Skinny Guy, Fat Belly

[tenkev]

Having a protruding belly is the same thing as having an apple shaped body. The signal is having a higher proportion of your body fat stored as abdominal fat than a normal person. You can be skinny and have prediabetes and you can be fat and not have it. The real sign of whether you have it or not is the proportion of you fat stored in the belly.

[Mehdi]

Labeling someone with a condition doesn't fix his problem. And it scares people off and can give them excuses. Are you doing it to help him or do you want to prove something?

Let's focus on the solution. Cut your carbs, eat whole foods, get stronger.

[tenkev]

Yes I gave the solution in my first post but I was just defending myself from people who responded saying there is no possible way I could know that.

The problem is carbs. Solution is cutting them. Easy.

[jdotpitts]

oh, it's not THAT protruding... i mean it's protruding enough to make me embarassed to put a shirt on, but it's not like I can't see my dick, you know?

[jdotpitts]

wait, so if I am doing GOMAD (currently at half a gallon a day), should I stop? There is quite a bit of carbs (12g/cup) in whole milk, right?

[Guillaume31]

From what I read on this forum the extra belly-fat you will gain from increasing food intake should easily go away if you keep your metabolism high by doing strength training.

At first i focused on increasing my weight (skinny ectomorph type) and it gave me a bigger belly and love handles - it all goes away when the weights get heavy so i don't really worry about that anymore

[Tenmagnet]

Another thing to look at is your posture. Weak hamstrings and glutes can cause your pelvis to rotate forward, giving you an exaggerated curve in your lower back, and causing your gut to stick out.

The cure, as always, is to squat more. Also, read up on lordosis... if that condition describes your posture, there are some exercises and stretches you can add to your program to help it go away.