Targeting Belly Fat and Loose Skin

[@zenriding1249]

All I heard was "Do 5,000 crunches a day."

[@Bromidias]

I thought 10k, Mike is always so carefull with his exercises I normaly dubble it, just to be sure!

[@gonkula]

​@Bradley Puppies just make sure to do it in the squat rack, then your quads get jacked by locality awareness

[@singh_tejashwi]

Bro wtf 😂😂😂😂

[@tehphoebus]

You should totally do that while taking up the squat rack at the gym. Fastest way to make friends.

[@cybervoid8442]

@@tehphoebus i keep seeing a guy doing deadlifts on the squat rack and I wanna punch him

[@YMESYDT]

So, what you're saying is, if I follow this secret workout that doctors hate I'll burn the belly fat in 30 days guaranteed?

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Yes! Also we have wraps and oils or whatever to sell you! - Dr. Mike

[@TheTrueOxMan]

I got the exact same take away.. affiliate link in bio!! 😅

[@Caramelized_Sausage]

​@@RenaissancePeriodization you got butt plug for pulling my tummy to my spine like kimmy kuntarshian

[@DiggaDiggaDug]

Mike: "I don't know if I can say the A-word" Also Mike, 30 seconds later: "That lion might just kill your ass"

[@personaltrainerbrian4581]

He also said „I gained a f**k load of fat“😂😂😂

[@kf5429]

I think I heard that if the swearing isn't in the first 30 sec of the video it doesn't get demonetized. Edit: Just checked and it seems to be true.... You can turn on ads for this content: Abbreviated, censored, or light profanity (like “hell” or “damn”) in the title, thumbnail, or video. Moderate profanity (like “shit” or “bitch”) used in the video. Infrequent usage of strong profanity (like the "f-word”) after the opening or up to twice in approx. the first 30 seconds of the video; or strong profanity in a music video.

[@johngeiger3770]

I love it when he trolls KZbin and their silly rules. 😂

[@okkomp]

Just did 5000 crunches. Thanks for the tips

[@brookeward1070]

I gained 75 pounds when I got pregnant, I ate a ton and never worked out. Now I'm getting into working out and have learned so much watching your videos. I also downloaded your app to track my food and it has been amazing!! I only have ten more pounds to go until I'm back at pre pregnancy weight and I feel stronger than ever lifting. TYSM 💗

[@Fallkhar]

So excellent to hear this! Gaining some muscle can really make like easier and more enjoyable just on its own without the aesthetic aspect. I am very happy for you.

[@vishalkron1259]

Good luck on your journey ❤️

[@shadowaccount]

Moral of the story, don't eat 10,000 calories a day when you're pregnant

[@leviathan903]

pregnancy is that good of mass gainer?!?! Im jealous, i wish i could gain that amount in such a small time, i could bulk up and have the most legendary cut

[@canecorsomom2023]

​@leviathan903 at least 20 to 30 of it is the baby, placenta, and extra blood volume. So in reality she put on about 45lbs or so.

[@nickvoelker7180]

I was obese and I also take corticosteroids, so I did a really solid job of stretching out my the skin around my abdomen. The first time I leaned out was pretty disappointing, I had a ton of loose skin just hanging around. It got better though. Each subsequent time I've leaned out my belly skin has got a little tighter, and it's getting close to not being an issue. I ended up where Dr. Mike suggested, when I'm building I fill out to where I can just see the outline of my abs, and I call it good.

[@vondoom2876]

Well done with all the hard work!

[@TheGreektrojan]

Not quite there yet but thats the path I'm on too.

[@uzah88]

Awesome. Is that because your building muscles to fill out the loose skin or do you think the skin is just getting tighter?

[@FirstnameLastname-iq9oo]

@@uzah88 its probably likely a mix of both

[@nickvoelker7180]

@@vondoom2876 Thank you.

[@ddavidjeremy]

You CAN spot reduce belly fat. As long as you can afford to pay the surgeon.

[@GarrettDenton]

you had me in the first half, not gonna lie

[@KongQuestCo]

I appreciate all the high quality information you put out for free Dr Mike!

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

And I appreciate you for watching. Now go buy something. My lambo collection is getting lonely for another addition! Haha - Dr. Mike

[@matthewoconnell114]

I love the way Dr. Mike approaches everything. Science, not BS and marketing.

[@dedmor1]

Dr. Mike is the most intelligent, jacked, handsome, kind, and culinarily talented person in the history of history. Probably the most complete human ever known with absolutely no flaws. Not one. Not even a typo in the title. He may even transcend humanity. God prays to Dr. Mike.

[@iamindin001]

He‘s one of the most competent personas in the scene for sure. I had to watch ONE video of him to see that. Every other video that followed in the past few years just completed it for me. So - although it seems a joke - its a bad one since it‘s too close to the truth man ;)

[@ddavidjeremy]

And if he wanted hair he would just grow it like a muscle.

