arexjay

I'm in good shape, and it seems as if my body is at or close to ideal performing conditions with regards to body fat percentage. However, I still have the "double chin" fold(s).

Just extra skin? Fat accumulated in certain places and less so in others?

Does anyone else get this? It seems that I hardly see other fit cyclists with double chin folds.


(I'm not going to go starve myself or anything, just curious).

ericm979

Hard to say without pics and a reliable body fat measurement but chances are you could lose more fat if you wanted to. Loose skin in that area usually doesn't form a double chin, it bunches up vertically.

rumrunn6

I've got it on my pecs. The best I can do is train hard all around and reduce my body fat overall. I've got good strong well developed (no overdeveloped) pecs but this area is a darned crummy place to accumulate fat. I don't have the man boob condition but you might have a double chin condition. for me surgery is out of the question and not really needed so long as I watch my body posture when shirtless. if the rest of you is trim but you have this area bothering you - I would say surgery is a reasonable option. I'm strongly considering hair restoration.

C_Heath

<<<<< has back fat.

Oh and chin probs too. but I have a 33 waist.

Its called problem areas.

adacas

everybody accumulates body fat in different places and ways. I identify with rumrunn6 with the pec thing. I'm 5'11 a 32 waist but I weigh 180lbs and don't look very muscular. Also it could just be the design of your chin. A lady friend of mine doesn't have a very protruding chin and so a lot of times when she's unaware it looks like a double chin

gkelley

grow a beard?

gvonne

I've got the same thing. 5'10" & 150 and still got it. I call it skinny fatman syndrome(thanks mom and dad). I think it's just genes. As far as pros go I think Cadel Evens and Floyd Landis also have it. I became ok with knowing I'm in very good shape even though I don't look like Contador or the Schleck brothers.

captnfantastic

+1

waynejohnson

the only way to get rid double chin try double chin exercises

bmontgomery87

People store fat in different places. I'm relatively lean in my legs, torso, etc. But I always tend to hold onto some fat around my pecs and in my upper arm area.

Myosmith

How old are you and were you once heavier? When you are young and lose a lot of weight, the skin will eventually tighten up over time. The older you get, the slower and less completely this happens. I'm 50 and have lost quite a bit of weight over the last several years and have more to go. Unfortunately, my skin will never be as tight as it would be if I had always been lean and I will either have to put up with loose spots and extra folds or have surgery. I'm not terribly vain so I probably won't have surgery unless the excess skin is causing some sort of problem.

If you recently lost a good amount of weight, give it a year or two to see how much the area firms up.

bmontgomery87

gotta agree with the "grow a beard" recommendations. My face is rather soft/round looking and I get a bit of a double chin depending on my bodyweight.
throw a beard on your face and your jaw line will look defined and everything looks better.

give it a try.

DataJunkie

I am in the low 150s and headed back to the low 140s for race season. Even at 140 I have fat in irritating places from when I weighed 220lbs. It is what it is. Grow a beard or live with it are your best options IMHO.

bmontgomery87

do you do any strength training?

aside from losing weight, improving your general body composition will have a positive effect on how trouble areas look. or at least take some attention away from those areas

DataJunkie

I do.