Spot reduction is possible!

Sarauk2sf

I've heard this a lot also. I'm just wondering where the one inch of fat went since I did no cardio and only weight training. I seem to have lost it from the area I was training. I've lost fat from my arms too, simply for building more muscle on my arms. No cardio. Maybe it's just me... hmm.

You lost fat off your arms and waist - that is from a calorie deficit.

Mother_Superior

Sarauk2sf

A 2006 study published in the American Journal of Physiology seemed to indicate that spot reduction may be possible, although to what degree is unclear. In the study, conducted at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), scientists had male subjects perform single-leg extensions with light weight for 30 consecutive minutes. The researchers then measured the amount of blood flow to the subjects' subcutaneous fat cells in both the exercising and resting thighs, as well as the amount of lipolysis from those fat cells. The scientists observed increases in blood flow and lipolysis in the exercising leg when compared to the resting leg. The study suggested that during exercise, body fat is preferentially used from the area being trained.

I've read this study too and again degree of fat loss isn't substantial enough for the average person especially when working out a single muscle for 30 minutes straight. So though is may be totally possible, the approach is improbable for many people to do.

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Yep, the amount of actual 'spot reduction' is so negligible to be pretty meaningless in the scheme of things.

Sarauk2sf

Holy shiznit..it's 2 years old.

Warchortle

It's not spot reduction. You're building muscle in an area which proportionally makes the fat seem less.

Cranquistador

i realized when i saw koosdel.

wheird

Despite this being an old post, I want to address the OP's incorrect assertion that most people who lift heavy neglect abs.

Squatting activates the abs more than planks.

That is all.

MyChocolateDiet

alls I know is I can't see your ticker.

BrainyBurro

to;dr



however...

...spot reduction isn't possible.

unless...

....you resort to liposuction.

or...

...amputation.

vanguardfitness

I've heard this a lot also. I'm just wondering where the one inch of fat went since I did no cardio and only weight training. I seem to have lost it from the area I was training. I've lost fat from my arms too, simply for building more muscle on my arms. No cardio. Maybe it's just me... hmm.

Did you really lose fat or did you increase fat free mass? I guess it depends on what lens you're looking through. But you can't specifically target what part of your body will remove fat over other parts. Fat generally gets removed (from most humans I'd guess) from the limbs inwards towards the center of your torso.

summitrunner

I wanna try spot remover on some stubborn spots on my thighs. Anyone tries this yet?