What causes the distended belly?

[Luger]

So what causes the belly to distend in bodybuilders? GH, insulin, adrogens, eating more? I read something about androgen receptors in fat tissue causing this. Anybody have a clear cut answer?

 

[tkav1980]

just a thought. just because you dont have any fat on top of your abs doesnt mean your organs arent covered in it.

 

[Luger]

Yeah, but what about the guys that don't have it then come in 30 pounds heavier, ripped and now they do? Where was the fat before and what is causing this?

 

[tkav1980]

unfortunately this topic has been debated time and time again without what i would consider a definitave answer. seriously i wish there was a doctor on here we could ask...lol

 

[Nssca]

Yeah, but what about the guys that don't have it then come in 30 pounds heavier, ripped and now they do? Where was the fat before and what is causing this?

You have no idea how fat is stored?
First off you cant get rid of fat cells...the fat cells in and around your body will always be there, they just go from full to mostly empty to full again. You can however acquire new fat cells. The fat cells around your small and large intestines are what cause distended stomachs as well as enlarged small and large intestines. What causes your intestines to enlarge? do a search.

 

[kingpeon]

It's probably just this.... **broken link removed**

 

[jm425]

It's probably just this.... **broken link removed**

LMFAO!!! I actually had one of those come out my ass the other day.

 

[kingpeon]

yeah, psyllium to the rescue

 

[Luger]

You have no idea how fat is stored?
First off you cant get rid of fat cells...the fat cells in and around your body will always be there, they just go from full to mostly empty to full again. You can however acquire new fat cells. The fat cells around your small and large intestines are what cause distended stomachs as well as enlarged small and large intestines. What causes your intestines to enlarge? do a search.

Why don't you enlighten me duhroost! Because if you ask the other Guru's that are in the scene and compete they say "the muscle has nowhere to go and it pushes the stomach out" I hardly believe that. Maybe it has something to do with insulin just like the skinny distended beer belly boys that act tough at the bar. I don't know. It's a first for the intestine thing, never heard that but sounds interesting,but still if the bodybuilder is dieting don't his fat cells shrink, so why the distended look on stage? I don't want to do a search, that's why I asked a question. Let's face it, it wasn't the boring typically questions we see, "can I drink winstrol" "my injection site is red and sore, what should I do" "Can I take t3 or t4" BLAH, BLAH BLAH.

 

[Bigluice]

Its not proven, its just my 2cents, but i thk its the high ius of growth and extended use of growth. From what i hear, gh makes your organs grow, so it has no where to go but out, so thats why bodybuilders have distended bellys.

 

[machola]

gh can make organs grow. insulin can cause visceral(organ) fat storage. large amounts of food. genetics. large abdominal muscles. sometimes all of these together.

 

[DOOGIE DOG]

Genetics and large amounts of food.

 

[tkav1980]

i see emeric reading and am hoping for his response.

 

[emeric delczeg]

i see emeric reading and am hoping for his response.

Is the combination of two (high intake of HGH and Insulin)

 

[Chrysler]

You have no idea how fat is stored?
First off you cant get rid of fat cells...

Well, short of liposuction at least.

 

[usilemu]

I hear igf can cause the stomach popin

 

[tkav1980]

Is the combination of two (high intake of HGH and Insulin)

gentlemen you just heard it from an IFBB pro. question answered. thank you Emeric.

 

[claymore]

Is the combination of two (high intake of HGH and Insulin)

And that makes since, guys back in the days of arnolds era ate a shitload of food as well and no one ever had the guts that some of these pros sport today, even though people claim GH and slin were being used back then???, i'm sure even if they were, they were not being abused like they are today.

 

[buselmo]

i don't see one or two reasons causing it... i see a shit ton. the more you have on your check list, the bigger the gut.

1- STRUCTURE!!!! size of the ribcage, distance between hips and the ribcage. size of hips. oblique muscle insertion points... yada yada yada
2- Clogged shithole.
3- amount of food you eat
4- intestinal health
5- use of slin (well... kinda... but the main point here is visceral fat accumulation)
6- size of abdominal muscles (and shape)

just my opinion anyway...

 

[vlad878]

i think its just food+hgh

also dosent hgh make ppls hands super huge?