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BioSignature - Charles Poliquin

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Ok... Looks like mega broscience to me...

Suggests that based on scientific research you can spot reduce fat???

Is this the stuff that has everyone calling out CP???


Hormones BioSignature Looks At


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Once the biosignature sites are analyzed, the next step is to set out a specific protocol of diet, exercise and supplementation to resolve the problem. Let's say that after being tested, it's discovered that there is an excessive amount of fat on the lower thighs (again, relative to the other major fat sites). This indicates that there is a problem with the estrogen levels. If the problem area is the triceps, the issue is with the androgen levels. If the problem area is the shoulder blades or hip, the problem is with your insulin levels.

After determining the cause of the fat, the next step is to make appropriate modifications in your diet and exercise prescription. For the subscapular -shoulder blade- and suprailliac -hip-, controlling the blood sugar levels of the body with more frequent meals, reduced daily carbohydrate and low GI food choices is critical. For lower abdominal fat, the key is reducing cortisol levels by restricting the consumption of caffeine and sugar. For the glutes, it's important to detoxify estrogen levels by consuming vegetables such as broccoli that have biochemicals that accomplish this important task. Many of these dietary recommendations overlap, none of them involve any method harmful to the body, and in fact, all of them will improve the overall quality of life.

The next step is supplementation. For the fat on the back of your arms, herbal products such as licorice root, ginseng (which is most effective when taken 45 minutes before a meal), and rhodiola rosea might be prescribed. For the fat stored around the lower back, a supplement of guggul, coleus root and bladderwrack algae could be recommended; as it contains iodine which will strengthen the thyroid gland. For the fat stored around the shoulder blades and hips, corosolic acid, alpha lipoic acid and fish oils may be prescribed to control insulin. For fat storage on the thighs, indole-3-carbinol may be recommended. Taking a multivitamin/mineral pill usually doesn't cause any harm, but it's doubtful that any one product will have the precise quantities of nutrients needed to correct a specific problem, especially with those fat-storage problems involving hormone imbalances.

The final step is determining an appropriate exercise regimen. For example, for those with lower-body fat, spinning will likely do more harm than good. Spinning will increase the storage of intramuscular and subcutaneous fat in the hip and thigh areas to provide a more readily available source of fuel for the muscles. Instead, a weight training protocol of high reps (10-15) and short rest intervals (about 30 seconds between sets) would be a much more effective choice.

The Biosignature Modulation program will always be in a constant state of growth as new and better research is constantly being published which improves the system. But now, for the first time, personal trainers can effectively combat site specific areas of fat storage using a simple 12-point skinfold test, dietary changes, supplementation and exercise based on their individual biochemistry. The result is improved performance in ALL areas of your life - physical, mental and intellectual. By following your personal plan, you will emerge leaner, stronger, healthier, happier, and more energetic.

Find out how to put in less effort and achieve greater results by booking an appointment to find out more about your BioSignature and discover the secrets that have previously only been available to top athletes. Isn't it time you heard the truth about how to avoid needless years of disappointment and get rapid results NOW -- even faster than those popular reality shows!



Charles Polquin biosignature modulation for spot reduction Melbourne Australia
 
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Look what I've gone and got you started on :)

I found this review helpful: Mark Young Training Systems Biosignature Modulation Review -> really worth a read from an ex-practitioner.

My opinion is that I think there is broscience in there, mixed with SOME anecdotal evidence that has merit - but mostly that it is there to make Charles Poliquin money! e.g. you need X, oh here we go, we have a supplement just for that... $XX for the supplement and $XX for our review session today...

Some PTs swear by the guy, and everything they offer is from CP - articles, workout routines, the lot. I guess for some PT's that are just beginning, it helps them get a ready made stash of materials and articles etc to make them look expert. I guess it's just easy to slot into a system like this.

I actually had a free BioSignature series of consults. Basically performing skin folds, popping that in to some database and getting ratios of my body fat locations. Was ok for benchmarking myself bf% wise, but didn't do it long enough to know whether or not the program as such would have changed much.

I think some of it is relevant, e.g. cortisol and the affect on stomach fat deposits, Stress and Weight Gain Information by MedicineNet.com.
This one is perhaps relevant to me, I'm quite lean but do badly on the skinfolds around my gut area, and am in a very stressful situation right now. But whether or not BioSignature can do anything about this, am not so sure. Answer is to get less stressed!

So the overall questions are, can ratios of body fat at specific sites be accurately linked to hormones / diet? Can they be changed if the hormones are changed? Can hormones be changed via diet?

I think parts of the questions can be answers yes, but perhaps not to a huge extent (e.g. diet can affect the hormones that influence acne, so yes some parts can be influenced). Linking all of them and spot reducing? A stretch IMO.

But I think there is some placebo effects in this. I think the results people get from BioSignature would happen with an good diet and training program anyway, and lets face it, if you're seeing a PT for the first time, these are likely to be fixed up whether BioSignature or not... but easy enough to think the change you get is BECAUSE of BioSignature.

My 2c.
 
Instant ban!

There are always good points in anyones philosophy it is just that as a whole it is fairly shit and sneaky marketing.

By the way belly fat is also a genetic predisposition and that has a lot more to do with it than cortisol and what food you eat.
 
Instant ban!

There are always good points in anyones philosophy it is just that as a whole it is fairly shit and sneaky marketing.

By the way belly fat is also a genetic predisposition and that has a lot more to do with it than cortisol and what food you eat.



hmmm... Yeah I seem to remember Lyle Mcdonald covering this when he wasnt editing porn....

Ill have to go back and find it...
 
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