Diastasis Recti and the Traverse Muscle.

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Hello Folks,

I had cultivated a beer belly. i was exercising regularly, eating well, still having a few beer a day and figured that it came with being 54.

A few months ago By the standard self-test I noticed a vertical football shape between the sternum and the belly button if I did a leg lift or a crunch.

I checked it out:

http://forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?t=7652

In my annual checkup, my doctor said ''I can see it'' but didn't do the standard test.

He forbid me any strenuous exercise, especially lifting while standing.

He suggested swimming, bicycling, and walking.

It sounded like bye bye Bullworker, and I was sad.

Unsatisfied with the doctor's diagnosis,and believing that losing muscle tone by not exercising would only make it worse, I decided to do some web-based research. I found out that most of the information on the net about diastasis recti is for women after childbirth.

I kept reading about a technique that some said worked.

Tupler, a nurse and author, is the person who developed it.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56021

Basically, you suck in your belly button as close to the spine as possible and 'pulse' it 100 times. You do this at least 5 times a day, and eventually 10.

I do it sitting at red lights, in grocery store lineups, when I'm waiting for something.

My favourite time is while walking- either my brisk evening walks, or across a parking lot.

I time it with my steps, 100 steps, as many pulses.

After a week I could feel better tone, and now after 3 weeks I have no football when I lean back- if I pulse some muscle tone into my abdominals.

The key is, to be able to call up muscle tone in a twitch- which this technique taught me to do.

It works by teaching you to activate the deep tranverse abdominus muscle.

My abdominal tone is better than it has been in decades.

I have abandoned weights.

I believe I may have weakened my abs trying to strengthen them on the crunch chair in the gym.

With this technique and better abdominal tone, I feel I can still use the Bullworker and chest expander.

Train, don't strain,

Marc

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Its a known effect.Developing the abs causes it to become more convex.So the "corset muscles" have to be worked to buy sucking in or maintaining a flat tummy.If one find its hard to suck in the tummy totally, it could also be due to visceral fat. Lose that, and the tummy can be a little concave looking when you suck it in.Isometric periodisation using bands/tubes are is to spring and free weight (or free weight with bands) offer the best periodisation functionality. Periodisation is the key to continual progress.Subject: Diastasis Recti and the Traverse Muscle.To:

bullworkerclub Date: Monday, September 15, 2008, 10:02 AM

Hello Folks,

I had cultivated a beer belly. i was exercising regularly, eating well, still having a few beer a day and figured that it came with being 54.

A few months ago By the standard self-test I noticed a vertical football shape between the sternum and the belly button if I did a leg lift or a crunch.

I checked it out:

http://forums. wrongdiagnosis. com/showthread. php?t=7652

In my annual checkup, my doctor said ''I can see it'' but didn't do the standard test.

He forbid me any strenuous exercise, especially lifting while standing.

He suggested swimming, bicycling, and walking.

It sounded like bye bye Bullworker, and I was sad.

Unsatisfied with the doctor's diagnosis,and believing that losing muscle tone by not exercising would only make it worse, I decided to do some web-based research. I found out that most of the information on the net about diastasis recti is for women after childbirth.

I kept reading about a technique that some said worked.

Tupler, a nurse and author, is the person who developed it.

http://www.medicine net.com/script/ main/art. asp?articlekey= 56021

Basically, you suck in your belly button as close to the spine as possible and 'pulse' it 100 times. You do this at least 5 times a day, and eventually 10.

I do it sitting at red lights, in grocery store lineups, when I'm waiting for something.

My favourite time is while walking- either my brisk evening walks, or across a parking lot.

I time it with my steps, 100 steps, as many pulses.

After a week I could feel better tone, and now after 3 weeks I have no football when I lean back- if I pulse some muscle tone into my abdominals.

The key is, to be able to call up muscle tone in a twitch- which this technique taught me to do.

It works by teaching you to activate the deep tranverse abdominus muscle.

My abdominal tone is better than it has been in decades.

I have abandoned weights.

I believe I may have weakened my abs trying to strengthen them on the crunch chair in the gym.

With this technique and better abdominal tone, I feel I can still use the Bullworker and chest expander.

Train, don't strain,

Marc

[Guest guest]

,

When I read your comment I was hoping my problem was visceral fat, until I read about it.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-visceral-fat.htm

My point for the group was that middle-aged guys with a pot belly should realize that their structure may be weakened by it.

I am now motivated to get rid of the visceral fat for several other good reasons.

Interesting observation in this article that walking a half hour 6 days a week gets rid of it, but walking 3 days a week doesn't.

I may vary walking with bicycling.

Today I went to another doctor today for a second opinion.

I didn't tell her I had seen another doctor before her.

She could not decide between visceral fat and diastasis recti, and referred me to a specialist.

She said I could do exercises of my choice but to observe the effect on the problem area.

Take care,

Marc