Category: diastasis

June 16, 2012

AMAZING ALL NEW BEFORE AND AFTER PICS using the Tupler Technique to close the diastasis recti from the last workshop!!

Many of you have been asking to see more BEFORE AND AFTER PICS!!  Well, I have the lastest from the last Diastasis Rehab Lose Your Mummy Tummy®  Workshop which took place over 5 calendar weeks!  It is amazing to see what can happen in just FIVE WEEKS!

WINNER OF THE BEST BELLY AWARD:
V.A.

before
after
before
after

This client is very athletic, and this was the last piece of the puzzle.  She had great technique and it showed! Her waistline shrunk quite a bit – unbelievable the difference seen in the before and after pics!  Other parts of the waistline were measured and in all she lost 8 inches across her midsection in just FIVE WEEKS! You can note the significantly decreased protrusion of the belly around the belly button, the greatly improved tone of the recti, and an overall fantastic appearance!

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
38
1
3

closed
Week 6
35
closed
1.5
.25

 

A.F.

before
after

before
after
The client had a C section that caused her to lose a lot of feeling and connective with her lower abdominals.  She splinted consistently, made HUGE headway and healed her connective tissue and improved her technique until it was rock solid! You can see in her pictures her belly size has decreased significantly.  If you look above and below the belly button in the frontal view, you can see how much the appearance has improved by decreased belly width, her belly button appearance and improved tone.
 

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
32
3
5
5
Week 6
32
1
1.25
1.75
A.K.
before
after

This client really shrunk her diastasis and had GREAT technique and she splinted.  She was already active and athletic so this was the last piece of the puzzle. She closed her diastasis in the middle by DAY 2 of the workshop, which is 3 calendar weeks.  This is normally the most difficult as it’s the weakest point of the connective tissue. She lost 3 inches across her midsection and her connective tissue is now in great shape!  
 

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
34
3
3
4
Week 6
32
3 shall
closed
.5
J.M.

before
after
This client closed her diastasis in the middle, the weakest point of the connective tissue, by DAY TWO of the workshop – which is 3 calendar weeks.  She improved her connective tissue signifigantly on the bottom and top. Her technique is great , she is very strong, and she splinted consistently. She lost 2 inches in her waistline and 4 inches across her midsection! Her technique was great!  You can see in her pictures that her recti have become more pronounced and her belly has shrunken.
 

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
37.4
3S
3M
3S
Week 6
35
2.75 V
closed
3S

M.F.  

before
after

before
after
 Her skin on her pictures is so much improved.  This was a huge concern of hers since her frame was so small.  Her diastasis in two areas has deep connective tissue, which takes longer to heal and causes more of a “mummy tummy” than shallow connective tissue.  Her technique was great and she splinted consistently.  She cut her diastasis by ½ or more and her over all look of her belly is great improved.  You can see in the pictures on the side profile the skin hangs over much much less. In the top pictures you can see how much smaller her abdominals had become from top to bottom – we worked on shortening her over-lengthened muscles and this improved her apprearance greatly.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
29.5
3deep
4 deep
3 shall
Week 6
29
2.75s
1.75
1.75
C.C.  
before
after

The client had her work cut out for her for a workshop amount of time.  5 or 6 fingerwidths distance can take more patience, VERY CONSISTANT EXERCISES and impeccable technique.  Although this client didn’t get as many of the sets that she wanted to get in, she still CLOSED her diastasis in one area, and great improved the others, including making her lower connective tissue from deep to shallow which is a huge step in its healing! !  In the other two areas we measure in inch loss of her midsection she also lost 3 inches!  You can see in her pictures her recti muscles are much more toned and pronounced and the overall apprearance of her belly is much better.

