Targeted Fat Loss Blog

Bound up muscles can prevent Fat Loss…
 
I know that may seem a bit hard to believe, but let  me explain…
 
Let me first explain fascia and how it binds your muscles.  If you ever look at a piece of steak and see the thin white stuff that is in the meat... That is fascia.  Fasica is a big web in your body that connects everything.  It surrounds all your muscle connecting it to bone, organs, and other muscle.  So when it is tight around your muscles it can cause major restrictions in your body.
 
So what does that mean to you and fat loss?  Read the 4 reasons below to discover more…
 
1.       If you have bound up fascia…  It leads to restricted range of motion during your exercise, leading to poor form.  This leads to injuries and days away from training.  Less training, means less fat burning!
 
2.       If you are actually in pain from bound up or tight muscles, this creates stress in your body.  Stress in your body sends your hormones out of balance.  One of the most crucial parts of losing fat with ease is to have balanced hormones.  If you send your cortisol levels (stress hormones higher) you may find that not only will you not be losing fat, you could actually be gaining fat.  Yikes!
 
3.       My number #1 rule of training is to do your best to improve your results every time you train.  This bound up fascia can prevent you from improving your results.  For example… If you are a runner and have bound up fascia in your hips, which is very likely, your stride might be restricted and you may struggle to improve your time each time you run.
 
It is so important to improve your results every time, because if you are improving you are   getting stronger.   If you are getting stronger, your metabolism will increase and you will burn more fat.  Yeah!
 
4.       If you have bound up muscles… they won’t grow.  They will constantly be restricted by the fascia and working against you.  When you get a massage using myofascial release technique… you can release this tension.  Your muscles will grow and as they grow… your metabolism increases and you can become a fat buring machine.  And really… when losing fat, isn’t that what you want?