Category: Before and After

WHAT?! Guys can get a diastasis recti, too?

Can men get a diastasis recti?  The answer is unequivocally, YES!

 

But wait!  You may be thinking – they don’t get pregnant, so how can they get a diastasis recti?

A diastasis recti is created from a foreward forceful movement or pressure of the abdominals.  (It can also be exacerbated by the thrusting of the ribs and stretching of the connective tissue.)

What kind of foreward forceful movments or pressure would impact the abdominals of a man?

  1. INCORRECT ABDOMINAL EXERCISES – foreward forceful movement
  2. BEER BELLY – constant foreward forceful pressure
  3. GASTRIC DISTRESS – foreward forceful pressure from imflammation of the internal organs due to food, gastroverticulitis, etc

Client JS story:

This client is a firefighter, had been doing Crossfit for awhile, and found out he had a diastasis recti.  This client decided to do extra sets of the Seated Tupler Contractions (THE exercise for closing the diastasis recti, as long as its done CORRECTLY).  Instead of doing 5 the first week he did around 8 each day.  He had good technique with the Seated Tupler Contractions  as well – VERY important to get the proper results. He decided to PAUSE doing Crossfit until he could close AND start healing the diastasis recti, which is recommended so this part of the body can CLOSE *AND* HEAL.

During a workshop, we always measure the diastasis and the waist measurements, as well as look at the connective tissue condition between the two halves of the recti and do a belly button and hernia eval.

Client JS measured:

WAIST:

40 inches on the upper ab measurement

41.5 at the navel measurement,

40 in the lower abdominal measurement.

DIASTASIS:

5 fingerwidth upper diastasis measurement with moderate connective tissue

3 fingerwidth navel diastasis measurement with shallow connectie tissue

6.5 fingerwidth lower diastasis measurement with moderate connective tissue

DAY TWO OF WORKSHOP:

When we measured him on Day 2 of the workshop, he was almost completely closed!  He had PAUSED crossfit to strengthen the transverse and to close the diastasis.

He measured:

WAIST:

37.75 inches on the upper ab measurement

37.85 inches at the navel measurement

37.75 inches in the lower abdominal measurement.

DIASTASIS:

0 fingerwidths “closed” upper diastasis measurement with moderate connective tissue

0 fingerwidths or “closed” navel diastasis measurement with shallow connective tissue

0.5 fingerwidth lower diastasis measurement with moderate connective tissue

DAY THREE OF WORKSHOP

WOW!  What a transformation!  Client JS caught the day 3 of the following workshop due to work, so it had been 6 weeks after DAY 2.

WAIST:

35.6 inches on the upper ab measurement

35.6 inches at the navel measurement,

35.6 inches in the lower abdominal measurement.

DIASTASIS

0 fingerwidths “closed” upper diastasis measurement with moderate connective tissue

0 fingerwidths or “closed” navel diastasis measurement with shallow connective tissue

0.5 fingerwidth lower diastasis measurement with moderate connective tissue

So we saw a 16.5 inch decrease in his waist measurements!

So what was client JS doing?

During these 8 weeks, Client JS followed the Tupler Technique® Guidebook, wore the Tupler® Splint doing extra sets of contractions on many days.He was still PAUSING Crossfit until everything was closed.  He also decided to do a great compliment with Tupler Technique® which is CARDIO! He started running stairs and running in general at the same time.

Men and Women can both close their diastasis recti at ANY TIME!  There is no statute of limiations.  I see people from age 10 to 84 who have closed their diastasis!!

Any other firefighters willing to take on the Tupler Technique® Challenge??

Amazing stories of those in the Tupler Technique® program:

I see so many amazing things with my clients, and I tell all the good stories at my workshops.  I decided to share a few here:) Some Amazing stories in the past few months of those who have gone through the Tupler Technique® program: diastasis-recti-before-after

Client CS

She is in her 30s was taking the workshop and just found out the first day of her program she was pregnant with #5.  She measured 10.5 fingerwidths wide on the lower measurement of her diastasis recti.  In only TWO WEEKS she brought that measurement down to 1.5 fingerwidths WHILE she had morning sickness!

Client CI

She is a mom in her lower 40s with 2 kids.  She has fibromyalgia and wanted to do the program to fix her diastasis recti.  She emailed me after 1 week commenting her fibromyalgia had never felt better, AND her belly looked much better!

Client MT

She is a mom in her 40s with 2 kids.  She had a 3.5 inch by 3 inch hernia 1 inch above her navel.  After 2.5 weeks of doing the Tupler Technique, she decreased her hernia to 1.25 inch X 1 inch (while only doing half the suggested exercises).  A 66% decrease!