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
33.75
3

5.5
6
Week 6
33
closed
5
4.75 s

 

M.H.

before
after

This client had great success in bringing much of her diastasis closed! Her technique is great , she is very strong, and she splinted consistently. In the other two areas we measure in  inch loss of her midsection she lost 3 inches!  Many times more inches off come AFTER the diastasis is closed as you keep doing the exercises.      You can note in her before and after pictures the waistline is becoming more pronounced, her recti and more pronounced, her belly button has improved visually, and the bulge on one side has decreased significantly!
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
32.5
3deep
4 deep
4
Week 6
32.2
.2
1.3
1.5 s

 

L.P.

before
after

This client improved significantly in her diastasis.  She halved it in the middle, and brought it down even more significantly in the top and bottom section of her diastasis!  Her pics show overall improvement of the belly area , her recti are much more pronounced, her belly button size decreased and her waistline will keep on shrinking – her technique is great and she wears the splint!
 

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
33
3

5
4 mod
Week 6
31
.5
2.25
1

 SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO IN JUST FIVE WEEKS!

May 25, 2012

AWESOME NEW RESULTS of closing the diastasis recti with the TUPLER TECHNIQUE® with CASE STUDIES

I have seen such great things happening lately I had to post them!! These are just some of the great case studies for healing the diastasis recti with the Tupler Technique I have going on – WITH TOTALLY ROCKIN RESULTS!!!
CLIENT HP
Client HP was a first for me – a very roomy TWELVE FINGERWIDTHS diastasis with VERY DEEP connective tissue, and thought she would give this a shot before tummy surgery.  For my 5 weeks with her, we had our work cut out for us!  I couldn’t believe the quick improvements I started seeing in so little time.  She has now BROKEN my personal training record of bringing her diastasis together the most fingerwidths in the smallest amount of time – an astonishing EIGHT FINGERWIDTHS SMALLER in just FIVE WEEKS!!  Her connective tissue is healing and is actually shallow now on the top and the bottom!  Ask ANY surgeon and they would tell you this is NOT POSSIBLE.
THE PROOF:
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
35.5
3
12
8
Week 2
2.75
9.5
7
Week 3
1
8.25
4.5
Week 4
34.5
2.75
5.75
3.75
Week 5
1
5.5
3.25
Week 6
33
1
4
2.75

CLIENT JG

This client had THREE hernias when she came to see me.  Though her diastasis wasn’t too wide, her connective tissue was so thin in three places that those organs  poked through,creating her 3 hernias.  Well helping clients reverse hernias is a particular love of mine, since I reversed my own during pregnancy.   Her 3 once very large hernias are nearly gone – the faintest traces which will completely disappear once the connective tissue has finished healing and that last little bit of diastasis recti is closed.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
 31.5
5
5
4
Week 6
2.75
3.25
3
Week 8
 28.5
1
2.25
closed

 

CLIENT SH

A cute mom in her 30s with 4 kids, she closed her diastasis completely and now has ROCK SOLID ABS in only 5 weeks!

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
 31.5
5
5
4
Week 6
2.75
3.25
3
Week 8
 28.5
1
2.25
  0
CLIENT JG#1 This client had her abdominal surgery scheduled for 9 months – she wanted to make sure it was at the perfect time of year, when her mother could stay for the unavoidable horrible recovery period, a break in the demands of her job, etc.   She had done physical therapy for 6 months with NO CHA NGE OR IMPROVEMENT. She found me while browsing the internet and thought she would give it a last shot.  We had only 1 ½ weeks until she had to make a massive down-payment for the surgery.  She also had a hernia, scoliosis, and week pelvic floor.
 After  just 1 1/2 weeks, her diastasis significantly improved and her hernia got so small that she couldn’t even feel it, and wasn’t sure if she still had one.  She progressed very quickly in strength and technique capability and splinted .  She cancelled her surgery at the 1 ½ week mark and has since shrunk her waistline and now has rock solid abs.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
28
3.5
1.5
1.5
Week 6
25
.75
–
–
CLIENT JG#2
This client also has 4 kids and a small frame.  She is also in her 30s.   She closed hers in just 5 calendar weeks and has achieved great strength, rock solid abs, and OF COURSE CLOSED her diastasis!
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
29.5
3
3.75D
2
Week 2
28.75
1.75
2.25
1.75
Week 6
27.5
.5
1.75
1.33
Week 10
27.5
.75
closed
.5 VS
CLIENT RF
This client is a teacher in her late 20s and a mom of 2 kids.  Her technique was fantastic , she splinted, and she closed everything right up in 2 weeks.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
31 1/2
3
3
3
Week 2
.25
1
2
Week 3
.25
1.5
1.25
Week 6
27
closed
closed
closed
 There is no reason to think “this is just how it is from now on” after you have a baby!!
AWESOME NEW RESULTS of closing the diastasis recti with the Tupler Technique

