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What should I eat to lose butt fat?

Troy Taylor, NASM Elite Trainer
Troy Taylor, NASM Elite Trainer
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You unfortunately cannot spot reduce for fat loss on the glutes. The good news though is as you lose body fat you will lose fat in your rear. Simply put if your body has a genetic pattern of storing body fat mostly in the hips then you will lose body fat as you lose weight mostly in the hips as well. Your body tends to reverse the process from putting it on to taking it off. Lose weight and you will lose fat in your hips.

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