Does exercising a certain body part increase fat loss in that particular area?

[Revenant]

Or is this just a myth?

 

[Max. Q]

specific bodypart exercises do not increase fat loss in that area...example: doing numerous ab exercises do not increase fat loss in the ab area....

 

[Mudge]

This wishfull thinking is called spot reduction, and supposedly is not possible.

 

[Tank316]

tiss a myth, wish it was for real, but its not.

 

[Scotty the Body]

Yup it sucks but it is a myth, you will loose the body fat from your extremities first and for most men, the belly will be last, hips for the ladies.

Some people store fat differently, for me I store more in my lower back area for others, they get man boobs.

 

[kanun]

for others, they get man boobs.

Eg:

 

[P-funk]

for me I store more in my lower back area

Does that mean that you have a back gut as opposed to a stomach gut?

 

[Scotty the Body]

Hahaha, not really but even though I don't have a low BF level (around 15%) I still have not a bad set of abs showing.

When I was fatter, I was starting to get a set of love handles.

 

[Revenant]

Bummer. I gotta get rid of this belly blubber.

 

[Arnold]

definitely a myth, and I am surprised at how many people still believe it.

 

[Scotty the Body]

I see up in Canada, they are offering people there Money back to return there Ab Tronics because of the false clames of spot reduction in the mid section.

 

[Rusty]

damit, you mean I did those 6000 crunches this morning for nothing?

 

[Scotty the Body]

Yup

In fact, building muscle under all that fat (if you have a high BF)
will actually make you look fatter.

Ummmm, yeah, thats my problem hehehehe