April 3, 2012

My doctor says I need surgery for my diastasis recti – I BET YOU DONT

I would say nearly 100% of the clients I see for a diastasis recti that HAVE SEEN a doctor or surgeon specifically about their diastasis recti are TOLD that they need surgery.

WHY?

First of all, doctors learn about diastasis recti for 1 paragraph to 1 page in med school.  Thats it.  Its not what they DO, its not what they specialize in.  Its not where they make their bread and butter.  The 2 second solution is to refer their patient to a surgeon.  Also, its most likely what they learned to do in residency – REFER TO A SURGEON.

I have found MOST do not know how to measure a diastasis recti.

They few that THINK they know how to measure, often measure incorrectly, or insufficiently.

I have had some clients that get a CAT SCAN to find out what their diastasis recti measures – SO NOT NECESSARY!!!

I had one client whose diastasis was 1 on top, 1 in the middle, and 1 on the bottom (measured in fingerwidths) who was told SHE NEEDED SURGERY.  I was literally incredulous!  That is practically malpractice!

Diastasis Recti are VERY COMMON – UP TO 98% of postpartum women have a diastasis recti.  So ODDS ARE if you are reading this, YOU HAVE ONE and can benefit from doing exercises that will close your gap, bring in your waistline, and put your organs back into their correct position.

Same things with Hernias!  Julie Tupler was at the Hernia Conference AGAIN this year, promoting the Tupler Technique as an ALTERNATIVE TO SURGERY FOR HERNIAS!!!  In her words, “Its “Mesh” and ME [at the hernia conference].  (Mesh meaning the companies that sell mesh to the surgeons).  Hernias can VERY VERY often be poked back INSIDE the connective tissue by bringing the recti together, and healing your connective tissue THROUGH the Tupler Technique.

So before you spend THOUSANDS of dollars and THOUSANDS of hours and minutes in pain and recovering, LEARN THE TUPLER TECHNIQUE!
My next post I will highlight some case studies about this!

Have you been told you needed surgery?  Did you look for other options once you were told you needed surgery for a diastasis recti or hernia?

January 23, 2012

Kettlebells for ABS? Not so much – beware the postpartum body!

So I see some NOT great things with kettlebells, especially for my postpartum gals!  One of these exercises is great, the other three – NO!  (The formatting is being weird for me – click below video)


Kettlebell Exercises for the Abs – — powered by ehow

In this video, I LOVE the first exercise for those of you with a diastasis, but who have already started STRENGTHENING the transverse with the Seated Tuplers.  If you can hold you transverse at the 5th floor, you are good to go for this one!

The second exercise in this video…UMM…a big NO for those of you with a diastasis!  WHY you ask?  Because of the SHEARING motion – it will make your diastasis worse!  IF you DONT have a diastasis anymore, this one should be fine, although I don’t like the rounded shoulder motion  – there is too much of that in everyday life that we have to undo!

