Ha well it is quite simple.

Lower your body fat=no more man boobs.

There is no such thing as targeting certain areas of your body to reduce. Overall fat loss is the only way.

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There are exercises however that will help build up your chest muscles which will ultimately help burn off more fat and help you loose your man boobs.

Try chest presses or flys. (you can google them to get how to's)

*Remember to exercise all of your muscles, the more muscle you build the more fat your burn.*

Yes, there are movements you can do to strengthen all muscles, however fat loss is in caloric deficit and all the pec flys in the world will not change that.

I know you know that Katie, just wanted to make sure the OP didn't take that and run with it the wrong way

You're problem might also be hormones related, There are currently no "official reason" for man boobs, but a lot of cases demonstrate that it is often related to hormones imbalance. I would recommend you seek your doctors advice.

As for exercises to get rid of them, i would recommend cardio, bench press and push-ups. These will probably not remove your man boobs completely, but it's a step in the right direction.

Just my 2 cents

Derek.

Troll.
ugh, another newb poster pushing that cheesy commercial site.... and resurrecting a long-dead thread.

I've lost almost 17kg/37.5lb since beginning my weight loss journey in late December/early January, which I am very proud of. However, the man boobs and the love handles are still there.

Yes, I know losing weight is an overall thing and you cannot spot reduce, but I'm scared that once I reach my desired weight I'll still have these flabby areas.

I've been doing cardio 5-7 times a week for the past 2 months, and the only weight's I have access to are dumbbells due to lack of funds to join a gym (I'm a uni student, here!)

The internet and user AmyRB have both provided me with some good dumbbell workouts, but is there anymore that perhaps work on love handles and man boobs?

I have plenty of weights to go on the dumbbells too.

Oh, and if possible, what is the best way to do incline exercises without access to a bench and a gym?

Can anyone please help?

your university doesn't have a gym?

there are a couple of threads about workouts you can do at home... and body weight type workouts... or google "body weight workouts" you'll find lots of good info...

It does. It is rather expensive, unfortunately.

You have to pay for it? Ugh. Thats silly! Students should be able to use it for free. Anyway, as Mal said you can find exercises all over the internet. You'll probably grow out of your dumbbells pretty quickly though, unless you have the adjustable type. If you need more, look for used.

Once I reach my goal weight and still have man boobs, I will then consult a doctor. I still have about 8kg-10kg or so to lose.

I used to weigh 225 since around the age of 13, when I turned 16 and met my boyfriend I kind of wanted to turn things around. After completing my sophomore year in high school, I wanted to loose weight. After of course years of being made fun of, awkward glances, and lack of confidence was another boost to get me going. I started out by the regular push ups and sit ups. Just after a week of excercise I already lost 5 pounds, I started feeling good and continued. Soon after I cut soda out of my diet completely, dropped snacks and fatty foods and starting eating more of my veggies.

Soon the summer ended and I reached 180 pounds. I still went strong, increasing sit ups, push ups, and starting to lift weights. By the end of the year I saw a major difference in old pictures, I was then at only 170 though. I was also dissatisfied. Still retained flabby thighs, stomach, and the infamous man boobs. So I thought the only thing left that I wasn't doing, was cardio. I began jogging and running laps in my own backyard and soon onto the streets, it was only to this month that I started loosing faith. While I managed to reach 153, I still had man boobs, a hang over stomach, and my thighs tightened up a bit. It isn't the fact that there is no muscle under my pecks because there sure is. I can easily flex my chest and feel the muscle, which is quite strong. But still to no avail I retain man boobs, of course not as large as they were a year ago, they still remain.

It seems that either fat still exists, is it extra skin (because of gain of wait skin is stretched out to adjust to the current mass, and losing the mass the skin has a hard time adjusting to the new mass... as it would seem) or is it even possibly hormonal. I am still not sure, I have begun a new type of chest exercises, they are multiple forms of push ups.

ALTHOUGH!

If there is one bit of advice I can part with you, it would seem inverted push ups help more than just regular push ups. What I mean by inverted if you don't understand is, having your feet on an elevated surface with your chest slightly below your feet. I use a lower part of my desk and do the push ups like so.

I know this a lot to type, but hopefully from what I have done, you can learn from as well. There are two types of cardio that seem to be more helpful than others and help with the chest a lot more. Although they aren't accessible to most. Swimming (breast strokes) and rowing. Of course you are more likely to be able to swim than row, but both seem to help with the chest than most cardio.

Hopefully my short story from 16-17 dramatic weight loss can help you in some way.

Also if anyone has any other help to losing man boobs, do tell.