[@listenupkid5978]

"God prays to Dr. Mike." I don't know about that... Mike is jewish, but I don't think he considers himself to be THAT jewish.

[@mschmidt2801]

nice try Mike's mom

[@verakokeny4316]

Hey! Let's fight for him! 🧡

[@N1Fitness]

The evolutionary advantage of storing body fat in the abdomen for limb functionality is fascinating and makes perfect sense, thanks Mike!

[@juhis5936]

would suck to try to fistfight a lion when you forearms weigh 10 kilos each

[@N1Fitness]

Haha 100% @@juhis5936

[@gary_michael_flanagan_wildlife]

The loose skin is maddening. I am 5’8 and shredded now, striations all over and you wouldn’t know my lower abs have some loose skin from being about 206lbs at my heaviest. I had a pot belly and probably was over 35 percent body fat. Back to the abs, I am finally starting to lose the loose skin around my abs from doing a lot of ab training to make them blockier. The biggest thing for me is patience. The loose skin is finally going away through having my abdominals pop more while still losing some more body fat. I think for those who are really obese you might consider surgery if the skin is very drastic. But for anyone like me just have patience and keep going. Some of us aren’t gifted with the best body fat distribution and it might be the very last area to go. Thanks Dr Mike for all of your help over the years.

[@hmlqrt2716]

How much weight did you lose?

[@yednah]

i weighed 290lbs and dropped to 190 within 13 months. i’m 6’2 and my loose skin is very minor and can only really be seen by stretch marks & a little bit of a sag. Mike was spot on about everything here

[@videogazer801]

Can you fix the grammar in your post? I’d like to be able follow more clearly

[@yednah]

@@videogazer801 done!

[@RealExpertsPro]

He said crispier... love it

[@greghill158]

I roll out of bed and do 2222 crunches every day on 3 hours of sleep and I now have a 20-pack!

[@theknowledgebridge6195]

it’s ok i got the reference bro

[@BornIntoTheGrave]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kf5429]

And your natty

[@RockstahRolln]

Add that with a cup of celery and you get to 3% BF

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

@@theknowledgebridge6195 What reference?

[@haris13594]

That is true my forearm is a lot leaner compared to the rest of my body. Specifically the right forearm since it's the most active one.

[@Greytip-Revolta]

Maybe it is because it is more muscular as well.

[@MSJARELA]

This shit is why I always read the comments in Dr Mike’s videos….🤣

[@adrientorres3367]

Going to look like Quagmire in family guy when he discovers Internet action lol

[@Oylban]

My take/story. So I was obese most of my teenager years. At 18 years old I received my first gym bench and began my fitness journey. During university years I was obsessed with loosing weight and finally becoming fit. I’ve dropped around 35kg which is ~80 pounds. Sadly, i did it by exhausting my body with very low caloric intake and tons of cardio. Since then I’ve struggled a lot with loose skin. Finally I’ve came to visit a very good surgeon, who told that my case is pretty radical. I’d need to spend around 30 thousand dollars with 3-4 different surgeries. He even told me that even after this, my body will look good mostly in clothes, only then I will look fit etc. But without it? Well everyone will be able to tell, that something is off and unnatural with my physique. Also, overall threatment would be a case of 1-2 years of surgery-suffering-recovery and repeat. I’ve resigned and decided to abandon my dreams of becoming super jacked guy. Now I’m doing 6 days a week “Dr Mike’s favorite” on RP and slowly building up mass/muscles to match my skin. I’m quite aware it might not be perfect over the years, but I love bodybuilding and I won’t give up. All the best to everyone reading, and take care! Remember to take care of yourself during crucial times and stay strong!

[@creepyjoe1025]

Thanks Doc! Very interesting subject and good info. Was 255 and trimmed down to 185 and feel and look much better but started noticing loose skin on my lower abs. Not horrible but definitely noticeable to me. Nice to hear the facts and that it's normal (for my situation anyway). God bless!

[@albertgammon118]

I love this fella. Plethora of knowledge and humor

[@M1keDaly]

This video is already over 2 years old, but the title caught my attention. I've always been of the understanding that all the sits ups in the world, wont give you a six pack, so I was surprised at your initial study mention until you quantified it with the caveats of a tiny percentage or possibly measurement inaccuracies. During my bout with Covid I went from a trained 240 (not lean, still carried a good bit of fat) all the way down to 183Lbs in just 4 weeks on a respirator. I couldn't even walk without a walker, let alone train. I blew up to 267lbs over the next three years. Eventually I was sick of myself and got with a coach who set me up with a decent program. I've been soaking up knowledge from this channel the past, I don't know, year and half maybe. I'm in a really good place now. Im 56 years old and currently 187.4 pounds as I prep for a show in November. I 100% have a bit of loose skin on my abs, but can still hide it fairly well (wont be hitting a most muscular or front abs very well though). An OG at the gym mentioned preparation h and plastic wrap as a short term fix. anyone else have any ideas?