Client GU

She is a mom in her 30s with 3 kids.  She was very athletic, but her belly did not reflect that.  After doing the Tupler Technique® program for 5 week, She closed her 7 fingerwidth diastasis, and shrunk her waist from 39 inches at the belly button to 32!  She also lost another 5 inches across the lower and upper parts of her belly.  12 inches off her belly in 5 weeks (not changing what she ate or anything else).

Client KM

She is a mom in her lower 30s with 2 kids.  She had a 1in. X 1 in. hernia that had bothered her for years.  She did the Tupler Technique® program and splinted, and her hernia completely reversed in 2 days!  She couldn’t believe it and emailed me to make sure this was even possible.  It has never come back.   Gone for good.

Client PH

She just turned 60 this year and has 4 kids.  She is taking the working with her daughter.  She completely closed her 5 fingerwidth diastasis she has had for 30 years in just TWO WEEKS!  Her abs were rock solid, connective tissue has already started healing beautifully. She told me she used to buy a belt for her pants to hold over her pooch, but now, she has to wear a belt just to keep her pants up!  She shed 7 inches off her belly in 2 weeks!

Client CS

She is a young mom of 2 kids, one just an infant.  She drove 3.5 hours from another state for the workshop.  We practiced coughing correctly at the workshop;  especially important time of year as it was a January workshop.  She came back 2 weeks later reporting that she had pneumonia for the last two weeks.   However, she had brought her diastasis to only ONE fingerwidth from EIGHT fingerwidths in just TWO WEEKS WITH pneumonia!  Little things like coughing are so important to learn to do correctly!

Client KG

She is a mom of 4 in her mid 50s.  She is a professor at a university in the City of Chicago.  She was overweight, had a  large 8 fingerwidth diastasis, both of which were taxing on her back, causing her severe back pain.  She had to frequently go in for an epidural to alleviate her pain. She called me on her Jewish New Year to thank me, as the Tupler Technique® program had not only closed her diastasis, it helped her back so much to the point she no longer needed the epidural every couple of months!

CLIENT KH

This client was a male client who had a 10.5 fingerwidth diastasis.  He was a cute older gentlemen from the city (Chicago) with a white beard in his 60s. He reported that after two weeks all his pants were falling off, so he had to go shopping with his wife to buy new pants.  We measured his diastasis and he had nearly closed it in just TWO WEEKS!  It was down to a 1 fingerwidth diastasis.  He also reported that his back felt much better than it had in a long time (decades).

Client SB

This client is a mom of 4 in her 60s.  She had a 14 fingerwidth diastasis and 9 very large hernias – a few of them being 5X6 inches, and a few of them being 3 X 4 inches, and a couple of them being 1 X 2 inches.  Her connective tissue was like a spiderweb, barely holding in her organs.  Someone with this severe of a diastasis and this many hernias will take much longer to heal than someone without shredded connective tissue, and someone without this wide of a diastasis.  No doubt any surgeon would recommend surgery with super heavy duty mesh.  Over 9 months, with the help of an MRI, ALL over her hernias were COMPLETELY UNDERNEATH the connective tissue!  We measured her to see – she was a 6 fingerwidth diastasis and was no longer in constant pain.  Her spiderweb of connective tissue had come back together and started healing.  She was only a 1 fingerwidth diastasis in the upper and lower measurements of the diastasis! This with NO surgery, just the Tupler Technique® program!

Client MS

This client is a nursing young mom in her 20s.  She had 1 baby a few months ago.  She wanted her belly back.  She was a 28.5 inch waist and had a 4 fingerwidth diastasis.  After 4 weeks she was able to bring her waist back to her wedding waist measurement of 24 inches.  Her diastasis was completely closed and her abs were rock solid. I see so many amazing things – I tried to include stories from all gamuts and walks of life.  I am so proud of them all!

Before and After pics from 2014!!

What can happen in  just 4 weeks? There are some AMAZING stories behind these pics – the majority just during the 4 week workshop!  I am so proud of all these ladies! IMG_3291 IMG_3298 IMG_3299 IMG_3300 IMG_3301 IMG_3302 IMG_3303 IMG_3070 IMG_3071 IMG_3072 IMG_3073 IMG_2525 IMG_2526 IMG_2534 IMG_2535 IMG_2537 IMG_2538 IMG_2539 IMG_2541 IMG_2542 IMG_2543 IMG_2544 IMG_2545 IMG_2546 IMG_2547 IMG_2548 IMG_2549 IMG_2550 IMG_2552 IMG_2553 IMG_2561 IMG_2562 IMG_2563 IMG_2576 IMG_2577 IMG_2085 IMG_2089 IMG_1237 IMG_1945 IMG_1946 IMG_1947 IMG_1948 IMG_1949 IMG_1950 IMG_1951 IMG_1952 IMG_1953 IMG_1954 IMG_1955 IMG_1956 IMG_1957 IMG_1961 IMG_1962 IMG_1963 IMG_1964 IMG_1896 IMG_1897 IMG_1899 IMG_1900