Pros working abs more often during contest prep, why?

[candidate2025]

that's what i bolded.... did you bother reading before responding?

care to post some "studies"??

no; what you "bolded" says that i some people fat comes off wquicker in certain areas as compared to other areas of theri bodies as a result of their genetic fat loss system slightly favoring one are to another.

but what im saying is that it has nothing to do with your genetics of fat loss and where it comes off; that training a mmuscle recruits fat from the area of that muscle to be bruned. in small amounts. regardless of your genetics.




it was in musular development..the fat loss section.

[WOOO]

it was in musular development..the fat loss section.

inside the muscletech add? 

[candidate2025]

inside the muscletech add? 

okay; your a douchebag.

[WOOO]

okay; your a douchebag.

i think you mean "you're"


research?

[tomgreynolds]

Resistance Training and Spot Reduction of fat

If someone tells you there is no such thing as spot reduction of fat, you can tell him or her evidence is not conclusive one way or another. A new study from the University of Connecticut murk’s up the issue a bit further.
The study examined under the skin fat measurements in 104 subjects (half men, half women) utilizing resistance training on one arm.

The results varied by gender and how fat was measured.

When measuring subcutaneous fat by skin fold, the men showed a clear decrease in fat on the resistance trained arm, the women also showed a decrease, but not as significant.

When measured by MRI, there was a generalized loss of fat, and spot reduction.

Further study will hopefully narrow down the issue.

What the study does show from skin fold measurements is that resistance training gives you skin tightness, either from fat loss or increased muscle volume.

[tomgreynolds]

Oh yeah and by the way, WOOO, you are the easily the most narrow-minded person in this entire forum. Everyone in this forum spells like a 3rd grader, so don't be so picky about it because you make it obvious that you have nothing else to argue on this matter.

[JackCheze]

Resistance Training and Spot Reduction of fat

If someone tells you there is no such thing as spot reduction of fat, you can tell him or her evidence is not conclusive one way or another. A new study from the University of Connecticut murk’s up the issue a bit further.
The study examined under the skin fat measurements in 104 subjects (half men, half women) utilizing resistance training on one arm.

The results varied by gender and how fat was measured.

When measuring subcutaneous fat by skin fold, the men showed a clear decrease in fat on the resistance trained arm, the women also showed a decrease, but not as significant.

When measured by MRI, there was a generalized loss of fat, and spot reduction.

Further study will hopefully narrow down the issue.

What the study does show from skin fold measurements is that resistance training gives you skin tightness, either from fat loss or increased muscle volume.

so the article itself says that it just murks things up. They resistance trained ONE arm and did the fat test on ONE arm.... you generally don't store much fat in your arms.

kind of a worthless article

[tomgreynolds]

what would make you think that the skin and fat on your arms is any different from the skin and fat on your abdomen?

They're the same. Arms, legs, abdomen.... they all share the exact same kind of fat tissue.

[Hedgehog]

I've seen in DVDs etc... Pros say they usually work abs once a week, but during contest prep/diet they increase it to 3 times a week or more, what is the reason for this? Why do pros train their abs more often during a contest prep?

My guess is that a lot of pros get lazy with ab training in the off-season.

[JackCheze]

what would make you think that the skin and fat on your arms is any different from the skin and fat on your abdomen?

They're the same. Arms, legs, abdomen.... they all share the exact same kind of fat tissue.

your arms move a lot more than your abdomen.... they are made to work. Also you abdomen is genetically engineered to store fat for lean times, your arms aren't..... if you have much measurable fat in your arms you don't exercise much

[Beener]

M&F? you know it's a comic book right? The only thing true about bb mags is that they are way too expensive

MD had an article about it saying the same thing a few months back. Cant remember which month though.

[bmacsys]

I've seen in DVDs etc... Pros say they usually work abs once a week, but during contest prep/diet they increase it to 3 times a week or more, what is the reason for this? Why do pros train their abs more often during a contest prep?

Lots of guys don't even bother doing any direct ab work.

[Cold]

People make the huge mistake of thinking that you cannot spot reduce. Explain how fat guys have no fat around their biceps when they flex. The overall body fat % might not change, but working high volume on abs near contest DEFINITELY sharpens them up. It's not always about body fat %. Looking sharp is more complicated than that. High volume work on a muscle group tightens the skin, more efficiently disperses glucose, and a ton of other benefits. These guys weight train for ar living. They know a thing or two most people don't.