[@Oylban]

How did your competition go? Also congratulations on amazing results!

[@M1keDaly]

@@Oylban Finished 2nd, thanks man.

[@Jose_814]

I don't even watch the videos for the tips or the humour, I think I'm in love with doctor Mike 😍😍

[@swiper1131]

Extra skin is real. I was 510 lbs when I graduated high school-- YOLO'd hard for about 2.5 years and got down to 6'4" 230 lbs by eating 1800/cals/day incredibly unsustainable (had nothing but water, didn't go to a restraunt, didn't eat thanksgiving/christmas dinner.. nothing) obviously ended up dating someone and went out to eat, etc etc. Got all the way back up to 385 at my peak-> I've sustainably got down to ~240 and have held steady there for 3+ years now but holy smokes the extra skin is insane. I suspect the rebound back did quite a number, but anyways.. hoping for that biotech sooner than later because I really don't want to get surgery lol

[@myname9252]

Congrats on losing weight brother 👍🏻

[@swiper1131]

@@myname9252 thanks my man, much appreciated.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Hey you're doing super well! And yes, BIOTECH!!! - Dr. Mike

[@danlee9109]

Yeah me too!! #biotechmemafuckas!

[@xisleprez]

Dang it Mike I knew it. I had a good idea about this which you just confirmed. The fact you admitted your little bit of loose skin … oddly enough makes me feel somewhat better about mine. In end I still have big biceps so that’s an automatic WIN anyway. Thank you bro.

[@nikosrosos5180]

I do believe you could spot reduct, under certain conditions, be in a calorie deficit, do huge blood flow to the spot, follow up with steady cardio, so losing weight create lipolysis then do fat oxidation

[@harpernicholson1]

grew up with eating disorder, nearly curbed it towards end of teenagehood but still ended up with some spiky gains at times. still not quite lean enough to really notice the loose skin but i know it is there. thx for all your free info doctie

[@eric-theodore-cartman6151]

Central Adiposity- pretty much sums up my physique 🤣🤣🤣

[@williambreeze2659]

These videos never miss.

[@nuvitcoskun4324]

This channel deserves much more subs and views...

[@Stevie_Enzymes]

Here’s how you spot reduce fat: you cant’t. Thank you for tuning in.

[@MrKrekkie]

Starting the 2 minute a day sixpack workout NOW! Thanks for the tip.

[@FreshMootz]

I decided to compete this year. I went from 246 to 205. I look great. My wife asked that I stop competing because I fucked up my prep last time and nearly died. She begged me to do it again. I decided that she was right. Long story short, I decided to stay at this weight. I like how I feel, I like how I look so I stayed at maintenance calories and now weigh 208-210. My joints feel great, I’m getting stronger, and my wind is far better than ever. The one thing that bothers the crap out of me is the little loose skin around the lower ab region. It drives me bananas. But how many other 54 year old dudes can get this lean?? I’m proud of what I accomplished at my age and if it means a small loose skin then it’s nothing.

[@okronk]

I had almost the same experience. Decided to compete in physique class (1st show, I’m 63 and 6’ tall), got into a prep regimen, lost 20 lbs in 2 months (200 to 180), amped up my training intensity, etc. - then crashed. I’ve kept the weight off, used the lessons I learned during my aborted prep and have maintained my weight at 180. Feel fabulous and still have the muscular, lean look that I want. I have a bit of loose skin around my navel area which is kind of annoying but I get a lot of positive comments from 20-somethings at the gym so I’ll take the bit of loose skin with no complaints. Take care.

[@helios4425]

When I was 18, I had a 6 pack. Ever since, even when I cut down to 10% , I can get to 4 pack at best. I wasn't even trying, sleeping or eating best but yet I was leanest.

[@tamenrayy]

Thanks to my dad I store a lot of my bodyfat on my belly and chest. I can be 175 or 195 and have little ab definition either way. My abs start to show really well at 165 which is pretty difficult for me to get too.

[@jayw900]

If 175 has little definition and 165 is "really well" but hard to get to then split the difference and do 170.

[@johntwineham6015]

As usual, the Doc is spot on! I am 75, 5'11" and weighed 233.5 on 5/1/2023, plump, but only about 13 lbs. over weight when playing hoops in my 30s and 40s- reduced to 219.0 by 6/28/2023 for 75th birthday (to fit into favorite suit), then on down to 210.0 on 8/9/2023, when I started lifting. Presently at 192.1, good progress - 185x8, 70x12 incline. However, I have vertical folds of ugly loose skin, one on each side of my navel, and my skin is not resilient enough at my age to tighten back up. Figured over the last 6 months as I got in better and better condition that something good would happen - NO MAS. Advice - stay at a weight level you can live with permanently; after a certain point, cosmetic surgery is about the only solution, and that seems vain and wasteful.

