Why do mens' stomachs get bigger when they are 30 or 40 and above?
Given a healthy diet and lifestyle men can, amongst other things, get bigger bellies due to a shift in the testosterone/oestrogen balance...men favour fat storing in this region anyway, and this shift magnifies that...This shift occurs as we age...the estimate is around a 1% change per year after around the age of 35.Interestingly, there are also other socially related triggers for a shift in this balance - when a man "settles down"...has a marriage, kids, home responsibility etc...there is a hormonal shiftif a man is around more dominant peopleIf a man is stressed or not sleeping quite enough - even by small amounts.If a man is working out too muchIf a man drinks alcohol - and it doesn't need to be muchIf a man develops fat - this further decreases testosterone...so it becomes a loop...testosterone decreases = more fat...which leads to a further reduction of testosterone...which leads to more fat...and so on...Those are the ones off the top of my head...as an interesting side-note, it was also found that a mans testosterone levels increase when they watch porn.Of course - there could be other factors...it could be genetic...or illness.*** To add - Michael Soso raises a good point and got me thinking about food - it occurred to me that thyroid activity also slows down...this results in a decrease in metabolism and therefore an increase in fat if the same dietary habits are maintained.In addition - when testosterone/oestrogen balance shifts to favour oestrogen this causes water retention...which can contribute massively to an ample belly.And, finally...an electrolyte imbalance can develop as we age which can also cause water retention...***To add - Michael Soso also points out in the comments to this post about Endocrine distrupters - over the years a gradual build up of toxins from our environment/food and such that can shift our hormones...
My stomach is bigger than my chest..how can i make my chest bigger so it doesn't look like i drink..i am 17
A few things I might suggest: (1) focus on eating lots of fresh, organic, ripe, juicy fruits and veggies-- more than anything else that you eat. Cut out over-processed (canned, packaged, fastfood) stuff, dairy, sugars, coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, white wheat flour products. (2)do something that you enjoy everyday for exercise.... walking is good. If you enjoy it, you will do it regularly. (3)get checked out by your doctor if in a couple of weeks of eating properly you don't see changes in your shape. God bless!
Does beer make your stomach bigger?
In a way, it does. Heavy drinkers who do not exercise enough to burn those calories can get fat since beer has way more calories than they need.
Why is my stomach getting bigger?
Cycling vigorously will push your heart rate too high, causing you to burn muscle instead of fat. You need to exercise while wearing a heart rate monitor. The best type consists of a strap that you wear around your chest with a radio transmitter, and a wrist watch containing a radio receiver that displays your heart rate. The monitor manual has a calculation of ideal heart rate for fat burning based on age. In your case probably 140 bpm would be about right. Up to this bpm your metabolism should be aerobic (which burns fat). If you let your heart rate go much above this bpm, your metabolism becomes anaerobic (which burns muscle). Burning muscle has the secondary effect of reducing resting metabolism (because you now have less muscle to burn calories). You want to burn fat NOT muscle. You will be surprised at how easy it is to surpass the ideal heart rate with just moderate intensity exercise. Your heart rate will increase steadily and then level off after about 20 minutes of exercise (providing you don’t change your pace). IT IS IDIOTIC TO TRY TO BURN FAT WITH EXERCISE WITHOUT A HEART RATE MONITOR!
Do ab exercises make your stomach look bigger if you have some fat?
If you strengthen your abdominal muscles and do not lose weight then it is likely that belly fat could be pushed out by the muscle growth and make your abdomen appear bigger . This can also be true if you are doing heavy exercises for your obliques. These exercises can make you look more trunk like with a wider waste.Doing heavy abdominal exercises can cause temporary swelling to the abdominal area because of the tiny muscle damage that occurs after heavy exercise.Don’t mistake skin looseness for new fat. When I really started to do core exercises, The muscles of my abdomen became very strong, but my deflated stomach fell all around my middle. When I sat down, I looked like a pile of mashed potatoes. As I continued to lose fat (and my skin caught up), this went away and I was rewarded with a slimmer midsection. This process can take longer as we get older and extreme weight loss may leave permanently loose skin without surgery.planks and core exercises are what are currently favored over crunches. Developing your stomach muscles will pull in visceral fat.If you have weakened and stretched stomach muscles, like after the birth of a child, then stomach exercises will simply pull in the muscles tightening them up. But take it easy directly after childbirth and take special care following a c-section, consult your doctor first.
Does gatorade make your stomach bigger?
Gatorade does have a lot of sodium, but i have never heard that it makes your stomach bigger. It could though. Overall, Gatorade isn't that great of a drink because it has dyes and lots of sugar, which can cause things to happen to your body.
Will crunches and planks make my stomach bigger?
I'm trying to give my stomach a thinner look, and not necessarily make it look muscular. I heard if you have a fat layer over you "abs" that doing crunches will just make your stomach kind of bulk out. True? Not True? Personal Experience? Thanks!
How do i make my breasts bigger & stomach smaller?
To make your boobs bigger, massage in morning and at night for at least 20 minutes, don't wear a bra when you don't have to, and especially not when you sleep, soy milk helps and only eat foods on the first list. Stay away from chocolate because a chemical in it reduces estrogen. The second list is foods not to eat. Foods Containing Natural Estrogens (foods that make your boobs bigger) Alfalfa Animal flesh Anise seed Apples Baker's yeast Barley Beets Carrots Cherries Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) Clover Cowpeas (black- eyed peas) Cucumbers Dairy Foods Dates Eggs Eggplant Fennel Flaxseeds Garlic Hops Oats Olive oil Olives Papaya Parsley Peas Peppers Plums Pomegranates Potatoes Pumpkin Red beans Red clover Rhubarb Rice (relatively high) Sage Sesame seeds Soybean sprouts Soybeans Split peas Sunflower seeds Tomatoes Wheat Estrogen Inhibiting Foods (foods that make your boobs smaller) Berries Broccoli Buckwheat Cabbage Citrus Foods Corn Figs Fruits (except apples, cherries, dates, pomegranates) Grapes Green beans Melons Millet Onions Pears Pineapples Squashes Tapioca White rice