You CAN Spot Reduce

Becky3701

Aww love that. Lol

Grimmerick

I agree that calling someone names is uncalled for. However, for some reason, OP, now understanding what "spot reducing" actually means, has not stated whether she still believes spot reducing is possible. In fact, she seems to still be defending the fact that spot reducing is possible and backing it up with the fact that people have said what she is saying is happening is possible even though those same people are specifically saying that it isn't spot reduction.

OP is making her own definition for a word that already has a definition, she just wants spot reduce to mean that SOOOOO bad that she is going to go ahead and take those words and make them mean whatever she wants them to mean. So I am going to as well

You are all wrong spot reduce is when you get a stain on the carpet and you clean it with carpet cleaner ahhh the chaos of it all

felice03

end.thread.

george29223

only time i know of i spot reduced was with a well placed bag of ice on my monkey winker

KombuchaCat

I debated on replying but I just can't help it, NO, you can't spot reduce...there is SO much scientific data that says you can't do this, everybody just needs to get over it already!

jackpotclown

I spot reduced! My pook disappeared:



0 lbs lost.

With that being said I just exercised and my middle decided to look better and my waist and butt measurements are the same, so not really :P My hips got smaller though, but that's not exactly what I was trying to do...

With that being said I think this is what most people mean by spot reduce "how do you get your stomach to look better" etc? They just don't know how to go about asking it. There are obviously ways if you look at some of the before and after pictures of some people on this forum. I think thats why the questions continue :P

Cardio. Strength training. *poof* I have no proof of this however, this is just what happened to me. I'd love to stalk some ripped person around for a while and figure out the how do you get this part to look better figured out :P

This is exactly what I am talking about. Also, you look amazing! Go you!

She reduced her overall body fat and added muscle, she didn't "spot reduce".

I wish I didn't agree but I do hahaha. Anyway, I don't think I made my point clear.

The OP said spot reduce. Not fat reduce a spot.

Spot reduce means several things to several people is the problem. Many people think "how do I spot reduce my pear shaped body to be a hour glass" or "how do I reduce fat on a certain spot". The first one is impossible. The second one I don't think anyone realizes what they're saying and I don't think that's what they ever mean. I think they just want to slim down a part, which can happen, and many of them won't care if it slims other parts.

Man if I could transform my skeletal upper body to a ripped she woman and my lardy thighs to something where I could buy clothes proportionality to my waist keeping my waist the same size. That'd be the day. Alas, my boobs grow the fatter I get and I do turn into a hour glass but I feel like crap. I got to goal with boobs but the minute I started moving and feeling better my boobs fell off. Alas I cannot chisels my bones away or change where my lard likes to get stored lol.

I think the OP and a lot of other people who make these posts just don't know how to go about asking how do these people with large stomachs go from what they were to being one of the people with ripped abs. Especially the ones that didn't lose any weight. Because it happens.

Summary: Spot enhance boobs: stop moving and hope for jiggly fat boobs galore.
spot reduce stomach: exercise, expect jiggly fat boobs galore to fall off
thighs: I'd love you forever if you can tell me this one haha

what's a pook? \m/

Becky3701

Aww love that. Lol

Oops meant to copy spotty dog

amymarie8709

I agree that calling someone names is uncalled for. However, for some reason, OP, now understanding what "spot reducing" actually means, has not stated whether she still believes spot reducing is possible. In fact, she seems to still be defending the fact that spot reducing is possible and backing it up with the fact that people have said what she is saying is happening is possible even though those same people are specifically saying that it isn't spot reduction.

OP is making her own definition for a word that already has a definition, she just wants spot reduce to mean that SOOOOO bad that she is going to go ahead and take those words and make them mean whatever she wants them to mean. So I am going to as well

You are all wrong spot reduce is when you get a stain on the carpet and you clean it with carpet cleaner ahhh the chaos of it all

In this case, I've got a few spots to reduce.

gogophers

Spot reduce means several things to several people is the problem. Many people think "how do I spot reduce my pear shaped body to be a hour glass" or "how do I reduce fat on a certain spot". The first one is impossible. The second one I don't think anyone realizes what they're saying and I don't think that's what they ever mean. I think they just want to slim down a part, which can happen, and many of them won't care if it slims other parts.

