You CAN Spot Reduce
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NOT possible.
That is why skinny women get silicon implants! Because you cannot loose fat from your bum and keep it on your boobs.
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It ain't that serious, people. lol
Let everyone research this for themselves and leave it.0 -
So I guess you can say that since you can spot reduce I can spot reduce my abs and look great in that area but still have thunder thighs, huge hips and what ever part you don't work. Wouldn't you look oddly proportioned?
Very interesting. And sorry if someone all ready replied with this. I was too lazy to read all the posts.0 -
Herp derp I want to troll the message boards, cardio kills your gains, yes you can spot reduce, squats are bad for your knees, deadlifts cause gyno.
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Herp derp I want to troll the message boards, cardio kills your gains, yes you can spot reduce, squats are bad for your knees, deadlifts cause gyno.
Get a life OP
You can get pregnant from cardio? OMG, why has noone alerted the papers! (I have no idea what gyno is!)0 -
"gyno" or gynecomastia is when males start producing breast tissue. Usually because they didn't cycle their steroids correctly.0
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I knew I would get a lot of crap for this, but I don't see any of you who are opposing me giving any examples of why you think the way you think . I gave examples and I have discussed this with a trainer. No need to be hateful.
It's the quality of Trainer. Some trainers have done extensive research, completed degrees in various sports sciences and anatomies. Some Trainers have done online course work, their own research and hours of hours in the gym. Some Trainers have been offered jobs by large companies and know very little, no more than how to give quick instruction. Determining the quality of the 'advice' is kinda crucial here. If I were you i'd Google journal articles about the subject. I think where you're stuck is on the actual (and I mean scientific) definition of spot reducing.
There are many knowledgeable contributors to this forum and nastiness aside, your statement was refuted on numerous occasions with explanations by some of these people.0 -
You CAN spot reduce with my miracle Unicorn Cream. It's $150 for a bottle of it. PM me if you are interested.
This statement has not been verified by the FDA.
Ha ha I want some Unicorn cream0 -
I cannot believe this is still up!!!!0
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Just so you know, both Larry Scott and Arnold say you CAN spot reduce and both said it regarding their abs. Larry Scott says it when he is introducing his "ring of fire" exercises and Arnold explains that he can do a lot of cardio and not have his abs where he wants them, but one long ab session and his abs are back.
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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.
"Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 292 (2): E394–9. February 2007. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00215.2006. PMID 16985258.0 -
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.
"Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 292 (2): E394–9. February 2007. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00215.2006. PMID 16985258.
And that's from a male. I would guess a female would be less.
I remember this article and really how realistic is a person going to do this on a daily basis? Especially with no measure of how much fat is actually being lost?
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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.
"Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 292 (2): E394–9. February 2007. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00215.2006. PMID 16985258.
And that's from a male. I would guess a female would be less.
I remember this article and really how realistic is a person going to do this on a daily basis? Especially with no measure of how much fat is actually being lost?
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Suggested reading that covers this study :
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/are-blood-flow-and-lipolysis-in-subcutaneous-adipose-tissue-influenced-by-contractions-in-adjacent-muscle-in-humans-research-review.html0 -
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2 different people above you told you WHY you can't.
All you are doing is toning up the muscles. To get rid of the actual fat, to reduce the fat you have to have cardio and clean eat. Crunches and weights build muscle..
Actually, to lose body fat all you have to do is eat at a deficit. That's the key. The only key. Cardio has zero to do with it. But I really just wanted to get in for the show.
Ugh. No show. Zombie thread resurrected.0 -
I agree with the OP. You CAN spot reduce. Liposuction is the way.0
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LOL the part that i find funny in your post OP is that you use 30 Day Shred as an example of spot reducing while Jillian Michaels says herself you cannot spot reduce.0
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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.
"Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 292 (2): E394–9. February 2007. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00215.2006. PMID 16985258.
And that's from a male. I would guess a female would be less.
I remember this article and really how realistic is a person going to do this on a daily basis? Especially with no measure of how much fat is actually being lost?
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Suggested reading that covers this study :
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/are-blood-flow-and-lipolysis-in-subcutaneous-adipose-tissue-influenced-by-contractions-in-adjacent-muscle-in-humans-research-review.html
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha:laugh:0
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LOL the part that i find funny in your post OP is that you use 30 Day Shred as an example of spot reducing while Jillian Michaels says herself you cannot spot reduce.
Actually, Jillian says that if you want a flat tummy, you need to do certain crunches. She also uses the word "tone". I try not to listen to her talk.
Oh hey, is the unicorn cream vegan?0 -
Actually, Jillian says that if you want a flat tummy, you need to do certain crunches. She also uses the word "tone". I try not to listen to her talk.
