What am I doing wrong?

[koodava]

I am recently purchased a bowflex extreme gym.
I already noticed the changes in my chest and arms
but not so much in my stomach or butt.
Does anyone have a bowflex that can help me out?
I work out 3 days a week for about 30 minutes on the bowflex.

 

[winthebattle]

Try changing the time you eat at night don't eat after 6pm and don't drink any liquid with your meal untill at least 30 min after.

 

[maleficent]

what do you think not eating after 6 does -

and why no liquids with meals?

 

[formerfatkid]

How about performing some squats and deadlifts (can you do that with a bowflex?). Also you could do some body weight stuff such as squats, step ups, lunges, eventually though you will have to add resistance if you don't need to already.

Also be sure to focus time on your nutrition. What exercise will do, food will do so much more for you.

 

[usedtobefatmatt]

if you are trying to lose fat in those areas you need to look at your diet. If you start building muscle it will just be behing the fat. Check you calorie intake and make sure you are eating the right amounts.


Matt

 

[Invariant]

In June, I purchased my Bowflex home gym and all I can tell you, is that regardless of what you *see* at this point in the mirror, you ARE working out every core muscle group if you're doing the proper exercises. I do lats, squats, bench presses, crunches, trunk rotations, curls, delta rows, calve stretches and seated oblique crunches. I can tell you that it's taken about two months for me to see significant improvement physically. I'm able to lift more than I use to and though I though it was impossible, I can see all of me toning up. All I can tell you is to be patient. It's going to take a while for you to get the sexy, gym body that you want. I'd also recommed cardio if you do have extra adipose tissue to lose. I walk ALOT and I think it's the combination of this exercise along with my Bowflex that are helping me stay in shape.

My advice is to simply be patient. You cannot TOTALLY transform your body in only six weeks, regardless of what the informercial tells you. It's going to take longer than that ESPECIALLY if you've gone quite a few years on the obese side like I have.