why do i gein weight in my midsection (stomach and lovehandles) and im skinny everywhere else especially my upper body?
Gaining weight primarily around the midsection is an extremely common body type among men, and not atypical among women (see: apple-shaped). One benefit to having this shape is that you will gain upper body strength faster than most women, and the last bit of weight won’t be as hard to take off – abdominal fat tends to be lost faster than excess fat around thighs (though it’s still annoying to do). Spot reduction of fat is a myth, so sit ups and crunches won’t really do anything for burning fat off your midsection. It can actually be counter-productive to gaining a flat stomach, since your abdominal muscles will gain a little bit of mass, which looks awesome as a ripped six-pack, but makes your belly stick out more when you have a layer of fat over it. If you want to burn fat, go read this article: http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1526539. Paraphrasing the article, these are the steps to fat loss, going
