If You Can't Spot Reduce Why Can We Spot GAIN?

Your body is predisposed to storing fat in certain locations..........and also more inclined to hold on to it in those places.

So in men for example....fat will more readily be stored around the lower belly and in women thighs/bum and under the arms. This will be the hardest to get rid of and the easiest to add to.

Genetics i'm afraid.

@ Hendrix you really know your ****, I don't even have to use Google anymore. LOL

Maybe "spot reduce" is the wrong term, but when I was younger, I did the Abs of Steel workout and it helped tremendously. I believe that certain body types benefit from certain exercises, and that doing the wrong exercises can make our bodies out of proportion.

Genetics. You lose in your problem area last and gain there first. It's not a purposeful spot gain like you would want a purposeful spot loss. I get my genes from my mom, we have giant *kitten* and little waists, I gain in butt and thighs. My sister's genes from from my dad, she has pancake booty, but you can see her weight fluctuation in her belly.

I have been told that you lose weight first where you gained it last. I think that is pretty true.

If you were 100 lbs over weight and wanted to lose weight in your belly you cannot target that spot to burn first. Your body is just going to start burning fat where it "chooses". How it makes those "decisions" is where I think my first comment comes in to play and it all comes down to genetics.

You also cannot in theory spot gain, cause you can't say I am going to eat a ton of food over the next couple of months and put it on in my skinny legs for example. That would take one serious jedi mind trick.

So in the end your body adds and removes at its discretion based on you.

We are all well aware of the mantra "You Can't Spot Reduce" but here's the thing; we seem to be able to spot gain so why not spot reduce?

Case in point, my wife is in great shape; 5'11", 130 lbs, great upper body muscle definition, virtually no fat above the waist. Yet, and it frustrates her to no end, she has the dreaded saddle bags. She clearly does not have a uniform fat percentage over her body (and I would be surprised if a caliper test would give the same reading for every part of the body on most people).

So what gives? Honestly curious, not trying to be a smart *kitten*.

That's why caliper measurements are done on multiple sites and the results are determined by the sum of the skinfolds, not a measurement from any one area.

The fat distribution pattern you described is not uncommon.

If you could spot gain, every woman in the world would be walking around with F cups or bigger.

I was just going to type this.....Maybe not F cups but the same sentiment! :laugh:

If you could spot gain, every woman in the world would be walking around with F cups or bigger.

In your dreams! Anything above a C is a pain in the @$$!