moobs

[mazzybear]

My advice would be go see your doctor, moobs (or Gynecomastia) can be caused by a number of factors. Biggest one being a hormone imbalance, your body may be producing excess levels of estrogen, which in turn can also be caused for various reasons, such as excess alcohol intake, poor diet and steroid use, taking certain medications can also cause moobs. All the exercise in the world won't get rid of them if your body is producing too much estrogen.

So go see your GP and see what he can suggest.

Mo.

[Archimoto]

Yeah im a really fussy eater. Ibcould do with changing my diet. I trainat home. I do 20mins on the punchbag every day and chest and arms 3 times a week and back n shoulders twice a week with protein shakes

What a lot of people fail to realize with a workout program is that it should be progressive. In much the same way as a martial art. You start with basics, and then you slowly add more and more.

So if you're doing a workout at home, start writing down what you're doing. If you are doing 3 sets of 20 pushups one workout, try to add 1 rep every workout. So instead of 3 sets of 20 you're now doing 3x21, then 3x22, then 3x23, etc.

Then you can start adding sets, decreasing rest times, super setting with bodyweight squats, etc.

The point is to keep some type of SMALL progression in there to keep getting better and better.

The same goes for running. There isn't much that beats running for weight loss. Start with a light jog at 5 minutes. Do that 2-3 times a week. Next week add 30 seconds or 1 minute. If you feel really good one day run longer. Just have a set amount of time to run and add to it so you are always getting a little better each time.

Don't think about these things in short-term. Think about where you want to be a year from now. Or two years. And think about the small goals you can accomplish on your way to help that long term goal.

If you add 1 minute a week to your run, at the end of a year you're running an extra 48 minutes! That's a LONG run, lol.

Also, use a common sense diet. If it used to be alive(animal or plant) then it is probably okay and healthier than the alternatives. Meats, especially lean meat like poultry and fish, fruits and vegetables(fresh), and whole grains.

Excellent post !!!

Completely agree especially with the notes about gradually increasing duration and intensity. Several months in to training and if you're taking to running a rule of thumb is to increase your weekly run total by no more than 10%.