[@gregd5569]

Many people report that regular fasting around 48-72 hrs reduces loose skin.

[@josephdillon9698]

There was a Scot back in the 60s who went like 382 days without food he while being documented didn’t eat anything but salt and water until he got to the weight he wanted. He had no loose skin he lost 125 kilograms.

[@SmokeSouljah]

I was 280lbs at 40yrs old now at 48 I'm 185 n jacked. Still tiny amount skin on low abs n it's improving. 2 more yrs I think it will be gone. I won't give up like ppl want. My leg raises are amazing and improved my whole physique. Thing for skin I used is batana oil n red light therapy every day. Some intermittent Fasting

[@andreromanfitness1092]

Great video! Crossing those 5,000 crunches per day off my list haha!!!

[@halitedip9861]

Hi, Dr. Mike thanks for your useful videos.I m following you & benefit from your videos. May I ask you a request that would you release a wide video series about work out for 50+ years old men ? Thanks for your kind efforts in advance.

[@danlee9109]

He did one where he spoke some about older weightlifting strategies. I watched it a while back

[@kreagan4826]

i blame all my belly fat on this channel. if i hadnt started watching, i wouldnt be so obsessed with bulking. it was a proud day when i noticed my six pack was gone

[@LunchThyme]

Which RP video did you watch that gave you the idea to bulk that hard and/or that long? To me the message has generally been pretty clear: 8-16 week bulking cycles, gaining

[@Secretfire21]

I have stretch marks on my upper arms, hips and a big one on my stomach lol. Maybe I'm the weird one, but I think it's kinda neat😂😅 I'm at a more healthy weight now that I exercise a bit again and improved my diet

[@actuitivevisrl1014]

Mike, I think there was a study a while back demonstrating an upper body workout significantly burned more upper body fat compared to a lower body workout which burned relatively more lower body fat. So the might be something to the localisation idea, maybe not all the way to spot reduction, but.. upper body Vs lower body?

[@RedactedATS]

My grip strength has always been good, which I put down to a lot or horse riding and gymnastics growing up. But I've noticed that it's better again with the weightlifting that i now do along with modifying the grip when doing so can help improve grip stength by focusing on different muscles in the fingers and forearms

[@BasedOut100mil]

Was 275lbs at my heaviest. Sit at around 185/13% bf these days. I have a bit of loose skin on my lower stomach that’s pretty visible when I get shredded……almost nobody notices/cares.

[@diablominero]

It's absolutely possible to spot reduce liver fat in significant amounts. Subcutaneous fat is where it's supposed to be, but liver fat wants to be subcutaneous or visceral and will migrate if you give it a chance.

[@gebronthomasson6960]

We have to look at the correlation..the ab and love handles “least active “and seems to be the hardest to lose..would seem IF it saw more activity (and obviously the diet was in place)that it would not store the weight???

[@LadyAxe13]

Dr Mike, I really really appreciate your information, but damn, your voice/lectures are a perfect background while I clean the house or do my online work! #twobirdswithonestone

[@krane15]

The problem with getting shredded naturally is your body's own safety mechanism. I can diet down to 10% naturally. But if I try and go any further, I just begin to lose muscle with the fat and just turn into a smaller me. No matter how shredded you get w/o drugs, you can get even more shredded with them. You will never get as lean without drugs as you would with them without losing muscle. That's the Achilles heel that was strangely, not mentioned here.

[@atrumluminarium]

I recall reading an article about researchers who were gonna look into fasting+weight training as a potential solution to loose skin. The hypothesis was that the autophagy would source proteins to repair the muscles from the excess skin. Not sure what the status is on this tho so don't take it as gospel

[@GaudyGabriev]

Not only don't take it a gospel, it isn't supported by any serious research (and in fact doens't really happen). More so, that magical link between fasting and autophagy is something spectacularly blown up over how autophagy actually works.

[@jaredglasby4194]

I've been doing this for years. It doesn't work. Also, I don't know how they'll recruit people for this. Heavy weight training after days with 0 carbs and 0 protein is horrible.

[@pennyproud1621]

It works. I don't have loose skin after being obese. Prolonged fasting and regular intermittent fasting and cutting refined carbs and sugar gets rid excess skin.

[@yoshineitor]

Do hormones play a big role on WHERE it is stored? I have read that Cortisol favors love handles, high insulin in the belly (along with testosterone) and estroges favor boobs and legs. If that is true, maybe we can prevent or tweak where most of the bulking phase fat goes?