The brings me to my complaint of the THIRD exercise – too much ROUNDING of the shoulder!  I work SO hard with my clients to undo that ROUNDED SHOULDER – such a problem for mom doing all those tasks that round the shoulders – nursing, feeding babies, food prep, computer, changing diapers – we need to constantly focus on opening up the chest and strengthening that upper back to CORRECT IT!  Also – look CLOSELY at this ladies abs – there is a FOREWARD FORCEFUL MOTION – which can CREATE  a diastasis!

My experience with kettlebells are to generally steer clear. Having said that I sometimes see decent exercises, but I feel too many of them are jarring for the shoulder complex in general, rounding of the shoulder,  and are prone to creating a foreward forceful motion of the abs! Some of the places I train at – when I see other trainers doing these with clients and see what is going on with their clients abs – I JUST CRINGE!!!! YIKES!

December 14, 2011

ALL NEW Before and After Pictures – DIastasis Recti and Waist Size down to 23"!

You might remember client MJ from several posts ago.  But I thought a separate post was warranted with her results…there are several things to add, along with the new pictures!

 CLIENT MJ
 Not only did Client MJ, who initially had 2 C sections and an umbilical hernia get down to a
23 3/4 INCH WAIST (week 6 picture shown at 24 inches), AND her DIASTASIS RECTI is CLOSED, but HER HERNIA ALSO POPPED BACK IN!! 

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
27
3
4
5
Week 2
1.5
2.25
3.5
Week 6
24 3/8
closed
1.5
2 VS
Week 12
23 3/4
closed
closed
.25 VS
DAY 1
WEEK 6 – 24 in wasit

DAY 1 -27 inch waist
WEEK 6 – 24 inch Waist

December 1, 2011

Just when you think you have seen it all! A Miraculous 9 inches in 8 weeks – All from closing the diastasis recti through the Tupler Technique

Are you pregnant ?  When are you expecting?  These are all VERY ANNOYING questions that a women gets when she has a diastasis recti.  Can anything be more reprehensible or a bigger blow to one’s self esteem?  With that…

Client TM experienced those same questions just 8 weeks ago…

CLIENT TM





DIASTASIS

waist

upper

middle

lower

Week 1

33 1/2

3

4

4

Week 4

 1.75

2

1.25

Week 6

251/2

1.75

2.5

2.25

Weel 8

 24 1/2

.75

2

.25

This client BLEW ME AWAY with her results.All I can say is “WOW!”This client has 2 young kids and is in her early 30s.Her husband is a dentist who now tells his patients about me and the Tupler Technique.Client TM was of small build – about 5’2 and had a 33 ½ inch waist.She has not stuck with any other exercise program – this one would be a first for her.She had shoulder issues when she first began –holding SO much tension in the shoulders to compensate for her weak transverse muscle.She splinted ALL THE TIME (morning and night) and by the end had IMPECCABLE technique.EVERYONE NOTICED ! By the 6th week I noticed something dramatic – as we proceeded with the workout I commented, “You look SO SKINNY!”IT was such a huge change.And no wonder – by week 6 she had already lost EIGHT INCHES in her waist!AND SHE WASN’T DONE CLOSING HER Diastasis Recti!

By week 8, not only did she almost close her diastasis, SHE LOST NINE INCHES to be an itty bitty 24 ½ inch IDEAL SIZE waist !

October 25, 2011

NEW! BEFORE and AFTER Diastasis Recti Pictures and results with Tupler Technique


So I have seen some pretty ROCKIN results lately!  Just when you think you have seen it all, people blow all the prior results out of the water!  And pictures to boot!

