Can You Really Target Belly Fat? (Science Explained)

In this video, Pak from Stronger By Science goes over the current literature that supports the existence of spot reduction in an attempt to answer the question of whether it's really a myth.

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00:00 - Introduction
03:31 - Mohr et al (1965)
06:40 - Olson et al (1968)
10:15 - Kostek et al (2007)
12:39 - Ramírez-Campillo et al (2013)
14:51 - di Palumbo et al (2017)
17:24 - Brobakken et al (2023)
20:09 - Summary & practical takeaways

References:

Regional Fat Changes Induced by Localized Muscle Endurance Resistance Training
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23222...

Subcutaneous Fat Alterations Resulting from an Upper-Body Resistance Training Program
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17596...

Spot Reduction of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/1...

Changes in Waistline and Abdominal Girth and Subcutaneous Fat following Isometric Exercises
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

Effect of combined resistance and endurance exercise training on regional fat loss
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28497...

Abdominal aerobic endurance exercise reveals spot reduction exists: A randomized controlled trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38010...

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"Is Spot Reduction Really A Myth?"