Brief read.

Interesting... The author seems to conclude that the long term benefits aren't very significant though.

Yup-

in other words... it's probably .000005% more effective.

I actually thought spot reduction to be nonsense but after using lipoderm for a wekk I disagree. I think I mentioned in other posts about loose skin well anyway my waist was 35 inches and I had alot of skin I could pinch and now maybe a week later a week in which I tried out lipoderm my waist is 34 inches and my skin is tighter. It could be my diet and excerise but my skin is tighter since using it, it could be it dried out my skin, whatever it was I like it.

The whole issue of spot reduction isn't tackled properly. I've done it, and I have the progress pictures to show it.

It may be difficult or impossible to change your body fat distribution, but it's not very difficult to change your muscle distribution.

I tend to carry my weight on my hips and thighs, but through the right focus points in strength training, I've been able make my lower body look comparitively slimmer. I imagine for men, who are even less worried about looking bulky, it would be even easier (depending on where their problem areas are).

The whole issue of spot reduction isn't tackled properly. I've done it, and I have the progress pictures to show it.

It may be difficult or impossible to change your body fat distribution, but it's not very difficult to change your muscle distribution.

I tend to carry my weight on my hips and thighs, but through the right focus points in strength training, I've been able make my lower body look comparitively slimmer. I imagine for men, who are even less worried about looking bulky, it would be even easier (depending on where their problem areas are).

Yup, you can for sure do something about body composition! :)

I actually think there is some possibility of spot reduction, and not even tied directly to exercise. I've read some pretty well reasoned stuff about weight storage patterns in individuals being tied to hormonal make-ups. For instance, men with low T might have high cortisol as well, and tend to store fat in the midsection more than others might.

So, if you do have issues with a certain hormone, correcting that issue through either diet or medication MIGHT affect specific areas more quickly than others.

I believe Charles Poliquin is big on this concept, and he's often out on the bleeding edge of this type of supplementation. He calls it biosignature modulation.

It's probably one of those 1-2% things where it only makes a slight difference. 99% of people should just worry about losing the fat and not worry about the tiny details like this until more is known.

I think the thing we all need to remember is that this reinforces what we all know yet many refuse to accept: forget about spot reduction to get rid of the man-boobs and love handles. Lose the fat through proper diet and exercise... or lipo... :D

I actually think there is some possibility of spot reduction, and not even tied directly to exercise. I've read some pretty well reasoned stuff about weight storage patterns in individuals being tied to hormonal make-ups. For instance, men with low T might have high cortisol as well, and tend to store fat in the midsection more than others might.

I can definitely vouch for that, from my own experience. One of the things that alerted me to my current low T predicament was a rapid change in body fat DISTRIBUTION - over the course of six months, I deposited a considerable amount of subcutaneous fat on some sites e.g. (belly, shoulders) while simultaneously losing a considerable amount of subcutaeous fat from other sites (e.g. arms).

I prefer to view it a spot fat loss enhancement. With topicals like lipoderm and Yohimburn, the blocking of the A2 increases fatty acid release (over what would normally occur with the A2 not blocked). That means more fat loss from those areas than you would normally get, whether thats spot reduction or spot fat loss enahncement is a matter of semantics, really.