With respect, just because someone doesn't know what a term means doesn't mean it has many different meanings.

Casey45

And the Gold Medal goes to.....! That's all folks.

jdhosier

If you could spot reduce fat, people who chew gum would have skinny faces.

dlwyatt82

what's a pook? \m/

It's probably a term you only hear out in Newfoundland; their language is not for outsiders to understand. :laugh: (I kid, but seriously... my mother-in-law's best friend is from there, and sometimes, I have no idea what she's just said.)

phatycake

You cant spot reduce, but with muscle you can spot tone and gain.

CoderGal

jackpotclown: That part on my lower stomach that use to muffin top out over my clothes :P It 'pooks out' :P

Spot reduce means several things to several people is the problem. Many people think "how do I spot reduce my pear shaped body to be a hour glass" or "how do I reduce fat on a certain spot". The first one is impossible. The second one I don't think anyone realizes what they're saying and I don't think that's what they ever mean. I think they just want to slim down a part, which can happen, and many of them won't care if it slims other parts.

With respect, just because someone doesn't know what a term means doesn't mean it has many different meanings.

I know but many people think otherwise and it's kinda turning into something it's not.

WendyTerry420

Not to be controversial BUT, I think the poster has a point. Certain exercises can make certain areas smaller or larger, and certain conditions you exercise on makes a difference. I noticed this while watching the Olympics and noticed that the sport a person played determined body shape even more than race. I noticed that the female swimmers, while having serious muscle mass also had a fat layer for insulation. The ladies had large backs and slim waists. The gymnasts had wide waists and large thigh and shoulder muscles, but very low body fat. The type of exercise and the conditions you do the exercise on make a big difference in what areas get small or big. So, in essence, you can spot reduce, just maybe in a different way that people normally think of spot reduction.

This is very similar to what I am saying. If you do the correct exercises for your body, you can reduce areas.
Thank you for posting this even if it was controversial.
A lot of people hear things, read thing and believe things for a long time, and then when someone opposes if even a little, they jump on immediately saying it is wrong.
I am just trying to give people hope that they can improve themselves when a certain "spot" is really bothering them. Because it has worked for me.

And we're back again to the term "reduce". Even the people that agree with you are saying that "reduce" is not the correct term. The reason swimmer's backs are big is because they have built those muscles up, not because they have reduced fat in any specific area on their body.

Another reason these individuals have these body shapes is about self selection. With regard to the top quote, gymnasts are not that way because of the exercises they do. Gymnasts have that body structure because if they don't, they can't be a gymnast. To a certain extent, exercises can change body structure, but in general, if someone doesn't have a very particular body type, they can't be a gymnast and that's why all gymnasts look very similar.

By "reduce" she means losing inches.

CoderGal

what's a pook? \m/

It's probably a term you only hear out in Newfoundland; their language is not for outsiders to understand. :laugh: (I kid, but seriously... my mother-in-law's best friend is from there, and sometimes, I have no idea what she's just said.)

You're lucky I have a sense of humor and don't report your spot reducing *kitten*

IntoTheSky

I get what she is saying.

Sure, you cannot focus on WHERE you lose fat from. But, if you are consistantly losing fat and toning the muscles in a particular area while losing fat, as the fat goes, THAT area is smaller, because you ARE increasing muscle, If you have a lower BF%, which you get with more muscle, less fat, then even though you are just toning that area, it improves faster than others may.

It can be explained without being rude though. Not every one knows everything, so, when you get the chance to educate someone, why not do THAT instead of making that person feel like a fool for even suggesting the idea?

dlwyatt82

what's a pook? \m/

It's probably a term you only hear out in Newfoundland; their language is not for outsiders to understand. :laugh: (I kid, but seriously... my mother-in-law's best friend is from there, and sometimes, I have no idea what she's just said.)

You're lucky I have a sense of humor and don't report your spot reducing *kitten*

Hey, I don't spot reduce! I'm just a regular, run-of-the-mill *kitten*.

Grimmerick

I get what she is saying.

Sure, you cannot focus on WHERE you lose fat from. But, if you are consistantly losing fat and toning the muscles in a particular area while losing fat, as the fat goes, THAT area is smaller, because you ARE increasing muscle, If you have a lower BF%, which you get with more muscle, less fat, then even though you are just toning that area, it improves faster than others may.

