofed outwards versus flat.

lol.

No.

Where's your proof little buddy? Back it up.

 

[Andalite]

When I do abs I concentrate mainly on my breathing. If you're doing abs and have a full "belly" of air, the muscles will build outward taking the shape of (i think) your diaphram. Have little air in your lungs when doing abs. And so there's no confusion I'm not saying that muscle is being built as you're exercising, but the angle the the muscles are being "hit" when your tummy is poofed outwards versus flat.

i do not agree with this. i think it was answered above that " it is called visceral fat. it is fat that is stored around the organs and under the muscle." now i want to know how to get rid of it. does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[mm107]

Diet =]

 

[HOLYSHITLOOK@ME]

Little buddy? There may be a bunch of pencil neck fucks on this site claiming to know the world about working out, but i'm not one of em. You're probly a half rate aerobic inst. And if thats you in that avatar, you should be in the gym......NOW. Then maybe you'll look as good as the top 10% of us. I was just giving my $.02. I didn't think viseral fat formed that quickly

QUOTE[I've gained a bit a weight through the holidays and went from 12%bf to around 15%bf, ]

 

[mm107]

When I do abs I concentrate mainly on my breathing. If you're doing abs and have a full "belly" of air, the muscles will build outward taking the shape of (i think) your diaphram. Have little air in your lungs when doing abs. And so there's no confusion I'm not saying that muscle is being built as you're exercising, but the angle the the muscles are being "hit" when your tummy is poofed outwards versus flat.

So how do you support your lower back on decline situps? Air holds my abdomens tight.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Little buddy? There may be a bunch of pencil neck fucks on this site claiming to know the world about working out, but i'm not one of em. You're probly a half rate aerobic inst. And if thats you in that avatar, you should be in the gym......NOW. Then maybe you'll look as good as the top 10% of us. I was just giving my $.02. I didn't think viseral fat formed that quickly
QUOTE[I've gained a bit a weight through the holidays and went from 12%bf to around 15%bf, ]

Maybe it was always there... we don't know.

I'm sorry you took those two little words so personally. Me? Aerobic instructor ... this avi is from the end of my last cut at around 190-200lbs... i'm up around 230lbs now sweetheart.

But back to the topic at hand...

Your cheat meals may bloat you. You could possibly have an oat allergy that gets you bloated from the get go in the morning... i've read of a few people having that problem.

 

[mm107]

Maybe it was always there... we don't know.

I'm sorry you took those two little words so personally. Me? Aerobic instructor ... this avi is from the end of my last cut at around 190-200lbs... i'm up around 230lbs now sweetheart.

But back to the topic at hand...

Your cheat meals may bloat you. You could possibly have an oat allergy that gets you bloated from the get go in the morning... i've read of a few people having that problem.

you little no good ab lounge user! u are one small mofo! only 200lbs! Sissy!
(BTW, ill be in your abs class on tuesday 2:00 pm sharp!)


But Sgt, good observation on the food alergies, i go to school for nutrition, and i usually overload food alergies as a reason for bloat, etc.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

you little no good ab lounge user! u are one small mofo! only 200lbs! Sissy!
(BTW, ill be in your abs class on tuesday 2:00 pm sharp!)

But Sgt, good observation on the food alergies, i go to school for nutrition, and i usually overload food alergies as a reason for bloat, etc.

lmfao!

it's the ab roller, get it right

gotta think of all the angles, come on now

We could next look at sodium (decrease)/potassium (increase) and water...

 

[Extra_Strong]

When I do abs I concentrate mainly on my breathing. If you're doing abs and have a full "belly" of air, the muscles will build outward taking the shape of (i think) your diaphram. Have little air in your lungs when doing abs. And so there's no confusion I'm not saying that muscle is being built as you're exercising, but the angle the the muscles are being "hit" when your tummy is poofed outwards versus flat.

what? a full belly of air? you mean your lungs? are abs covering your abs?

 

[StormSeeker]

I would drop the cream of wheat from your diet- that stuff basically hits your system like sugar. Its right up there with Corn Puffs cereal.

Not that I am the master of diet discipline- but I would also cut back the cheat meals- treat your meals like the inverse of church. Be good on 6 days of the week and cheat on one day- and don't go overboard on that one day.

 

[HOLYSHITLOOK@ME]

You guys are killing me. I have to end this or i'm gonna freak the fuck out. I"M WRONG AND I"M A FUCKING IDIOT! I Heard once that doing abs like i mentioned would build your abs out taking the shape of your ..........NM i'm wrong and that all you guys had to say. Excuse me whil I go track down the guy I heard this from and slap him in the back of the head.

 

[mm107]

You guys are killing me. I have to end this or i'm gonna freak the fuck out. I"M WRONG AND I"M A FUCKING IDIOT! I Heard once that doing abs like i mentioned would build your abs out taking the shape of your ..........NM i'm wrong and that all you guys had to say. Excuse me whil I go track down the guy I heard this from and slap him in the back of the head.

hey bro, it happens....

i went around teaching wrong info for a bit because someone told me at the gym too...

took it to EF and got bashed.....well lets say i run everything by EF first in a question format these days lol

 

[Kabeetz]

You weren't wrong about Sarge being an aerobics instructor though, for whatever that's worth. Camouflage leg warmers and everything.

 

[mm107]

You weren't wrong about Sarge being an aerobics instructor though, for whatever that's worth. Camouflage leg warmers and everything.

LMAO

Dont forget he uses the pink dumbells too =]

 

[HOLYSHITLOOK@ME]

Lesson learned. I had to lash out at someone and Sarge, you were hittin the most

 

[HOLYSHITLOOK@ME]

This is from the thread "Stomach getting bigger". I'm not sure if I should open this can of worms, but .....FUCK IT.


"not really bro

even Arnold practiced "vacumes" to assure a small waist" -OMEGA

 

[72Norton]

Roofus,

Just out of curiosity, how are you measuring and keeping track of your body fat?

Norton

 

[Roofus]

3 spot caliper test.