Workout Questions - Tighten Up Pecs and Love Handles

Workout Question:
I have two questions which I hope you can help me with . The first issue I have is the area between my armpit and pec. I still have a little bit of fat in that armpit and pec area and I cant seem to get rid of it. I started doing dumbbell flys on the flat bench. Do you have any other suggestions? I have a good home gym with cable machines, free weights and benches.

My other issue is that I used to have a huge spare tire around my waist. Most of it is gone other than a little bit of fat around my love handles. Do you have any tips to get rid of this last little bit of stomach fat?

Workout Answer:
A great exercise to do with cables is "cable crossovers" to tighten up that area between the armpit and pec area. Here is an example of the crossovers:

• Cable Crossovers

Other good exercises are doing cardio with the elliptical machine (using the handles with your arms) and jumping rope. These movements will really help burn calories and tighten up that area

Concerning the area around your waist, the important thing is whether its actually adipose tissue (fat) or loose skin. If it is fat, then extra cardio and tightening up your diet will be the key to losing it. However, if its loose skin then its almost impossible to get rid of that without surgery to tighten it up. One of the best ways to look at your lower abs. If you have fat in your lower abs, then your not lean enough yet and the area around your sides is probably fat. If you have lean lower abs (usually you will see veins just below your lower abs when you're really lean), then the extra tissue around your waist is most likely loose skin. It tough when we get older since the elasticity in our skin decreases and doesn't snap back and tighten up when we lose weight.

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