The “love handles” or now commonly known as the “Muffin Top”, is the area of fat above a person’s midsection that spills over the waistline. The problem is that our nation’s population is so conscious about their figure and that fat loss will always be an issue. Exercise plays an important role when dealing with losing weight, but there are two common misconceptions regarding the loss of fat.
Where many people go wrong is believing they can spot reduce fat. By believing in this concept, they spent countless hours at the gym doing oblique twists, side bends, and crunches thinking they will soon burn off that stubborn jiggle around their waist. According to a study published in Yale Scientific Magazine, spot reducing fat is a myth and false hope people still believe in.1 In this study led by the University of Connecticut, 104 participants completed a twelve-week supervised resistance-training program in which their non-dominant arm was selectively exercised. MRI assessments of subcutaneous fat before and after the program revealed that fat loss tended to be generalized, rather than only occurring in the trained arm.
Another common misconception is that the general population thinks that they can workout to turn their fat into muscle.2 Fat and muscle tissue are two separate and different things and cannot transform into one another. Getting “toned” usually means that someone wants to build muscle AND lose fat. So when someone says they want to “tone up”, they actually mean either building muscle or losing fat to uncover muscle, plain and simple.
References
1. Perry, E. (2011, April 3). Targeted Fat Loss: Myth or Reality? Retrieved September 14, 2014, from http://www.yalescientific.org/2011/04/targeted-fat-loss-myth-or-reality/
2. Bowerman, S. (2011, August 18). Top 5 myths about body fat. Retrieved September 14, 2014, from http://www.discovergoodnutrition.com/2011/08/top-five-myths-about-body-fat/
I think that another reason that the muffin top gives people problems is because they do abs after abs after abs but do not change the way they eat. This is why there are little to no results.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with people who have a "muffin top" is that they keep eating the same thing while working out, but see no results. People need to eat right, and work out, but focus on the "muffin top" area.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that the vast majority of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat? The first thing that most people think of is that their extra abdominal fat is simply ugly, is covering up their abs from being visible.
ReplyDeleteHowever, what most people don't realize is that excess abdominal fat in particular, is not only ugly, but is also a dangerous risk factor to your health. Scientific research has clearly demonstrated that although it is unhealthy in general to have excess body fat throughout your body, it is also particularly dangerous to have excess abdominal fat.
There are two types of fat that you have in your abdominal area. The first type that covers up your abs from being visible is called subcutaneous fat and lies directly beneath the skin and on top of the abdominal muscles.
The second type of fat that you have in your abdominal area is called visceral fat, and that lies deeper in the abdomen beneath your muscle and surrounding your organs. Visceral fat also plays a role in giving certain men that "beer belly" appearance where their abdomen protrudes excessively but at the same time, also feels sort of hard if you push on it.
Both subcutaneous fat and visceral fat in the abdominal area are serious health risk factors, but science has shown that having excessive visceral fat is even more dangerous than subcutaneous fat. Both of them greatly increase the risk your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, sleep apnea, various forms of cancer, and other degenerative diseases.
Part of the reason visceral fat is particularly dangerous is that it apparently releases more inflammatory molecules into your body on a consistent basis.
The first thing you must understand is that there is absolutely NO quick fix solution. There are no pills or supplements of any sort that will help you lose your abdominal fat faster. Also, none of the gimmicky ab rockers, rollers, or ab belts will help get rid of abdominal fat either.
The ONLY solution to consistently lose your abdominal fat and keep it off for good is to combine a sound nutritious diet full of unprocessed natural foods with a properly designed strategic exercise program that stimulates the necessary hormonal and metabolic response within your body. Both your food intake as well as your training program are important if you are to get this right.
Now the important thing to realize is that just any old exercise program will not necessarily do the trick. The majority of people that attempt getting into a good exercise routine are NOT working out effectively enough to really stimulate the loss of stubborn abdominal fat. I see this everyday at the gym.
Most people will do your typical boring ineffective cardio routines, throw in a little outdated body-part style weight training, and pump away with some crunches and side bends, and think that they are doing something useful for reducing their abdominal fat. Then they become frustrated after weeks or months of no results and wonder where they went wrong.
Well, the good news is that I've spent over a decade researching this topic, analyzing the science, and applying it "in the trenches" with myself as well as thousands of my clients from all over the world to see what works to really stimulate abdominal fat loss.
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