Butt Fat

Welcome to the butt fat section where I hope to give you a little inside information on the composition and characteristics of the fat that resides on the butt and thigh area. The first thing that I’d like to make clear is that the fat in the butt and thigh area are quite different compared to fat in other areas.

The composition of the fat is the same but how the body treats the fat is quite different and thus targeting it requires a different approach than targeting fat from other areas. In many ways (race and hereditary factors aside) targeting fat on the butt for reduction is comparatively more difficult compared to loosing fat from other areas.

The first thing that is different is that depending if you are male or female the body will choose to deposit the fat in certain pre-designated areas. How the body chooses to distribute the fat is based on your genetic predisposition, the food you eat and also your lifestyle choices.

Butt Fat for Ladies

Let us first start with female fat deposit patterns. Most females who have a caloric surplus will be genetically predisposed to gain weight in the butt and thigh region with a smaller percentage of the fat going to their chest and stomach areas. If this trend of caloric surplus continues the fat will then be redistributed to other parts of the body. It is for this reason that many females complain that even if they put on a few lbs that they can no longer fit into their favorite pair of jeans.

On the other hand if the caloric surplus is reversed and you start loosing weight most females will not immediately loose fat in their butt and thigh areas but actually loose weight in their chest and stomach areas first. This is one of the most frustrating points that females have to grapple with when choosing a dieting and exercise regime as fat in the butt and thigh areas is very easy to put on but very hard to take off.

Just to make matters worst, fat in the butt and thigh area are very sensitive to the types of exercise and also the type of food that you eat. Normal exercise routines to reduce the fat content on your body might be successful in getting rid of fat in other areas of your body but might not work in getting fat away from the butt and thigh areas. Eating the right foods is also vitally important if you are looking to reduce the fat in your butt and thigh areas. The wrong types of foods can reduce your success rate to a nice fat 0. Continue reading in out dieting and exercise sections to get a better understanding of how to tackle butt fat properly.

Butt Fat for Men

As with women men are also likely to deposit some amount of fat in their butt and thigh areas if they have a caloric surplus which is turned into fat. Fortunately for men however is that most of the fat isn’t immediately stored in the butt and thigh area when the body starts its fat distribution process. Most men have their stomachs and arm areas affected first and only when that area is nicely rounded does the fat actually move to saturate the butt and thigh areas.

For men butt and thigh fat can be targeted easier. Most of the time normal weight loss routines such as cardio workouts and circuit training can target the fat stored in the butt and thigh area. The hardest place for men to loose fat is in the stomach area which is another whole entire story by itself. On the whole men do not need to pay as much attention in order to get the fat out of their butt area compared to women.

The Myth about Spot Reduction

Most of what we have heard in the news and the magazines are all true but only to a certain degree. It is indeed possible for spot reduction of fat in certain areas of the body but most of the time the human body will not allow it to pass a certain set limit. For example if you work your gluteus muscles with heavy and stepped cardio programs it is indeed possible to target the fat there. Eventually there will be fat loss in that region up to about 20% before the body decides that it will take its fat stores from elsewhere.

On the whole spot reduction is only useful for sculpting and isn’t very useful for fat loss. When it comes to taking of a lot of fat from the but region I still recommend that you use normal dieting and exercise routines which will reduce fat from all over your body. It is only when you want to shape your but or have certain muscles look more prominent than others that you want to consider spot reduction. One of the main reasons for this is that spot reduction is relatively hard to do and the results are slow to achieve. Many people try to spot reduce but end up giving up because the results that so long to show and the exercises are so hard to maintain.

Below we have listed a few other sections that we think you might have interest in:
- What is Cellulite;
- The Saddlebag;
- The Bubble Butt;
- Age and Saggy Butts.