BEFORE: 
AFTER:  DAY 8
AFTER: DAY 8
BEFORE:  

CLIENT MJ

DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
 27
 3
4
5
Week 2
1.5
2.25
3.5
Week 4
1
1.5
2.25
Week 6
24 3/8
—-
1.5
2 VS
This client has 2 young kids and in her early 40s. She is a VERY regular gym-goer who started out with a size 27 inch waist.  The catch was, people would still ask if she was pregnant because of her shape.  I am posting her before and after pics of just ONE WEEK – but I will edit them when she gives me her latest.  She is now a 24 3/8 inch waist.  Who would EVER think they could break into the 24 inch waistline realm.  SUPER MODELS go for the 24 inch waist!! She has also NEARLY closed her diastasis.  She is a 2 VERY SHALLOW 3 inches below her belly button – her connective tissue is nearly healed.  She did her 10 sets of 100 Seated Tupler Contractions each day and wore her splint religiously. So congrats MJ on your progress!
Client KM
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
 43.5
 3
3
4
Week 4
 37.85
.5
2.5
.5
Week 6
36.3
—-
.75
—–
This client is a mom in her upper 40s.  Her three children are grown.  There is NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS!!  I was amazed at KM’s progress!  She will be sending me her pictures which I will put in place.  KM has an umbilical hernia, and has had a stubborn midsection for a long time and finally felt it was time to “do something for herself” and take care of it finally.  She came down SEVEN INCHES within 6 weeks.  She wore her splint religiously, had GREAT technique and did 6 to 10 sets of 100 Seated Tuplers each day.  Her diastasis is CLOSED!!!  She is on fire to let other women know about this!  SPREAD THE WORD PEOPLE!

September 27, 2011

Fantastic Results healing the diastasis recti through the Tupler Technique®

To those of you who have been told surgery is the only option – look no further!!  I see amazing results everyday!!  Look at your other options!  I have seen so many great results recently, and I wanted to post a few of them!

Client SD: 
This client is in her low 30s.  She is a mom of 2 kids, and had an OUTTIE belly button.  In only 2 weeks, here is what happened with her:
                         
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
29 3/4
3
5
4
Week 2
28 1/8
.25
1.5
2.5
Her belly button issues have totally been resolved!  Instead of feeling the need to put tape over her belly button, her connective tissue was drawn inward and healed nicely, as well as her diastasis coming together signifigantly ESPECIALLY for just 2 weeks!!  Not her waist size is down more than 1 ½ inches!  !  She did 10 sets of 100 of Seated Tupler Contractions everyday, AND wore the splint.
Client HB
This client is also in her low 30s.  She also has 2 kids, and had C sections.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
28 3/8
1
3
3
Week 2
26 7/16
.75
.5
.25
This client is clinically closed – but I know we can close that upper the rest of the way.  Her technique was fantastic and in only TWO WEEKS she has gone down 1 ½ inches as well!  She did 10 sets of 100 of Seated Tupler Contractions everyday, AND wore the splint.
Client SH
This client is 41 and has 2 kids.  She in below her prepregnancy weight, eats PRIMAL, and works out with a personal trainer 4 times a week, and does a video the rest of the week (and now works with me).  She literally just had the last piece of the puzzle to go – her belly.  Unbeknownst to her, she had a large hernia, extending 4 ½ inches along her connective tissue.  It protruded out 1 ¾ inches with just a little movement in her abdominal region.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
32
2
3
4 1/4
Week 8
30
1.75
2.25
.5
The big news here is the hernia!!  Her waist is looking much better, and the diastasis, especially in the lower region has significantly gone down.  But the HERNIA…!  It is now only 2 ¾ in length, and protrudes only .25 inches – a FRACTION of what it was both in length and in depth!!! She has been fairly consistent with 10 sets of 100 and wears her splint religiously!
Client SH #2
This client (different than the previous) is in her late 20s.  She had twins 7 years ago via C section, and a 3 child via C section.  She is a doula (my doula actually!) and wanted to put things back together again. 
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
29 3/8
3
8
4
Week 4
27 3/4
1.5
3 shallow
2.5
Only working with this client 2 times – she had AMAZING results!!  She brought her 8 down to 3 shallow – meaning her connective tissue is really healing nicely and it shouldn’t be too long before its totally together.  Her other areas are looking much better as well – AND she lost 2 inches in her waist.  She did the 10 sets of 100 Seated Tupler Contractions and wore her splint.  Moms of Multiples –pay attention!!  You can SO do this!!

