Advice please - the quickest & most effective way to lose flab from stomach?

[mountainboo]

I've been back at gym for last couple of months doing 2 times a week and whenever I go I do atleast 140 sit ups, well that roll bar thingy. Anyway, the flab on my stomach is worst it's ever been, does anybody know what exersises I can do to reduce the flab within one month as going on hol next month. I used to have a very flat tummy, but I did nothing for a year and piled on the weight and now I'm 26 it's harder to get rid of than ever before. Any advice would be much appreciated. TIA

[Doc Spock]

Time machine ?

[tattoo1094]

ooohh mountainboo, im a kick boxer, but sit ups are the best thing

[Doc Spock]

This is me after following a strict pie and chips and lager diet.

http://www.boredtodeath.co.uk/pic380.php

[mountainboo]

yes doc a time machine would be bloody fantastic, if you could rack me one up now that'd be great!!!

Thanks tattoo, but I bet you get more deifinition in your tummy anyway because of the use of your legs and arms aswell. how many do you do and do you do them everyday?

[mountainboo]

lol doc

[Doc Spock]

sorry just feeling bit giggly, best of luck with hols

[tattoo1094]

no mate stopped doing all that mallarky three years ago...................i just walk alot talk alot and do alot of sit ups
lol

[clairey-s]

Sit up's wont lose you much 'flab', just tone the muscles underneath. You'll need to do actuall excercise for that.

Time machine will work too, of course.

Also, if you will insist on doing and unreasonable amount of situps, then make sure your doing them right. You may find when you get the technique right they'll suddenly become a whole lot harder. =)

x

[tattoo1094]

dont worry about it ,thats the best answer i can give. I f your fairly fit then b.....s to every one else, if not 'dont worry either'
spent most of my life being what every one else wanted me to be , i am now 'just me' lol

[IggyB]

the reason that the flab now looks worse than ever is that the sit ups are building the abdominal muscles, as these get bigger the fat stored over the top will be pushed out further.
The is no way to target specific parts of the body to remove fat - instead it is lost from the last place it was deposited (e.g. recently gained on legs it will be lost from the legs first when exercising)...
additionally while weight training (this includes sit ups) has its place in a weight loss regime the focus should really be on aerobic exercise (running, cycling, rowing etc) - as you only have a very short time till hol i would concentrate on this.

[tattoo1094]

iggy , although i appreciate what you have said,.there is nothing wrong in star jumps, or push ups........how ever im sure that mountain will do the best he can. i am not a fitness expert but i do know what works for me.Then again i am female and our muscles work differently.
what do you do iggy? i have done kick boxing inthe past, and played for england 'juniors' hockey. Only saying because its nice to here from some one like minded

[mountainboo]

ok, thanks clairey and iggy, valid points