Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[divagirl]

I have been doing a lot of ab work with the core workouts and other tapes of cathe's and I feel like my midsection is just getting bigger. Clothes feel a little tighter and I'm concerned. I feel like I am getting "thick" in the middle. Any suggestions???

Tina aka. divagirl

 

[Miss Lee]

I would never hold myself up as an expert, but I'm wondering if your form is off. I read somewhere that if you do alot of ab crunches without properly contracting your ab muscles you can, in fact, increase your middle. Has anyone else heard this?

Michele

 

[dhcsim]

My BIL goes to a really "posh" gym in a certain city. I wouldn't be surprised if the women have the word PRADA stamped all over their shoe laces.LOL. He was told by his trainer that if you have a lot of fat in your middle ,that doing ANY ab work will just make you look bigger in that area until you start losing the fat. I don't think I believe that.

Michelle- I have never heard of that before. I do have that book called The Complete Book of Abs for women. I wonder if that says anything. I will have to pull it out again and read it.

 

[Fit_mommy]

I have heard that doing abs incorrectly can make your middle bigger instead of smaller as well....you have to pull your abs in toward your spine when doing a crunch to avoid this I think....

 

[divagirl]

Thanks ladies,

I guess I better REALLY clean up my diet and lose some more fat then. I think I am doing the exercises correctly but then again its not like I have someone overseeing my form.

 

[Miss Lee]

Hi Divagirl,

Why don't you try re-posting your question on the Ask Cathe page. I would love to hear her thoughts on the topic.

Michele