More results and pictures to come!!  It is so rewarding to see amazing progress, to see the hope restored in the women I work with, and to help restore their midsection!!!

September 1, 2011

What exercises can i do with a Diastasis Recti? Cardio? Sports? Abs? For Arms? Legs? Obliques?

So have you freaked out because you have a diastasis recti and don’t know what exercises you should do?

First, of COURSE, you should do the Tupler Technique® for at least 6 weeks WITHOUT other exercises.  This will adequately strengthen your trasnverse, start healing your connective tissue, AND close the gap without possibility (and PROBABILITY) of stalling your progress.

I did have one client who played soccer – she LOVED it.  Soccer is a fantastic sport – I have my own son in soccer.  However, the moves, dives, positions she would put her body into would compromise her diastasis recti, which was 4 [fingerwidths] on top, 4 in middle, and 3 on the bottom.  She progressed with me in 6 weeks only one fingerwidth of closure in the middle because her transverse was not strong enough to sustain the other movements she was doing.  Sad also because her “belly” was the last piece of the puzzle for her.

So lets talk about what you CAN do.  I have addressed this also somewhat HERE talking about planks, pilates and push ups, You also already know CRUNCHES are a joke and should be avoided at all cost, but there really is so much more to talk about!  Having read a couple forums and discussion boards I see this is a topic of concern.

Second you must SPLINT with the Diastasis Rehab® Splint while doing the following exercises or you will COMPROMISE your results.  I see it ALL the time!  Many of my clients who LOVE to run (which is NOT me) will run with their splints and the splints will get nasty and sweaty.  So they will get one for the sweaty stuff, and one to wear everywhere else.  
NOW lets say you have strengthened for the 6 weeks, your gap is closed or close to being closed, what next?
ARMS:  
  1. DYNA  BANDS: I LOVE dyna bands (also called resistance bands but WITHOUT the handles).   I do sitting exercises for arms with my clients with these and also standing ones.  
  2. WEIGHTS are ok.  They tend to be harder on their joints and you can readily change them as fast as you cant let out or bring in a band based on the ability of your trasnverse to stay AT THE 5th FLOOR THE ENTIRE TIME. 
  3. WORK ARMS DIFFERENTLY: When working arms I find it beneficial to see which arm of my clients is the weaker arm (usually but NOT always is the hand they don’t use as often).  To work the arms with the same weights in most cases just seems silly to me.  People tend to have better developed shoulders, biceps and forearms on the side of the hand  they use most.  So why work them the same?  Better to even them out then to end up with weird compensations in your body to make up for the unevenness. 
  4. SQUEEZE SHOULDERBLADES:  Also its important to make sure you do arm exercises that will not ROUND  your shoulders.  We women tend to have VERY rounded shoulders and horrible posture because of nursing, computer work, holding kids…  Exercises that will facilitate squeezing the shoulder blades together will be VERY beneficial for the postural element…which will help your whole appearance (and SAVE your back).
LEGS
  1. PILATES: This will surprise many based on my outspokenness on the pitfalls of Pilates, but SIDELYING pilates are for the most part pretty great!  I do avoid the scissors for the most part with sidelying as I find the transverse becomes disengaged quite easily.  The Windsor Pilates has some great sidelying options – just be ON GUARD of your transverse becoming disengaged…then you will know you should NOT be doing that one…skip to the next. (By the way – Joseph Pilates had a diastasis recti – I would estimate at about 4 fingerwidths.  There is a great picture we show at the workshops..)
  2. WEIGHTS with legs are fine AS LONG AS you can hold the transverse at the 5th floor.  If you can’t, cut the rep short, or do the reps with less weight.

