Milos Sarcev (IFBB Pro Bodybuilder/ Mr.Olympia competitor) used Charles Poliquins Biosignature Modulation (spot reduction) with great results- For those of you who dont know Milos he is one of the most knowledgable bodybuilders of all time (diet, suppplements and knowing how to get lean!). If you ever talked to Milos you'd swear he is a MD/PhD.

Lets face it; serious bodybuilders spend a great deal of the their lives worrying about bodyfat.They are far more aware if they are getting fatter whether its the abs, glutes, triceps than powerlifters, olympic lifters or the average gym rat.

Milos flew into Poliquin's Center approximately five years ago to seek advice on getting his ab region leaner.Charles pointed out to Milos that he could tell precisely (by measuring bodyfat with calipers) what was going on in his body.

At first Milos didn't believe him until he observed many of his clients (himself included) that he was correct most of the time. Charles' supplement and nutrition protocol worked very effectively for Milos.

Milos was so pleased he sent his female IFBB competitor friend to Charles for recommendation on leaning down her gluteal region. Within a couple of months she managed to lean out in those exact areas. Milos also has many more friends and clients that used Poliquin's system with great results!

There's no question that Charles has quite a following and many have used his systems with great results. Its tough to argue with his training concepts because they have worked for many.

Joe Hayes
Scituate, MA


It was written:

Dr. Fahey,

<<<In lieu of this study, what sort of exercises do you recommend for
the average person who wants to spot reduce belly fat? Can you
recommend a way to zero in on your stomach with high rep and high
weights?>>

Thank you,
Jennifer Smith,
Los Angeles, CA

--- In Supertraining@ yahoogroups. com, discusdoc@.. . wrote:
>
> Here is an excerpt from one of my research report columns for
Muscular
> Development magazine (lay bodybuilding magazine). The Danish study
> showed that exercise mobilized fat in adipose tissue in close
proximity
> to active muscles. It may be only a short term effect, but the
study
> was extremely interesting.
>
> Does Spot Reducing Work?
> For years scientist told athletes that spot reducing doesnâ?Tt
work. For
> example, you canâ?Tt lose arm fat by doing curls and triceps
extensions.
> These conclusions were based on volumetric studies that estimated
> changes in lean mass and fat in the arms and legs following weeks
of
> specific exercises in those areas. Danish researchers, led by Dr.
Bente
> Stallknecht from the Panum Institute in Copenhagen, showed that
spot
> reducing is effective. They used radioactive tracers (133Xe) to
measure
> changes in fat mass during high rep knee extensions, which is more
> sensitive than measuring density changes in the arms and legs. They
> studied blood flow and fat breakdown in fat tissue adjacent to
working
> muscles and in fat tissue around inactive muscles in the other leg.
> After 30 minutes of doing knee extensions with one leg, they
switched
> legs and did knee extensions for 120 minutes using more weight.
Blood
> flow and fat breakdown were greatest around the working muscles.
They
> concluded that specific exercises could cause â?ospot reducingâ?
because
> blood flow and fat use was higher in adipose (fat) tissue adjacent
to
> working muscles. Spot reducing was most effective at higher
intensities
> because it generated more heat in the muscles and triggered a
higher
> release of catecholamines (fight or flight hormones, such as
> adrenaline). This is an exciting study for bodybuilders that
overturned
> long-standing beliefs about spot reducing. The take-home message is
> that spot reducing works. High rep, high weight exercises reduce
local
> fat stores best.
> (American Journal Physiology Endocrinology Metabolism in press,
> published online September 19, 2006)