Oh hey, is the unicorn cream vegan?
But again, that's not spot reducing that's building muscle. In her book, she says "You can't spot reduce fat. Not on your abs, buns, thighs, or any other place on your physique that you seek to transform. To tone up your problem areas, you have to first reduce your overall body fat, which means high-intensity training combined with clean eating and spot-specific exercises to condition the muscle under the fat." So she doesn't advocate spot reducing, people are just mis-interpreting what she says in her videos because they don't understand what is and isn't spot reducing. Toning isn't the same thing as reducing fat..0 -
She didn't write the book.0
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Actually, Jillian says that if you want a flat tummy, you need to do certain crunches. She also uses the word "tone". I try not to listen to her talk.
Oh hey, is the unicorn cream vegan?
But again, that's not spot reducing that's building muscle. In her book, she says "You can't spot reduce fat. Not on your abs, buns, thighs, or any other place on your physique that you seek to transform. To tone up your problem areas, you have to first reduce your overall body fat, which means high-intensity training combined with clean eating and spot-specific exercises to condition the muscle under the fat." So she doesn't advocate spot reducing, people are just mis-interpreting what she says in her videos because they don't understand what is and isn't spot reducing. Toning isn't the same thing as reducing fat..
To clarify, you do not need to do HIIT or eat clean or do spot specific exercises to lose body fat. It comes from a caloric deficit.0 -
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.
"Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 292 (2): E394–9. February 2007. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00215.2006. PMID 16985258.
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/are-blood-flow-and-lipolysis-in-subcutaneous-adipose-tissue-influenced-by-contractions-in-adjacent-muscle-in-humans-research-review.html
This has already been provided, but this summary from there may help put it into context:
Let me put that in context. First let’s assume that you’re carying a whopping 5 kg (11.1 pounds) of fat in a specific area.
If local exercise can mobilize 0.6-2.1 milligrams of fat per 100 grams of fat mass, that works out to:
0.6-2.1 mg/100 grams * 1000 grams/kg * 5 kg = 30-105 milligrams of fat.
Or 0.03-0.1 gram of extra fat mobilized in 30 minutes of activity.
Now, a single pound of fat (0.454 kg) contains about 400 grams of fat so our hypothetical 11.1 pounds of fat contains 4,440 grams of fat. And 30 minutes of local activity mobilized at most 0.1 gram of fat. Whoo hoo. You’ll be ripped in about 1000 years.0 -
I am making my first post due to the utter insanity of this topic. The very definition of "spot reduce" goes against every single known biological fact and study having to do with body composition and how the body accumulates/stores fat and how one rids themselves of "fat". Please someone stop this insanity.
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Please won't somebody think of the children!!:laugh:0 -
Well yes, I'm not saying that every thing Jillian says is right. The OP used 30DS as example of spot reducing, when there is plenty of examples out there of Jillian stating its not possible to spot reduce fat. That is just one quote from her book from an interview on usatoday, whether she wrote the book or not, she doesn't support spot reducing and she says so in Ripped in 30 if I'm not mistaken.0
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Well yes, I'm not saying that every thing Jillian says is right. The OP used 30DS as example of spot reducing, when there is plenty of examples out there of Jillian stating its not possible to spot reduce fat. That is just one quote from her book from an interview on usatoday, whether she wrote the book or not, she doesn't support spot reducing and she says so in Ripped in 30 if I'm not mistaken.
Jillian needs to stop sending mixed messages.0 -
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.
"Are blood flow and lipolysis in subcutaneous adipose tissue influenced by contractions in adjacent muscles in humans?". Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 292 (2): E394–9. February 2007. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00215.2006. PMID 16985258.
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/are-blood-flow-and-lipolysis-in-subcutaneous-adipose-tissue-influenced-by-contractions-in-adjacent-muscle-in-humans-research-review.html
This has already been provided, but this summary from there may help put it into context:
Let me put that in context. First let’s assume that you’re carying a whopping 5 kg (11.1 pounds) of fat in a specific area.
If local exercise can mobilize 0.6-2.1 milligrams of fat per 100 grams of fat mass, that works out to:
0.6-2.1 mg/100 grams * 1000 grams/kg * 5 kg = 30-105 milligrams of fat.
Or 0.03-0.1 gram of extra fat mobilized in 30 minutes of activity.
Now, a single pound of fat (0.454 kg) contains about 400 grams of fat so our hypothetical 11.1 pounds of fat contains 4,440 grams of fat. And 30 minutes of local activity mobilized at most 0.1 gram of fat. Whoo hoo. You’ll be ripped in about 1000 years.
I opened this thread, decided to skip to the last page, read this, and was like "Oh, somebody got owned"0 -
ZOMBIE thread!!0
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