DIASTASIS REHAB SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR GUT, GUYS™

Looking good has never been more important for men. How you look has a big impact on how you feel and how you feel effects everything: how you interact with others, how you put yourself forward in work and in life, how you value yourself, even how you present yourself to a potential partner...  For most men, feeling good means being healthy and staying in shape. But just what does being 'in shape' really mean?  Most men would quickly say that when it comes to their 'abs', a separated six-pack is the gold standard.  Yet, what many men do not realize is that separated abdominal muscles are actually the precursor to the 'guy gut' or 'beer belly'.

A separated six-pack actually indicates a medical condition called diastasis recti. In layman's terms that means that the rectus abdominis muscles (aka your abs) have separated and the connective tissue that binds them has become over-stretched, thin and weak. These muscles are the support system for your back and organs so when they separate that support system is destabilised. With no muscles to hold them in place your organs shift forward and down into the stomach wall creating a guy gut that no amount of crunches will fix. Other nasty complications include chronic lower back pain, pelvic instability, a protruding belly button and greater pressure being placed on the heart. You are also at much greater risk of developing an umbilical or ventral hernia (where the connective tissue tears away from the muscle and your organs begin to push through.)  

So how do your muscles separate? Everyone is born with his or her outermost abdominal muscles separated.  Around the age of three as the nervous system matures the muscles usually close. However, in a small percentage of children it does not close and surgery is required. Even once the separation has closed it can still be reopened through consistent and prolonged activities that create force and pressure against the connective tissue that joins the muscles. Many men believe that crunches are the sure-fire way to trim abdominals.  But crunches actually create intra-abdominal pressure causing the connective tissue to stretch and weaken over time. Weight gain on the weakened connective tissue then causes the guy gut. Other exercises such as sit-ups, Pilates' 100s, yoga backbends and sports such as kickboxing, tennis and golf also place force and pressure on the connective tissue and may cause a diastasis.

 So how do you know if you have this condition? A sure sign of a diastasis is a half-football like protrusion when getting up from a back-lying position. If you have defined abs with a 'gutter' running down the middle you also have a diastasis - that gutter is actually the separation of the muscles. With defined and strong abdominals it's not so much of a problem but as soon as you start to lose that definition you are likely to develop a protruding belly as your organs push forward into the stomach wall. In order to close a diastasis you need to heal the connective tissue; and it is this healing that will address both the negative implications of having a six-pack and eliminate the chance of developing a guy gut down the track.

The great news is that the Tupler Technique® is a research-based program for the treatment of diastasis recti. This easy to learn method will give you a more challenging workout than you ever had before. Replace your current abdominal routine with the Tupler Technique® and you will develop a strengthened core, toned abs, a strong support system for your back, a smaller waist and a healthier prostate.  Ultimately, learning the Tupler Technique®  is a sure-fire strategy to an improved appearance and a healthier body - just what the Doctor ordered!

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