AEROBICS
  1. RUNNING/WALKING:  It is FANTASTIC to be doing walking and running while doing the Tupler Technique, even in the 1st 6 weeks.  I put on my shape up shoes and walk with my hubby every chance I get – good for the body and the soul.  
  2. KICKBOXING beware – Many of these move need to be done only  AFTER the diastasis is closed.  However, there are SOME tweaks you can make – not punching ACROSS your body, but right in front will eliminate the danger or SHEARING your diastasis recti.  Kicks can be ok – just beware the ones that go from the left to the right side of your body – which will also cause shearing.  They are fine After you close the diastasis.  However, there are many kicks that stay on one side and these should be fine with your diastasis recti (as LONG AS your trasnverse can stay at the 5th floor).
  3. KARATE AND TAEKWONDO– I would say the same as above.  Most of the martial arts you will want to do AFTER you close your diastasis recti.
  4. STEP class GREAT!
  5. SPIN class GREAT!
  6. ZUMBA GREAT!
  7. AVOID THE ABS they do in these classes.
 YOGA 
  1. Yoga – mostly great. 
  2. Avoid the Chataranga or modify it by putting one knee on the ground. 
  3. Watch in the Triangle that you don’t let your transverse out of the 5th floor position.    
  4. Avoid the abs they do in those classes, and don’t get in and out of poses by jacknifing!


OBLIQUES
  1. Most the ones I see CPTs do with clients or in classes involve a side to side motion.  AVOID THOSE as they will shear the diastasis recti and make it bigger.
  2. You can lay on your side, body elongated and in a slight pike position, and do the Tupler Contractions from 5th to the 6th floor.  Make sure your waist is elevated.
SPORTS:

Basketball – great!  Beneficial to do more AFTER the first 6 weeks of the Tupler Technique® program.
Soccer – great! Beneficial to do more AFTER the first 6 weeks of the Tupler Technique® program.
Swimming – Beneficial to do more AFTER the first 6 weeks of the Tupler Technique® program.
Water aerobics – Beneficial to do more AFTER the first 6 weeks of the Tupler Technique® program. 
Tennis – WAIT UNITL AFTER the diastasis recti is closed!!  To much side to side shearing of the diastasis recti.
Baseball – great! Beneficial to do more AFTER the first 6 weeks of the Tupler Technique® program.
Golf-  WAIT UNITL AFTER the diastasis recti is closed!!  To much side to side shearing of the diastasis recti.

What other exercises do you have questions on doing with a diastasis recti or after you have closed it to avoid reopening? I’m ALL EARS!!

July 5, 2011

My Before and After picture of Diastasis Recti after baby #4

So AS PROMISED I am posting my before and after pics of my belly with baby #4.  Here the before picture of my belly is actually going to be my pregnancy belly.  I wanted to take a really great ugly shot of my abs after baby #4 since my waist was a full 2 inches bigger after baby #4  – it was 34 rather than 32.  However, in my state of sleep deprivation and healing I failed to get that super ugly shot!

In this pregnancy shot – pregnant with baby #4, and my biggest baby of the crew, you can see the gully right at the belly button – which is my Diastasis Recti:   This time it got to a 4 fingerwidths in the middle, and 3 fingerwidths on top, and 3 fingerwidths on the bottom.

Here is another belly shot where you can see how stretched out my belly got, you can see the outline of my diastasis at the weakest point of the connective tissue – the belly button.  

Here is my recent after – I still have that last inch to go to get to 25 1/2 inches (currently at 26 1/2 inch waist)- but its a work in progress.  This was taken 9 weeks after birth after closing my diastasis recti in week 6 and toning with the Tupler Technique®:  I did 10 sets of 100 Seated Tuplers every day until my diastasis was closed.  I also wore my Diastasis Rehab® Splint very diligently.  I think that was a big factor to have closed my diastasis faster than after my 3rd pregnancy, when I didn’t wear the Splint nearly as often.

So that is that!  Another baby down, another diastasis conquered!