Wednesday, February 22, 2012

How to Lose Man Boobs

A beer belly is embarrassing, but man boobs is even worse because most guys don't want to look like a girl. Continue reading if you want to know how to lose man boobs and get a chiseled chest.Some common questions will be answered below:1) Why some men have man boobs.2) How to lose man boobs3) What workouts to do.1) Why do certain men have man boobs.Two main reasons for man boobs are: a) excess estrogen and/or b) too much fat. Most of the time, man boobs go away by age 20 when testosterone levels peak. When that doesn;t happen, a guy may have too much estrogen and end up creating breast tissue. If you find that your nipples are swollen and hurt when you press them, then your man breasts may be from estrogen. But, if your man breasts are squishy, then that is likely excess fat. Often times, the cause of man boobs is excess fat.2) How to lose man breasts.Let's first tackle estrogen-causing man boobs. Food can play a role in reducing estrogen. Soy milk, for instance, contains some estrogen and thus less consumption is best. Also, cruciferous veggies such as cauliflower helps reduce estrogen production. You can aslo get estrogen from the environment, like plastic residue when you overheat plastic containers. Food should be cleaned throughly also because pesticides contain estrogen too. For man boobs caused by excess fat, you just have to do the same thing you’d do to lose fat in other areas. Be aware that you can't spot reduce chest fat since fat burns at the same rate all over your body. Thus, you need to focus on losing overall body fat.

3) What workouts help most.Your main goal should be to lose overall fat. Thus, try to do strength training, and then do a calorie-burning workout such as interval training.You should aim for at least 20 minutes of strength training. As you gain muscle, your resting metabolic rate will increase. You'll get a more defined look as you lose fat.Interval training prevents your body from hitting a plateau and helps burn fat faster.Try to add intervals of intensity into your cardio. For instance, half a minute of intense workouts followed by 1.5 minutes of moderate workout repeated several times will boost results.Man boobs aren't permanent, and don't have to be your cause of low self-esteem. With determintaion and perseverence, anyone can lose man boobs.