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Recomp question

Fruitylicious03
Fruitylicious03 Posts: 301
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Does a recomp change your body shape forever or does it eventually go back to the way it was if you start slacking?

Let's say for example through recomp and weight loss I achieved a flat belly when I always had a rounded one. Say I now leave the gym and stop exercising, but I DO NOT regain the weight, will I get back the rounded belly or keep the flat (and slightly fluffy after a good while without exercise) one?

eta: and yes, it's me with my ghost (deactivated) account again, yet I'm still here.

Also this is just for curiosities sake...

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  • Fruitylicious03
    Fruitylicious03 Posts: 301
    Bump
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    edited December 2014
    Your rounded belly was round due to excess body fat. If you lose that fat and thus end up with a flat belly, it'll stay flat until you gain the weight back or have a significant shift in body composition.
  • uconnwinsnc1
    uconnwinsnc1 Posts: 902 Member
    edited December 2014
    You're young so you have more slack. The older you get, the harder it is to maintain fitness.

    So if you take a few days off or even a week you wouldn't notice a difference, if that is what you are getting at.
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