[@lt3880]

Yes you notice women who take T develop a more male pattern fat distribution

[@MeltingBuddhaCandle]

THANKS MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!

[@lachancala8035]

Bro i love this guy so much like stop

[@RonaldLang-g7c]

I’ve switched to using full ROM while wiping. I’m definitely getting more of a muscular fatigue but the reps I’ve had to add is taking its toll.

[@moviecats_]

“There were striations all up and down his face” Me: Thanos, is that you?

[@ILoveIceClimbing]

Many years ago I lost 110lbs and had tons of extra skin and stretch marks. But after 5 years of keeping the weight off I’ve actually lost nearly all the loose skin visually and the stretch marks are essentially faded. Although, my skin around my abdomen seems more stretchy than before and I can see the stretch marks when I pull on it.

[@helphowdoinputusername3571]

But I don't wanna lose my skin. :(

[@johnjohntv1195]

Shredded to the bone

[@kamo7293]

"don't lose sight of your abs" you know what? I'll tell that to my 10 year old self with a time machine. god being the fat kid growing up allowed me to be "comfortable" with excess weight thats going to be there no matter what.

[@daniel-zu4kp]

Any thoughts on cool sculpting or fat freeze? I lost a ton of weight, I’m hoping to fill out with muscle. But I’m still eating like a mouse and training to get as big as a house. 10% left ugh

[@Puffzilla777]

The only real issue I have with 1g protein per body weight is someone like me trying to get in 200ish grams of protein per day. Now I know I can be fine with .8g/lb but trying to hit ~160g protein is still tough considering thats 5-6 meals of 30g protein. Having a protein shake gets like 50g which is helpful and that'll leave you with 4 meals of 30g protein each but trying to hit that original 200ish gram goal is difficult

[@imvisier9925]

I never really understood this struggle. Getting 30g of protein even in a mostly carb heavy breakfast almost happens on its own, especially if you include a protein shake in. 50g protein lunch & dinner are also easy to get to as long as the main thing they include is some lean meat, and 25g protein desserts for after lunch & dinner are a dime a dozen if you follow any of the meriad of "protein cooks" here or on instagram. I can usually get to 200g of protein at roughly 3k calories, which is my maintenance while still keeping the meals quite tasty, with some cutting back I can get to 170g of protein at a little over 2k cals for cutting.

[@christersmith5470]

There is limited progress in reducing loose skin when you fast for extended periods of time, like 3-5 days, due to autophagy. Downsides: you will certainly lose some muscle, and the effect is small. If you have a lot of loose skin, then probably surgery.

[@joechambers3177]

Dr Mike, Question what are your thoughts on this. Morning fasted train abs followed by low intensity cardio for 30 mins. I saw Jeff Nippard bring up this study on spot reducing fat and it would make since that if the fat in an area you have just trained is liquified so to speak wouldn't the fat burn during cardio immediately after mostly come from the fat in the area trained IE belly fat in this case?

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Possible, but I'd need a whole lot more replicated, direct research to hang my hat on it, so to speak. - Dr. Mike

[@Themidnightrunner86]

The fat in an area is liquefied... 😂

[@Notinserviceij]

No, your body pulls fat as energy from all over your body regardless of body part worked You are completely missing steps from how the body burns fat Is it possible that doing bicep curls burns fat from the bicep area, I guess but also by same logic aren't you burning fat from your triceps, front delts and forearms too? So this logic doesn't really help the spot reduction claim, as in order to burn fat from your stomach you'd also be burning it from parts of your back and any other body part that is required by the particular ab exercise you are doing It just doesn't make sense logically to me regardless of the fact these studies haven't been reproduced and therefore the data is fairly low quality and doesn't mean much in my eyes

[@aydinsha]

I guarantee a lot of these social media bodybuilders and influencers now are doing things like cool sculpting or etching, or even lipo (albeit this is less likely for people who do shows since it would be obvious).

[@hedjuk]

Instructions unclear, did 5000 crunches and set my abs on fire.

[@TransNeingerian]

Yo, jeff nipples told me it was my socioeconomic status that made me fat. If I would have known it was something I didn't choose and therefore out of my control, I would not have even tried dropping the junk food, eating less, and exercising - let alone getting my hormones right. I wish we would move away from the walmart so I wouldn't be forced to eat their shitty packaged food and other people would finally let me get skinny.

[@sunder572]

he said it was complex and that its partly your choice and partly not.

[@CryptoAshkn]

I fkn went on beast mode with high volume when i joined the gym at 14 or something and put on muscles so quick and still have the stretch marks.

[@mocotonio]

What about the claims that fasting helps with loose skin by stimulating autophagy?

[@LunchThyme]

I lost 200LBs more or less fasting (600 calories/day for 9 months with no breaks or cheat days). Reasonable amount of loose skin, probably on the low end, but I'm only 27 and have decent genetics. Make of that what you will.

