Thanks to everyone who gave me advice. I was just looking for information on getting rid of excess water like I have said but I got replies of lose more fat. Like I said in the month and a half since I took those pics I lost about 10 pounds. But I will look to drop 10-15 more and hopefully maintain some muscle in the process, I will probably look to lose the weight in around a couple months.
[quote]johnman18 wrote:
Thanks to everyone who gave me advice. I was just looking for information on getting rid of excess water like I have said but I got replies of lose more fat. Like I said in the month and a half since I took those pics I lost about 10 pounds. But I will look to drop 10-15 more and hopefully maintain some muscle in the process, I will probably look to lose the weight in around a couple months. [/quote]
That’s fine. Nothing wrong with that. But I hope you take the comments as to the legitimate purposes of Chris’ technique to heart. And realize that any water loss is just temporary
[quote]Gregatron wrote:
Exercise forces blood through the body and helps transport fluid away from subcutaneal areas [eh??] and back into the blood stream. Kinda like turning on a big water pump.
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Can you explain the physiological process behind this? I’d be interested to see how exercise forces fluid back into the blood stream, especially when one of the primary responses to exercise is increased blood flow to the skin and fluid loss through sweating.
I was under the impression that the muscle pump mechanism primarily worked to decrease venous surface area and force blood in the veins back through the vena cava.
-Dan
You have a good base. But a lot of these posters are right.
Here’s the issue; you can get leaner and cut the water and thus look less bloated (I don’t see any love handles on you). But you’re not going to be able to maintain that or have appreciable muscle gains.
So you need to define your purpose here the above suggested Swolecat method will only work on a VERY temporary basis. If you want a more permanet solution try positively affecting your body composition through solid training and diet (Get yourself lean…maintain that for a month or two and then consider bulking SLOWLY).
You’re lucky Professor X isn’t posting on this thread…
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
Gregatron wrote:
Exercise forces blood through the body and helps transport fluid away from subcutaneal areas [eh??] and back into the blood stream. Kinda like turning on a big water pump.
Can you explain the physiological process behind this? I’d be interested to see how exercise forces fluid back into the blood stream, especially when one of the primary responses to exercise is increased blood flow to the skin and fluid loss through sweating.
I was under the impression that the muscle pump mechanism primarily worked to decrease venous surface area and force blood in the veins back through the vena cava.
-Dan[/quote]
Sorry dude! My bad. What I said was -
“In cases of idiopathic edema, apart from using pharmaceutical help (specific diuretics and/or ‘water pills’) regular exercise is prescribed to help control the ‘retention’. Exercise forces blood through the body and helps transport fluid away from subcutaneal areas and back into the blood stream. Kinda like turning on a big water pump”
I was relating to what happens in the case of someone with Idiopathic Edema (sporadic cases) and not just the physiological process’ that occur during exercise. I should have made that clear. An exercise regime aids in people who suffer from Idiopathic Edema by driving fluid from interstitial spaces back into the blood (this is the water pump I was referring to) and carry it to be excreted. I shouldn’t have used the word ‘subcutaneal’. Just thought it would be easier to understand.
Thanks bro
[quote]Gregatron wrote:
Sorry dude! My bad. What I said was -
“In cases of idiopathic edema, apart from using pharmaceutical help (specific diuretics and/or ‘water pills’) regular exercise is prescribed to help control the ‘retention’. Exercise forces blood through the body and helps transport fluid away from subcutaneal areas and back into the blood stream. Kinda like turning on a big water pump”
I was relating to what happens in the case of someone with Idiopathic Edema (sporadic cases) and not just the physiological process’ that occur during exercise. I should have made that clear. An exercise regime aids in people who suffer from Idiopathic Edema by driving fluid from interstitial spaces back into the blood (this is the water pump I was referring to) and carry it to be excreted. I shouldn’t have used the word ‘subcutaneal’. Just thought it would be easier to understand.
Thanks bro [/quote]
Ah, okay. That makes a bit more sense.
Thanks,
Dan
Ask Shane Warne’s mother, she’ll give you what you need! (sorry, must b an Aussie or Kiwi to get this one)