Weighing in after intense workout

eemott

I have read conflicting advice on whether or not to weigh in after you've worked out. One article said that weighing in after heavy weight lifting causes the muscles to retain water and you will weight in heavier. Does anyone know if this is the case, and if so...how much weight could that potential appear to be a gain as? If that is true, should you weigh in on rest days? Any advice?

Ainar

Well when you work out you might sweat a lot and lose some water weight. If you do not drink anything during and before you weight yourself then that will be pretty accurate. Also, after hard workout, or during hard workout, we tend to drink a lot of water. So if you weight yourself right after you will obviously weight more.

I think it's best to weight yourself at early mornings while you haven't yet eaten or drink anything. Cos after night you will be pretty dehydrated and with empty stomach. That's the most accurate time. If you do not have a scale at home and just weight yourself at gym then drink and have a breakfast and weight yourself before or after, as you prefer. Just make sure that when you do it next time you do exactly the same thing - drink just as much, eat just as much, weight at same time, etc.