Reducing 1" fat pad

[heyhey Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close heyhey]

I avoid any bodybuilding source for exercise /diet advice , drug use is so endemic in bb that their advice is not revelant to non drug users.
That said weight training and a specific site for exercise/diet advice is a good idea.

Bodybuilding.com is not a site for steroids, in fact steroids is a banned topic. There are A LOT of very knowledgeable people there.

[AlpineNewt Senior Member Member of the Month Sept 2014 Find all posts View Profile Close AlpineNewt]

I find bodybuilding.com a great resource for articles, exercise guides and the like. However the forums are not very helpful in my opinion.

[PE_Beliver Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PE_Beliver]

I find bodybuilding.com a great resource for articles, exercise guides and the like. However the forums are not very helpful in my opinion.

https://www.t-nation.com/
I rest my case. Best overall site for everything you need in terms of training, dieting, exercise description and etc.
If you want to follow good program i reccomend Jim Wendler 5/3/1.

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

A look at both bodybuilding sites reveales same old.
I say it again, if you are not on roids go elsewhere for training advice.

[PursuingPerfection Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PursuingPerfection]

Yeah I read stuff on there sometimes. I'm really just trying to make myself focus on running right now. My diet is fine. But yeah this inch fat pad really blows because I read that 6.8 Bpel is way above average but 5.9 nbpel feels small to me. I'd be happy to reduce it half an inch then I'd be around 6.4 nbpel which would look so much longer.

[PE_Beliver Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PE_Beliver]

Work abs and do fat loss circuits, do Sprints incorporated with light jogging, and u will shred that inch in no time. good luck

[turtler Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close turtler]

5.9 nbpel feels small to me.

Good luck on your running and all, but have you ever examined why it feels small to you? Where does the idea come from that it should look bigger?

I'm asking because I see this a lot. People grow theirs to 8" and beyond, and they still have the same "doesnt look big, better get more" thing going. And when girls tell them it's plenty big, they dismiss it as pillow talk or white lies and keep at it even harder...

It's their thing, of course, but it seems to me like there's always gonna be bigger objects in the world than my willy - the Eiffel tower, for one - and that the actual use of the wand is a much more objective and fun feeling than gauging how it looks.

[MrPriapus Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MrPriapus]

Read what PE_Believer, Hamertime, and BigO said.

In order of efficacy (IMO):

1) HIIT will shred fat quickly (sprint/jog intervals, burpees, high knees, etc... basically any exercise you can do intensely for a short interval and then rest for 30 seconds or so). It is so effective because it not only burns loads of fat during exercise, but it also raises your BMR (resting metabolic rate), which allows you to burn more calories throughout the day.

2) Weightlifting is also key. Specifically focus on exercises targeting the lower abs and pelvic region (i.e. leg lifts, bicycles, crunch w/ medicine ball, etc...).
[Oh, and by weightlifting, I mean lifting of any sort. I do almost all body-weight exercises as I find those more fun and effective, so that would count as my form of weightlifting.]

4) Running is great, and I do it nearly everyday, but you've got to mix in variety. I combine the first two in my regimen which helps, but I also run hills, varying distances and speeds (e.g. short/fast pace or long/med pace), and of course different locations and surfaces (trail, pavement, track). This keeps my body constantly adapting to the variations and is a much better workout than just running 2 miles on a treadmill at constant speed everyday like the majority of people.

*) Swimming. This may be the most effective on the list for targeting fat, especially around your pelvic region. When I used to swim a lot years ago, I would become very lean. I think that if you replaced your running with swimming you'd be much better off. [I would've rated it, but I don't have enough experience to really speak for its effectiveness]