Stomach fat

Former Member
Former Member
I swam for years and always kept in great shape. I quit for 2 years. After turning 41, which was 7 months ago, I started back up again. I swim 5 days a week for an hour, mostly freestyle. I'm in great shape again everywhere except for this stomach fat I can't seem to lose. Can anyone recommend any good workouts that can get rid of this?
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  • I think the only way to get six-pack abs is to have a very low body fat percentage. There are plenty of guys who look like the proverbial "98 pound weakling" but have definition in their abs merely because they've got no body fat. You can do 1,000 crunches per day, but unless you get rid of that spare tire around your waist you'll never have a six-pack. I'm not sure what you mean by, "very low body fat percentage," but I started getting comments on my abs when my body fat went down to 15%. Don't yet have a 6-pack, but I do have some definition there... The best way that worked for me to get rid of that spare tire was running. Sure, you can have a 6-pack behind it, many people do. It just won't show until you get rid of that fat layer.
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  • I think the only way to get six-pack abs is to have a very low body fat percentage. There are plenty of guys who look like the proverbial "98 pound weakling" but have definition in their abs merely because they've got no body fat. You can do 1,000 crunches per day, but unless you get rid of that spare tire around your waist you'll never have a six-pack. I'm not sure what you mean by, "very low body fat percentage," but I started getting comments on my abs when my body fat went down to 15%. Don't yet have a 6-pack, but I do have some definition there... The best way that worked for me to get rid of that spare tire was running. Sure, you can have a 6-pack behind it, many people do. It just won't show until you get rid of that fat layer.
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