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Isolate fat from muscle - tips?

Janene1968
Janene1968 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Hi - despite gaining weight after an injury and suffering mobility loss, my muscle mass has remained fairly intact. I was recently advised after an exam that what they could see is that the fat I've gained has really clamped onto the muscle, and I would benefit from massage and breaking it down a bit. I'm wondering what steps others have taken to remedy this?

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  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    this is a new one for me. never heard it before. wow cant believe someone would make a claim like that. where did this happen?
  • JBanx256
    JBanx256 Posts: 1,479 Member
    That's very simply not how it works. You were talking to a quack.
  • mtdb8
    mtdb8 Posts: 65 Member
    Massages are good. But not for that reason. They dont seperate anything the just untighten, which is worth it
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,532 Member
    Massages are kinda awesome, for diverse reasons. I get a 90-minute version from an expert practitioner biweekly (tried bunchezOpeople before picking him (subjectively).

    Don't pick practitioners who tell you physiologically impossible stuff, would be my advice.

    But whaddaddooo I know: My view fails to admit magic.

    Srsly: Massage is lovely. Don't pick MTs who feed you crap. They might be able to to break down scar tissue - even that is iffy - but fat? Nope. NopeNopeNope. Run from those people.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Tip - run away from whoever told you that fairy tale, that's simply complete nonsense and they are trying to separate you from your money rather than your fat from your muscle.
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