Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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Spot reducing

DX14AG
DX14AG
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2004/10/22, 03:19 PM
Ok I know there is no such thing as spot reducing, but is there such a way that you can gain weight in specific areas?
Carivan
Carivan
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2004/10/22, 06:03 PM
You can build muscle in a given area, which will make that area heavy.

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bb1fit
bb1fit
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2004/10/22, 06:28 PM
Even building mass in only one area(muscle, not fat) is difficult once past the newbie stage. This can be done of course, but the body does prefer a "balance". For instance, you cannot just work arms forever and expect big arms. If that were the case, many bodybuilders/trainees would be walking on their hands!!:big_smile: as they hate working legs. It takes a certain amount of mass over your entire frame to add inches to many bodyparts. You can indeed emphasize(prioritize) your weak points, but you still will have to hit other bodyparts as well.

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bigandrew
bigandrew
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2004/10/22, 07:12 PM
I seem to reamember a correlation between calves and arms.... for some reason. They usuually the same or within an inch. Dont't think its neccassly true

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howdiekat
howdiekat
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2004/10/22, 07:19 PM
that bodes badly for me, as my calves are skinny. not unmuscular, just skinny.

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