liposuction to slim down - good or bad?

[gegl]

Im in exactly the same position, 40 in four weeks, been state level athlete since the age of 11. Used weights for 22 years, tried every diet/exercise combo you can think of.

Now on CKD but still cant get rid of that soft layer across the abs. Calipers give me 12mm on the abs, using leg and chest measurements I come out at 9.5% BF.

I am so tempted to go for lipo .......... How long before you can start training again? I cant be out for too long as still compete in Martial Arts and teach.

 

[nycfitguy]

You guys are so quick to list all kinds of drugs to use for fat reduction and then you say Lipo is the "Easy Way" implying that it is in some way cheating. C'mon. Steroids, HGH, and all these other drugs are exactly the same thing except they are chemical and this is physical. In the long term, lipo is definately safer to the body and organs than the chemical options. I am not passing judgement on any of this. I have used steroids and I'm glad i did. Gave me (started at 155 lbs) a chance to get to 185 and I looked great. I am passing no moral judgements here. Just be honest about what you are doing. I believe that chemicals used under professional supervision (most of you guys have become armchair pharmacists) and surgery by qualified and skilled physicians - are all viable ways to achieve what we are trying to achieve here (which by the way, might not be such a lofty goal to begin with).

Anyway, my surgery looks fantastic. Only 6 days post-op and I finally have a tapered upper body. The abdoman is FLAT and the lovehandles are GONE. I am still puffy and swollen so I expect that it will look even better when the swelling goes down. I am BLOWN AWAY. It is the best thing I've done. I feel so relieved. No more fighting that bulge. As I said, I am not overweight. My BF is approx 12 to 15% unless you included my lower belly fold in the measurements. Then it WAS 22%. So now, no roll. No flab. My weight (fat) was stable before, so I have no reason to believe that I will get fatter now - AND i will be MORE motivated in my workout because I won't have that constant scrutiny and dissappointment about the belly during the workout.
I am going to start working out on Monday. Doc. said I could but obviously no abdomonals for 3 weeks. The muscles are starting to show through the swelling. I cant wait to do heavy abs in the gym and see what that looks like in a few weeks. So in summary - I am thrilled. There was a lot of fear and doubt before I did it but I'm glad I had the courage to go ahead with it.

 

[dmd]

I think Lipo is a much wiser/superior move than to dumping umpteenmillion chemicals into your liver, kidneys, heart, brain etc. Drugs do allot of damage, especially as you age. The only drugs I know of that do not damage your body are pure opiates (clean heroin and methadone).

Nycfitguy did the right thing for his situation. Like his doc said he was "a perfect candidate - in shape - not overweight" I'm happy he's happy.

 

[mlomker]

You guys are so quick to list all kinds of drugs to use for fat reduction and then you say Lipo is the "Easy Way" implying that it is in some way cheating.

It sounds like you were a special case and I agree with you. Most guys have pretty even deposits and the use of proper diet and a little DNP/clen/T3 will fix them right up.

Enjoy.