Damn that stubborn fat

[wannagetoned]

hey ladies and gents,

so ive been working out for some time now.
i mix up the strength training with atleast 45 minutes of cardio each day.
on m, w, f, i do 30 mins of HIIT stationary bike then at extra 15 just during warmup/cooldown
on Tuesdays its 30-40 minutes of running (not full on, it averages out to moderate difficulty for me)
on thursdays 45 minutes of laps in the swimming pool (with breaks, not nonstop)

all in all, i work out five days a week (m, w, f are for upper body including arms and core and t and thurs are for legs)

here is situation:

upper body is coming along great, its slightly defined and seems to have only slight fat deposits. even legs are coming along nicely in terms of showing muscle definition and lacking fatty deposits.
but stomach area has this collection of fat that just wont get smaller.

for the past 3 weeks ive started doing a lot of crunches and leg raises as well as exercises to attack the muscles on the sides of abdomen. (3 days a week)
is there anything else that i can do? are there any other key exercises i should know about if i am ever to get rid of this damn fat? any diet tricks? (ive pretty much cut out alot of the fat from diet any that comes is usually from almonds or little olive oil, whatever oil content there is in rightly dressing a salad, or small amounts of yogurt)

please help..it seems that chest is horribly unbalanced. if you were to look at it from the top down, it would seem as if i have the upper body of a very fit individual but the of someone horribly out of shape.

Thank you in advance.

[Kevsworld]

Diet would be the key to getting rid of the last stubborn fat. Yohimbine can also help, but you have to be fairly lean to tap into that last bit of fat.

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[NickiAnderson]

It seems to me that you're getting in a serious amount of cardio work, but not sure how much of the strength training. You said it's mixed in with cardio, but just how much? It seems to me that you need to kick up your strength training program. And of course, yeah, diet plays a big role as well. You've only been doing this for a few weeks, so take a look at your program and see how much strength you're getting in. I typically recommend 60% strength, 40% cardio and cardio should be high intensity, for about 20-30 minutes.

[BillyG]

take a long look at what you are putting in your mouth,

then cut a portion of the carbs out, get rid of must sugars as well,


or maintain what you are taking it, and push even longer while doing the cardio routine..

you are maybe doing enough to maintain this certain amount of muscle/body fat ratio, (example)- you do 30 mins of a cardio routine. you maintain..... there for you have to increase your routine by 5-15 mins extra to start loosing more weight ,

5-15 mins extra can set you over the top....
there will always be a plateau whether its building mass, or loosing fat.. you either have to cut out, Or increase in what you do/take in