Aight so I'm 19 6'2 159lbs and somewhere around 12-14bf%. I decided to put on 6-7lbs of muscle in order to help me burn off the remaining body fat. I kicked my weight training into high gear about two weeks ago. I started eating around 2700cal a day (all clean), lifting 6 days a week, and hitting whey protein before and after my workouts.Somewhere in the mist of all this my weight (on the scale) says 166, and while I have lost some cuts there's no way I've added 7lbs of fat. Do you think it's just a lot of food in the system from my new diet that's weighing me down on the scale or muscle or a combination? Did your weight do something similar when you first started weight training?
Sabri - Had the same problem.
ReplyDeleteMatt - Lots of times your weight does change when you suddenly start to lift. Usually it goes up and down and varies as you lose fat and gain muscle because muscle weighs more than fat. Also the whey protein is the best for the job!
ReplyDeleteTheStrengthReview.com - Aside from fat or muscle gain, you still have to account for food in the digestive tract (which you did) but also your level of hydration. Are you drinking a gallon of water a day? If you're not, just remember that all anabolism occurs in a well hydrated muscle cell.
ReplyDeleteedit-->your weight will also fluctuate based on how much glycogen / sugar you have in your system. If you're running a carb-cycle diet for example, on your low carb days you will be lighter than on your high carb days because glycogen retained in the muscle also retains water.
As I'm sure you know, muscle weighs more than fat, so it's really tough to use a scale to determine anything other than whether you are gaining WEIGHT or not. Muscle gain is also going to come with *SOME* fat gain unless you're eating extremely clean or you're using black-market substances to help you cut fat while remaining anabolic.
I wouldn't worry about it too much. Drink plenty of water and keep training hard. If you're worried about accumulating too much fat, cut back on the carbohydrate intake and introduce some cardio. You might also benefit from NOT lifting 6 days a week...if you're training hard, you wouldn't be able to handle 6 days straight of training. You can hit the entire body twice a week, make sure you're hitting those heavy compound movements (squats, bench press, deadlift, rows, overhead presses etc.)
To finally answer your question...my weight constantly fluctuates even after training and competing for 15+ years.
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