Saturday, September 19, 2026
Whether you can lose localized fat with this protocol
We have all seen someone doing endless crunches in the hope that their belly will disappear.
For years, the answer has been definitive: localized fat loss does not exist.
And yet, there is a nuance that almost nobody talks about.
In an experiment conducted in Copenhagen, ten healthy men exercised a single leg with knee extensions while subcutaneous fat was measured in both thighs, in a fasted state and at three different intensities.
In the working leg, the fat directly above received more blood flow and released more stored fat than in the resting leg.
In other words: the contracting muscle appears to mobilize the fat right next to it.
Now for the uncomfortable part. It was ten people, measured only during exercise and in the thigh, and not all the differences were clear.
Mobilizing is not the same as eliminating. The study did not measure whether that fat disappeared over time.
And none of this was measured in the abdomen, which is exactly where almost everyone wants results.
So the practical conclusion does not change much, but it becomes more useful.
A caloric deficit decides how much fat you lose. Where you lose it first is not your choice.
What you can control is training plenty of muscle, with load, and sustaining it over time.
A thousand crunches will not empty your belly. Months of strength training and controlled nutrition have a much better chance.
Fat is not erased by zone. It is lost by system.
Your 1% improvement for today.
Swap one set of crunches for a set of squats or deadlifts. More muscle involved, better use of your time.
This is what I cover in the Longevity Workshop and Private Longevity WhatsApp Group: In the workshop and the WhatsApp group, I explain to you how to train for strength properly, without wasting months on a thousand useless crunches.
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