[@mocotonio]

@@LunchThyme i was meaning fasting for 24h or more. But thanks for sharing your experience anyways.

[@alecc9340]

Video request: hypertrophic benefits of the korn diet.

[@EastsideFleet23]

This is about my third time getting back in shape from being a fat blob to people saying wow you must workout a lot. And every time I do it belly fat is the last to go.

[@_Only_Zuul]

i still have a bit of loose skin in my lower body from being obese from childhood to late teens.. i stay very lean and my skin looks better and tighter but if i gain more fats my skin is look like jelly so i just stay shredded always.

[@thefinder8087]

Wouldn't one way to reduce loose skin be to gain more muscle? If your upper body isn't very muscular, it seems to me that building up muscle would "fill in" some of that loose skin?

[@Bubumann40k]

Hey Dr. Mike, what do you think about lipolysis injections?

[@castronaut2000]

When is the next news broadcast being published???????

[@jessehazelwood7487]

I crashed my metabolism by going too far into a deficit too fast and now I’m stagnated at 2300 calories a day. Which should be damn sure well below maintenance and nothing is happening. Not sure what I should be doing. I’m 5’10 195 . And I have a fuckin fantastic physique… people accuse me of juicing, strangers stop me to ask about my regimen… I just want to make it to 10% . I’m about 15-16% right now. I carry a lot of muscle. I should be able to lose weight fairly easily .

[@d7moolicious170]

I used to be obese, lost 120 pounds in a short period of time, I struggled with my loose skin but with the amount of muscle that I gained in the last 4 years made my situation better and finally I’m happy with it , even tho its still loose skin but it doesn’t need surgery

[@CookiePire]

You look great bro

[@d7moolicious170]

@@CookiePire thanks bro, that comment literally made my day

[@REPSDirect]

Liposuction and lasers are area specific vs doing a million horizontal and hanging crunches.

[@jaeden1132]

Great vid! Is there any particular reason for not covering collagen supplements (they have been shown to marginally increase skin elasticity, but I suppose that is mostly prevention? I have also heard some people go on about autophagy induced by fasting.

[@greghill158]

I've heard the fasting thing, too. Jason Fung claims that his patients rarely, if ever, have loose skin after losing weight by fasting. I can say from personal experience that loose skin from time-restricted eating is definitely still a thing, but maybe full-on long-term water fasting is different? His position was that the body will prioritize the extra skin to breakdown for protein before it starts chewing away at muscle tissue. No idea if there's actual proof to back that up, though.

[@mohawk1623]

@@greghill158 dry fasting is apparently what will take care of loose skin, not water fasting. "Hard" dry fasting is supposed to be even more effective than regular dry fasting. This is an unsafe practice though with no studies as far as I'm aware. Not something I'd expect any science based fitness KZbinr to talk about, for good reason.

[@greghill158]

@@mohawk1623 I've never seen even the most ardent fasting fanatics recommend extended dry fasting since you'll die within a few days without any water at all. Certainly Dr. Fung doesn't recommend it and he made the claims about fasting fixing loose skin that I've seen. Maybe we're defining our terms differently? To me, water fast means no food at all, just water and maybe some salts and vitamins, and dry fast means no food or liquid at all.

[@mohawk1623]

@@greghill158Sorry, the fasting terms as I know them are: Water fasting - no food, only water with salts. Dry fasting - no food and no water by mouth. Hard dry fasting - no food, no water by mouth or even external contact. No brushing of teeth, no showers or baths, no washing of hands. I don't recommend either of the dry fasts for anyone, especially people trying to build muscle. Never thought I'd be discussing fasting on this channel lol

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Yep. The low study number and high study heterogeneity leads me to avert tentatively concluding on collagen for the time being until further research is conducted. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30681787/ - Dr. Mike

[@bigbadlara5304]

I'm tall and the heaviest I ever weighed in at was 240 pounds. I wasn't weightlifting then. now I'm 200 pounds and quite lean. I have so much loose skin

[@seattlegrrlie]

The pregnancy stretch marks and lose skin are just never going away and that's okay

[@rodrigomachado5291]

I went from 250 to 170 pounds after quarantine, a little loose skin, mostly in my arms and face. I hope it goes back to somewhere close to its original place eventually.

[@hmlqrt2716]

How old are you?

[@dhpgoalie]

I mean I was obese from 20 to 25-26 years old. I have no loose skin and never did when I leaned out. I guess it's the age you lose it, the pace at which you lose it, and genetics.

[@krane15]

All true. But first and foremost, genetics.

[@uzah88]

How does body fat percentage play into loose skin? I mean I was/am overweight and will probably have loose skin. If I diet down to like 10% of bf vs like 15% bf, will there be a percent where the loose skin looks better/worse?