It can be explained without being rude though. Not every one knows everything, so, when you get the chance to educate someone, why not do THAT instead of making that person feel like a fool for even suggesting the idea?

they tried, it didn't take and she wasn't all peaches and rainbows about being incorrect

jackpotclown

what's a pook? \m/

It's probably a term you only hear out in Newfoundland; their language is not for outsiders to understand. :laugh: (I kid, but seriously... my mother-in-law's best friend is from there, and sometimes, I have no idea what she's just said.)

You're lucky I have a sense of humor and don't report your spot reducing *kitten*

thanks for clarifying, and your whatever you call it is looking great mwahzz! \m/ :flowerforyou:

BrentJulius

That's not spot reducing, that's building muscle. You CAN target which muscle you want to work. You CANNOT spot reduce fat. Maybe you'll look a little firmer and leaner with some extra muscle underneath, which is why strength training is important. But if I just do crunches, it doesn't mean I'm going to lose fat from that area. In all likelihood, I won't lose any fat, since strength training doesn't tend to be a huge fat burner in the first place.

Well we are saying the same thing (you cannot spot reduce bf), I was just trying to incorporate the importance of muscle as to why you would even spend time doing things like push ups or squats or whetever.. you can turn a big apple into a small apple with cardio and diet , but only strength training can turn an apple into a pear or banana or whatever haha, cheesy I know.. I read that once and thought it made a good point. Also, I have to disagree that "Strength training doesn't tend to be a huge fat burner".. maybe traditional do a set, wait 3 minutes do another set strength training, but if you are keeping your pulse elevated and doing circuits, HIIT , crossfit type stuff or one of these "Insanity" type programs that incorporates strength training (especially fasted in the morning in my opinion), you'll burn fat in a fraction of the time you would spend bored to death jogging or bouncing around on an elyptical (sp?). Although it's good to throw those things in the mix too, just not as important in my opinion..

WendyTerry420

I get what she is saying.

Sure, you cannot focus on WHERE you lose fat from. But, if you are consistantly losing fat and toning the muscles in a particular area while losing fat, as the fat goes, THAT area is smaller, because you ARE increasing muscle, If you have a lower BF%, which you get with more muscle, less fat, then even though you are just toning that area, it improves faster than others may.

It can be explained without being rude though. Not every one knows everything, so, when you get the chance to educate someone, why not do THAT instead of making that person feel like a fool for even suggesting the idea?

they tried, it didn't take and she wasn't all peaches and rainbows about being incorrect

I only saw a few people trying. Most people didn't even realize what she was saying. She was talking about a reduction in the measurement of a particular area. Everyone knows you can't pick which area to lose their fat. She wasn't talking about fat, she was talking about toning muscles. Some will say that's a "gain," and to be sure, that's correct, but it is also correct that a reduction in the number on the tape measure is still a reduction.

IronmanPanda

If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak.

LifeJacketWaterJogger

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. I TARGETED MY ABS AND IT WORKED!

AddA2UDE

Ye Olde Spot Reducer!

Discoveri

Well I found my workout for the day. I'm going to go through this entire thread and do a squat for every time I see the word "spot".

Annaruthus

You can tone areas up by building muscle in said areas. When people say "you can't spot reduce" they mean that doing crunches over and over WILL NOT burn the fat off your stomach (I mean unless you incorporate into a cardio routine- now we're talking) It will only build up muscle so that it may look like you are slimmer but to lose that fat you have to do cardio and eat clean.

Of course you need to eat clean and burn fat with cardio, but you can build muscle in certain "spots" to improve the amount of muscle vs. fat in those spots.

I just hear so many people so frustrated with certain spots on their bodies and people are not giving them helpful info regarding how they can improve those spots.

If I do bicep curls, and my arms get bigger an look better, I'm not really "reducing" anything am I? I'm growing my arms. If you can spot reduce, then I want my 36D's back. And I still want to be at 14% body fat.

margojr4

Interesting..

gertudejekyl

*Puts on seatbelt*

ha ha Don't get too excited people ! :flowerforyou:

icreate

no spot reduce :explode: