Congratulations! You’ve completed your EMSCULPT sessions and achieved impressive muscle tone and fat reduction. Now, the question is: How do you get the most out of these fantastic results?
While EMSCULPT provides a powerful boost to your body sculpting efforts, maintaining these results requires a bit of ongoing effort. Here are some tips and tricks to help you keep your newly sculpted physique in peak condition.
6 Tips and Tricks for Sustaining Your Muscle Gains after EMSCULPT
1. Stay Active
EMSCULPT helps build muscle and reduce fat, but maintaining those results requires regular physical activity. Aim for a balanced mix of cardiovascular exercises, strength training, and flexibility workouts. Activities like running, cycling, weight lifting, yoga, and pilates can help you stay fit and toned.
Incorporate strength training into your workouts. Since EMSCULPT primarily enhances muscle tone, continuing strength training exercises is crucial. Focus on the muscle groups targeted during your EMSCULPT sessions, such as your abs, glutes, arms, or thighs.
2. Healthy Eating Habits
Growing muscles require nutrients and a higher base metabolic rate to support their development. To achieve this, a balanced diet rich in lean proteins, healthy fats, whole grains, and plenty of fruits and vegetables will support muscle maintenance and overall health. Most importantly, protein intake is significant for muscle growth. We recommended a daily protein intake of 1.4-1.6 g protein/kg daily for healthy, active adults.
In addition, while EMSCULPT permanently flushes out those stubborn fat cells, it doesn’t mean you can eat all the junk you want. It’s always good to be mindful of what you eat so avoid processed foods, excessive sugar, and unhealthy fats, which can undermine your hard-earned results.
3. Hydration
Water plays an essential for many bodily functions and its role in muscle growth and repair is particularly crucial. Because our muscles are made of approximately 75% water, drinking enough water becomes vital for maintaining muscle volume and elasticity.
Water also plays a key role in the transportation of nutrients to muscle cells. Essential nutrients like amino acids, electrolytes, and glucose are carried to muscle tissues through the bloodstream, which is primarily composed of water. Adequate hydration ensures that muscles receive the nutrients they need for repair and growth.
Aim for at least eight glasses of water daily, and more if you’re active or going through the Australian summer heat. If you fail to properly hydrate, even that fantastic workout you did yesterday won’t translate to muscle gains!
Did you know?
Staying hydrated becomes even more important as you age. In addition to a diminished sense of thirst, the body’s ability to retain water decreases with age (Lorenzo et al., 2019). This natural decline means older adults are more prone to dehydration, making it essential to consciously maintain fluid intake!
4. Adhere to Your EMSCULPT Maintenance Sessions
Adhering to your EMSCULPT maintenance sessions is essential for sustaining and enhancing the muscle gains, fat reduction, and overall results achieved during the initial treatment course. Depending on your goals and lifestyle, our therapists at TEMPL will recommend follow-up treatments every few months to keep your body in check.
These regular maintenance sessions also help to provide an opportunity for ongoing assessment and adjustment of your treatment plan. Our TEMPL therapists monitor your progress with every visit and make necessary adjustments to ensure your continued improvement.
5. Prioritise Sleep
Sleep is vital for regulating hormones that help stimulate muscle growth and repair.
When in deep sleep, your body releases growth hormones that stimulate protein synthesis and promote the growth of muscle tissues. Sleep also helps regulate testosterone production, another hormone vital for muscle growth as it contributes to muscle size and strength.
Without enough sleep, you might wake up feeling sorer than usual after a day at the gym, or maybe how your workouts don’t feel quite as effective as usual! A study demonstrates that sleep deprivation impairs the recovery process after exercise-induced muscle damage. Participants who were sleep-deprived exhibited slower recovery rates and reduced muscle strength compared to those who had adequate sleep.
With this in mind, let’s aim for 7-9 hours of quality sleep each night to support your body’s natural repair processes.
6. Consistency is Key
Stick to your routine. Maintaining your EMSCULPT results is a long-term commitment. Stay consistent with your exercise routine, healthy eating habits, and overall lifestyle choices. Regularly evaluate your progress and make adjustments as needed to stay on track.
Not All EMSCULPT Results Are Visible: The Hidden Benefits
A reminder for you. While the visible results of EMSCULPT—such as toned muscles and reduced fat—are impressive, it’s important to understand that not all benefits are noticeable at first glance. EMSCULPT works deep within your muscles, enhancing strength and endurance, which can lead to significant improvements in overall physical performance. These internal benefits may not be as obvious as the external changes, but they are just as valuable.
Increased Muscle Strength
One effect of EMSCULPT is that it substantially increases muscle mass and strength. A study reports an average increase of 15.4% in rectus abdominis muscle thickness after four treatments. If you’re observant enough, you’ll notice how this will improve not only your athletic performance but also overall quality of life. In mundane everyday tasks, you might notice yourself able to carry more grocery bags than usual, or maybe even find it easier to cradle your baby in your arms for longer periods of time! Moreover, Stronger muscles also mean better support for your joints and bones, reducing the risk of injuries.
Improved Posture
Strengthening your core muscles through EMSCULPT can lead to improved posture. A strong core supports your spine, helping you stand and sit straighter, which can alleviate back pain and enhance your overall appearance. This is perfect for many of us who are at risk of office syndrome symptoms!
Enhanced Metabolism
Muscle tissue is metabolically active, meaning it burns calories even when you’re at rest! And they requires more calories to maintain compared to fat tissues. It’s been shown that increased muscle mass leads to higher daily calorie expenditure. So, increased muscle mass from EMSCULPT will help to boost your metabolism, which can help with long-term weight management. Even if you don’t see drastic changes on the scale, your body composition is improving, leading to a healthier, more balanced physique.
In Conclusion
Maintaining your EMSCULPT results requires a balanced approach that includes regular exercise, healthy eating, proper hydration, adequate sleep, and stress management. By incorporating these tips and tricks into your daily routine, you can enjoy the long-lasting visible (and invisible) benefits of your EMSCULPT treatments and continue to feel confident in your sculpted physique. Remember, consistency is key, and every small effort counts towards achieving and maintaining your fitness goals.
Stay committed, stay motivated, and enjoy the journey to a healthier, more sculpted you!
Founder & Head Clinician