[@wafercrackerjack880]

Just lose the weight to see how loose your skin will be. No matter how much loose skin you'll have, it wont matter because being leaner is healthier and should be the only thing that matter. Just expect the worse, you'd be happier that way.

[@masoudshairzadeh6820]

Hey Mike, I’m 6ft around 180lbs I’m a boxer and people only see my muscles when I have a pump. However, I have loose skin. I think it’s minor loose skin. I don’t wanna do surgery, and cannot afford it cuz I’m a college student. I heard running, stretch mark cream, and ab work outs do the job.

[@sherryemiller]

Oh man I had gestational hypertension I gained like 20lbs of water weight on top of everything else that happens. It’s not the worse thing in the world but it sucks.

[@b1uezer]

I'm one of those people who gains fat in their chest and midsection really fast and loses it reeeally slow in those areas. Like I'll have veined up forearms and calves, even a bicep vein going, and my gut just has perpetual inches of overhang and I feel like I'm starving to try and get it down.

[@ryandeffley7652]

Loose skin is often blamed on genetics or a side effect of massive weight loss. But the reality is that it comes from people losing weight too quickly. Say you had a 300lb guy who had a goal of getting down to 200lbs. If he took 1-2 years losing 1-2lbs per week with occassional diet breaks and regular lifting, no loose skin. Also it'd stay off because he wouldn't destroy his BMR. But most people are uneducated and always want it as fast as possible. So they severely restrict calories and turn doing cardio into a second day job. This results in muscle loss, a very slow BMR, and loose skin. Then to add insult to injury, they slowly gain the weight back.

[@damonrambo3244]

Increasing muscle size can help with loose skin. I had a little loose skin below my belly button. But as my pec, back and delt size has increased, that seems to have lessened substantially. It did kind of a "pick me up". 😂

[@josephdillon9698]

I don’t know when I started running when I was younger the fat went off my legs first. If I could have chosen where I wanted my fat loss first I would have chosen my entire upper body first. But yeah I did lose a little everywhere but I felt disproportionate around the legs

[@hostnik777]

Some people have suggested that fasting and specifically dry fasting which trigger autophagy can accelerate the tightening up of loose skin after weight loss. I'd be curious to know Dr. Mike's take on any research related to this, or if there really is no scientific evidence for it yet.

[@mustafakamaran5195]

Still waiting for more culinary lessons

[@crzyces1693]

So I gained weight like a crazed madman at a *_Renaissance_* Fair year round drinking mead and eating rotisserie lamb legs during the lockdowns, packing on about 100lbs...in two years. Less really. Anyway, I gained it so quick that aftr a bought with...constipation, I ended up tearing my abs, or what pregnant chicks lovingly call, diastasis. Of course I was stunned to find out that insurance does pay to fix it *IF* you have a hernia too. If you just have the middle of your stomach poking through a separated muscle which is covered by extra skin, well then they don't. So you gotta get a tummy tuck out of pocket to fix it. Luckily, I'm a guy who likes picking up heavy things, and losing a lot of weight also helps since it reduces the internal fat which pushes your insides _out,_ so mixing the two and really getting that mind-muscle connection can, for all intents and purposes, hide it very effectively making it look _normal_ when you tighten your stomach. It also let me learn a few things about extra skin surgeries and the newest techniques. First, they can do some pretty crazy shit now, fixing the diastasis itself with minimally invasive surgery. Just go through the belly button with a camera and two other small holes, one that pulls the ab over to where it should be while the other sutures, then switch sides, repeat, and depending on how large the tear is they'll do that 1-3 times per side (all from the same centimeter sized holes, so they aren't poking a new one for each). No more having to put this giant slice into your stomach like a C-Section and cutting off the skin from the bottom unless there is a *lot* of extra skin, and if it was a rapid 100lbs weight gain and loss, then it probably is not necessary. What they can do for the extra skin is closer to a _face lift_ than a 1990s _tummy tuck._ They can put the incisions in the love handle area and basically just pull the skin tight on each side, making two much smaller wounds which in turn heal faster, are less likely to tear as we tend to bend a lot more at the middle than we do at the sides, at least with a lot of flexion; it's just a decent option for people that may need/want it but don't need to have a 7"+ vertical curtain of skin removed. It's still about $10K though even though they do not have to knock you out to do it (though it is an option and most doctors prefer it that way so they can just flip and flop you like a sleeping fish instead of dealing with a 15% conscious patient rambling sweet nothings about how their spouse doesn't care about them, but that pool cleaner, now they really care...). So, they are already coming up with new, less invasive and faster healing methods that don't risk the same nerve damage or intestinal infections the older methods often ran into. Now will we ever have nanobots to do this type of thing? Of course, but I'd suspect that will come much, much later on as the main innovation in that line of tech seems to be for viruses and cancers along with actual essential organ repair, and rightfully so. I mean what's more important, some Brazilian Slav who decided to be lazy as a doped up prairie dog during a virus lockdown, sitting in front of a screen 15+ hours per day either working or playing video games, or helping someone who sustained massive internal damage during an accident? Or found out they had some rogue cells wreaking havoc to their body from the inside out for no other known reason than genetics along with a series of unknowable life events that left them with stage 4 whatever? I am going with fix them first, my vanity can wait forever if need be. On the other hand, I do think it is bullshit that insurance won't pay for the regular fix as tearing your ab in the middle of the fricken muscle, and tearing that off the stomach wall is pretty f'd up and can lead to some pretty serious injuries that would otherwise lead to absolutely nothing because, well a wall of muscle that is supposed to protect an area is no longer in the spot it is supposed to be to protect your center mass. That can be a big deal. But, it isn't quite risky enough for insurance companies to justify the cost even if you have zero interest in the _tummy tuck_ part of the operation. The injury can also happen without gaining a bunch of weight as well, it is just the most common occurrence seems to be pregnancy, and most women want a tummy tuck with it anyway, so with no hernia surgeons simply do not do the damn operation, with plastic surgeons apparently being the most qualified bc they perform them the most. Lol, the entire thing is just weird. Avoid the entire thing and listen to Mike. If you lose your abs (if you can ever see them) or see stretch marks reach belly button height, there's a very good chance you are going to have extra skin if you do not start losing weight ASAP, and will almost assuredly have extra skin if you put on any more weight. Oh, and lobby Congress to force insurance companies to pay for this crap. It happens to something nuts, like 50% of women in the US during pregnancy. To pay hundreds of dollars per week (my ex-wife and I were paying over $1k/m for two _OK_ family insurance plans) and have the damn companies fight tooth and nail to not cover things, have deductibles in the 5 figure range with a max of, idk, say $750-$1500 per occurrence, stupid high medication deductibles etc., it is something that should, for all intents and purposes, be covered. I mean I know the crazy rich folks who want us to live in pods and eat cricket paste don't exactly want us reproducing unless we apply for a license and promise to raise good little hot cheetos flavored cricket paste pod dwelling hive worker ants, but until we get tot hat point, as long as women still need to carry babies to term (or close to it) then we really should help them out with a little extra skin and a muscle tear. Me? Eh, I just got fat, shame on me. Having it happen due to a 35lb weight gain during pregnancy though? Yeah, insurance companies need to cover that shit.

