Jessica Alba's double corsett claim. How would that work?

dmpizza
dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
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If you have seen the news, she says that after her baby was born, she wore a double corsett very tight and this helped regain her figure.

How would this work?

Wouldn't a very tight corsett possibly weaken core muscles?

If it just made her sweat, what's the point. That doesn't burn fat and tighten muscle?

Any thought or actual information? No article I have seen gives and actual explanation.

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  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Bump
  • Nessiechickie
    Nessiechickie Posts: 1,392 Member
    gd question I was asking myself that too today...
    bump!
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    TTIWWOP
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Ummm....

    1) Why do you care?
    B) Huh?
    III) Why do you even know this?

    Ok...did like 2 seconds of research to find out what this was about and this is what I found:
    "The concept behind abdominal binders is very common after surgery and after the delivery of a baby to help support abdominal muscles, help with posture and reduce the feeling of bloating," said Dr. Jennifer Ashton, senior medical contributor for ABC News.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    TTIWWOP


    And for you, I found this..have a good time.

    jessica-alba-come-to-bed.gif?w=874
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    It was to help her uterus shrink after the birth.

    Anybody got any TOM questions I can answer for you?
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    It was to help her uterus shrink after the birth.

    Anybody got any TOM questions I can answer for you?
    yes sir. What exactly IS this TOM you speak of?
  • luticiaf
    luticiaf Posts: 92 Member
    It was to help her uterus shrink after the birth.

    Anybody got any TOM questions I can answer for you?

    hahahahaha
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    It was to help her uterus shrink after the birth.

    Anybody got any TOM questions I can answer for you?
    yes sir. What exactly IS this TOM you speak of?

    TOM= Turkish Omelette Muffin
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    This is what they do in Europe too to help women get there abdomens back to flat. Its kind of surprising that its basically unheard of here in the US
  • SatchGallamax
    SatchGallamax Posts: 549 Member
    It was to help her uterus shrink after the birth.

    Anybody got any TOM questions I can answer for you?
    yes sir. What exactly IS this TOM you speak of?

    Because I just love this image so much...

    fractal-tom-selleck.jpg
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    "regain figure" ≠ lose weight
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Why not, try and see. Easier than OHP and deadlifts, right?
  • run_way
    run_way Posts: 220
    Yours hips are still quite pliable after you give birth and this supposedly helps squeeze them back to normal instead of staying wide.It used to be pretty common practice and they still sell them at higher end mmaternity stores.
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    Unless you have a stretched uterus (from a baby being in there), you're unlikely to see a difference in your body w/ a belly wrap.

    And I guarantee that Jessica Alba's diet and exercise was the biggest factor.

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