Question about Abdominal Fat Loss

Q. A friend of mine said that if you have a lot of abdominal fat, it's best not to work out on one of those ab machines where you lay flat, grip the handle and pull yourself up until you've lost some of the fat from your abdominal area, as the muscle only "builds below the fat" and ends up making you look fatter. Is there any fact in this statement?"

A. There is an element of truth to that. If you train your stomach muscles intensely they become larger, but if you don't burn off the layer of fat that surrounds the waist then the waistline will become bigger even though you are not actually fatter.

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