[@randomthegreat2329]

I wonder - assuming I was pretty damn fat at some point, but didn't have that much muscle tissue, are there any chances of reducing amount of loose skin in the abdominal area by building more muscles in adjacent areas (any chances of redistribution to some extent at least)?

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Not sure on redistribution, but definitely helps to build some muscle. - Dr. Mike

[@pauldi7268]

What about rebounding as part of your weight loss journey, ive heard it helps with loose skin

[@dearabbiexo]

I ❤DR MIKE ! Love

[@zahidulkhan6219]

I’m surprised Vshred hasn’t already snagged this clipped and made a video for 5000 crunches a day.

[@kiminem4087]

I lost 242.5 lbs in 1 year ... 34 yo atm ... atm I am 249 lbs with visible abs 6ft5

[@techyb8614]

Mike or anyone else intelligent. Is there an explanation why my lifts often feel easier when I'm in a leaner phase? Nothing huge like 10lbs difference where my lifts feel stronger and better especially my squat, deadlift and bench at 167lbs than 177lbs.

[@KenzNurse]

Because you're not lugging around extra body fat? I notice that too, and I have way more energy when lean.

[@User333777999]

"fractional" dermatological devices like fractional radiofrequency (radiofrequency microneedling) & fractional laser resurfacing, done enough sessions, can tighten skin without the need for surgery. - a dermatologist.

[@platinumstorm2521]

You know what's great about excess skin. (my fault for binging and eating whatever I wanted then eating stupidly low calories, dropping weight faster than I should have). I'll look in the mirror, I'm pretty vascular at (5'9") 148 lbs. I feel like crap, beat up, fatigued, irritable etc. Yet I have lots of skin that hangs off my belly and chest when I lean forward, and there is lots of stretchy skin on my back and some on my legs, I've got no idea what my body fat percentage is, one minute I think I look pretty cut, then the next minute I feel fat as anything, yet I'm the slimmest I've ever been in my life. God damn.

[@GeoJoMarsh]

Was 300 now I’m 220. Im 22… hoping to have abs at some point, this is discouraging

[@coreydw1]

So no RP belly dancing specialty course is coming out then?

[@XiangYu94]

Dr Mike I have a theory on the slight spot reduction that was detected in that study - perhaps fat “shifts” away from areas of hypertrophic growth to provide better mobility for the muscles to do their thing?