Hey guys,
I'm 14 and have been trying to loose these fat and man boobs i have... but just doesn't seem to work.
Can Anyone suggest any routine/ diet i can do/follow?
P.S: I practically don't have any equipments.. and can all of the exercises be done at home?!
thx.
xx
Nathaniel

at your age, you need to have a chat with your parents or guardian or whomever feeds you about proper nutrition.

Spend some time reading around the forum... there is a lot of good info on nutrition that you can share with your family.

You have a wonderful age which doesn't need too much help to lose weight. Diet is important for you. Make sure that you stick to a healthy and balance diet every day. Breakfast is very important, especially for your age.

Here are some advice on smart breakfast to lose weight, hope this can help you.Healthy Breakfast = protein + cellulose.

Common food protein content (per 100 grams of food) are as follows: 36 grams soy beans, green beans 24 grams, 7.4 grams tofu, Chinese cabbage 2 grams, 27 grams peanuts, 9.5 grams of pork, beef 20 grams, 3.3 grams of milk, eggs 15 g .Common food cellulose content (per 100 grams of food) are as follows: Laver 21.6 grams, 17.2 grams peanut, soybean 15.5 grams, 14.4 grams of maize, sesame and 14 grams, 13.2 grams oatmeal, kelp 11.3 grams, 10.8 grams of wheat, 10.2 g black beans, sesame 9.8 grams, 9.5 grams of walnut.

Stay away from starch or high-sugar level foods

I would agree with the other two posts that you should be aware of what you are eating and avoid the high sugar foods.

And you are young as well and I know its difficult to hear but you just ahve to be patient as your body changes - Some exercises that could help are wide grip push ups, also lots of 'core' work and compound exercises, thinks like planks for your mid section and squat jumps for overall fat burning and fitness.

I found this YouTube video that explains a few...

YouTube - Man Boob Push Ups

Hey Nathanial,

You've gotten some great tips so far and I agree with what everyone else has posted so far.

You're diet, more than anything else is going to influence your physical condition... it's just how it is.

The push ups are a great idea for some at home stuff as well as just doing some crunches and if you try staying in a push up position, as strong as you can be for 3 sets of 60 seconds a day, I'd bet you'd see some pretty sweet results!

Do you have access to a gym at all?

If you do, I'd recommend some bench press and decline bench press to really start to tone your chest.

I am building a blog right now actually on this very subject... It's a work in progress but here's the link just in case you are curious to check it out.

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I hope that helps!

--Jim

you're 14 man... the best free weight loss training you can get is at school. Join some sports, the calorie burn you'll get just by being a kid and having fun will be tremendous.

1) spend less time on your butt.
- Cut TV watching
- cut video game time
- cut internet time

2)Get outside and play!

3) See if you can get a bike for your birthday! If you have one. ride that sucker!

4)Hang out with active kids that get outside and play sports.

5) learn about proper nutrition.
- Cut the High sugar foods/snacks
- Cut out soda/ Kool aid, and other sugar drinks
- get more protein

RJA,
I don't regret anything but don't you wish you were given the same advise at 14? If you were given it don't you wish you listened?

Matt

Oh dude... do I... do I ever. Difference is with us, is we're makin the necessary changes later, which is better than never. And our past experiences make us who we are today. If being a big fat dude was necessary for me to be happy with who I am today, than so be it

oh and BTW

Woah man...

Sorry if that page came off as spammy but that certainly wasn't my intent...

Like I said in my original post it's a work in progress (and I'm not really good with all this techie stuff so it's taking me a little longer to put up the content that I really want!)

Anyway, it certainly wasn't my intent for that to be a spam link and in fact (after finally figuring out some of the tech stuff...) I just added some new content about different strength training exercises that might be relevant to folks reading this thread (BTW, sorry Nathaniel! Most of these exercises do require a gym or at least exercise equipment but the pushups are definitely a great thing to start with!)

I've copied that post below here and if you think it's all spammy like, let me know and I'll edit it out...

Cheers buddy,

--Jim

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As I was devouring information, checking out websites, reading books and whatever else I could find on how to get rid of my darn man boobs, I found one thing that was pretty consistent with all the stuff that I read and found…

it was pretty darn clear to me that if I wanted to have any chance whatsoever of getting rid of those things, I had to start incorporating some sort of a strength training program to really get my man boobs in check.

So… I did some more digging and found some cool strength training exercises that have worked for me and I think that they got a good shot at working for you.

But before I get into those exercises, I think it’s important to know that strength training exercises will not burn a great deal of calories while you are performing them… but they will help to increase your lean muscle mass and that’s what’s responsible for how many calories you burn on a daily basis. Weight training will also promote the development of strong and shapely chest muscles, so when the fat does come off, you are going to look significantly more defined and just a whole lot better.

So now that I’ve gone through all my blabbering… here’s some exercises that I think will work wonders for ya:

*Seated Chest Press– This is an exercise done with a machine… Simply sit back with your back flat against the machine and push the weight out slowly and in a controlled motion. You want to make sure that you’re controlling the weight and that you have enough weight on there to really make it burn. Do this for 3 or 4 sets of 10 to 12 reps.

*Cable Crossovers–Attach the handles to either side of a pulley station and stand with your arms extended at shoulder level, your elbows slightly bent and your feet shoulder-width apart. Slowly bring your hands together in front of you and cross them. Return to the starting position and repeat. Concentrate on using your pectoral muscles to generate the power needed for this exercise. Do 4 sets of 8 to 12 repetitions.

*Incline Flyes–Sitting on an incline bench at about a 45 degree angle with the dumbbells held above you, lower your hands out to the sides (but not lower than your shoulders), then bring your hands back together above you, mimicking a hugging action. Perform 4 sets of 8 to 12 repetitions.

*Bench Press–Lie with your back against the bench and slowly press the barbell directly upward. Make sure that your back does not rise off the bench, and that you are breathing out on the upward movement and inhaling on the downward action. Perform 4 sets of 8 to 12 repetitions.

*Push Ups–Push-ups are an excellent workout for your upper body and can be done anywhere. Place your hands on the floor, shoulder-width apart, and lower yourself so that your nose is almost touching the ground. Pause for a second, then rise up again. To add an extra challenge, try doing clap push-ups: After the lowering motion is complete, drive yourself up with enough force to clap your hands before resuming the push-up position. Perform 4 sets of as many as you can.

Those are some of the strength training exercises that I’ve done that have worked wonders for me so far and if you follow the instructions I’ve laid out here, should work wonders for ya too!

Hope that helps!

I’m rootin’ for ya!

–Jim