What Is Happening With My Body?
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You might want to get an auto-tightening tape measure. That way you can be more consistent. You can also take progress photos in the same attire and see what changes.
Thank you for the suggestions! I'll look up an auto tightening tape measure. I didn't even know they existed!
I'll have to find a good way to take progress photos. My apartment is rather dark, and I have the walls painted vibrant colors. It's hard to get a good shot of myself inside. Maybe I can figure out how to rig a camera with a timer outside, in the courtyard.
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demoiselle2014 wrote: »seiffertrk wrote: »LilyMammoth wrote: »You replaced fat with muscle, so you probably look firmer.
sorry, but it does not work that way …
you add new muscle, yes, but you don't replace fat with muscle..
and I doubt OP is doing that with a three day a week cardio routine….
That's a pretty fine hair to split in this context. I'm sure the comment was not meant to imply that the fat magically turned into muscle.
The OP said she also added yoga and pilates. Even without that it is not unreasonable to expect that she probably built a little muscle in her legs in response to the running. If she now weighs the same but has more muscle, is that not a recomp?
More to the point, who was this post supposed to help? It just added confusion and negativity to a thread that was very positive.
@demoiselle2014 Seriously, you should be proud of yourself. I've had a couple of these "unexpected victories" along the way too. They are awesome and motivating. Keep going!
so adding science to the discussion is negative? I am sorry but disagreement does not equal negativity.
I am just letting OP now that she is not replacing fat with muscle.
I have seen no literature on yoga and pilates leading to newibie gains. But if you have some please feel free to share it with me.
I am not sure I understand what misapprehension you are trying to correct. Are you afraid I think that fat magically transforms into muscle from exercise? I do appreciate any help you'd like to offer. I'm here to learn, after all.
I was correcting the poster. You don't replace fat with muscle, that is not how it works.
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demoiselle2014 wrote: »I have seen no literature on yoga and pilates leading to newibie gains. But if you have some please feel free to share it with me.
The pilates is a lot of high repetition, low weight or bodyweight exercise. I doubt it would be enough to build any significant muscle, though I can certainly feel an increase in *strength* in my core from the exercise, which I definitely need. The yoga is for stretching and flexibility--I'm doing hatha style, very easy, alongside my husband who has not had classes before, and doesn't want to do anything too vigorous until he is very comfortable with as many different poses as possible. I can't imagine it's building muscle at all. Perhaps if I were doing a more vigorous form...
more than likely you are slowly losing body fat which is making you appear more lean.
if you want to keep track of measurements you should measure your arms, waist, thigh, chest, shoulders, and repeat about every four weeks.
if you are interested in strength training, I would suggest strong lifts, new rules of lifting for woman, all pro beginner routine, etc.0 -
So you are saying that while I may have gained a little muscle (and that's not likely in your opinion), if I lost any fat at the same time it would be regarded as a separate process? Or are you saying that I have not lost any fat or gained any muscle and if I see a difference visually, it's probably all in my head?0
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demoiselle2014 wrote: »I have seen no literature on yoga and pilates leading to newibie gains. But if you have some please feel free to share it with me.
The pilates is a lot of high repetition, low weight or bodyweight exercise. I doubt it would be enough to build any significant muscle, though I can certainly feel an increase in *strength* in my core from the exercise, which I definitely need. The yoga is for stretching and flexibility--I'm doing hatha style, very easy, alongside my husband who has not had classes before, and doesn't want to do anything too vigorous until he is very comfortable with as many different poses as possible. I can't imagine it's building muscle at all. Perhaps if I were doing a more vigorous form...
more than likely you are slowly losing body fat which is making you appear more lean.
if you want to keep track of measurements you should measure your arms, waist, thigh, chest, shoulders, and repeat about every four weeks.
if you are interested in strength training, I would suggest strong lifts, new rules of lifting for woman, all pro beginner routine, etc.
I am interested in doing strength training at some point. Right now I'm probably going to add some bodyweight exercises. I'm open to doing freeweights in theory and think I'd get a great benefit from them, but right now a gym membership is not in the budget, so I need to work with what I have available at home, inexpensively, or at the park.
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Most likely the former. Also, losing the fat has the effect of making the same-sized muscle appear more prominent.demoiselle2014 wrote: »So you are saying that while I may have gained a little muscle (and that's not likely in your opinion), if I lost any fat at the same time it would be regarded as a separate process? Or are you saying that I have not lost any fat or gained any muscle and if I see a difference visually, it's probably all in my head?
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demoiselle2014 wrote: »
If my weight and measurements haven't changed, is it possible to look more fit? Or does that imply that my husband and I are imagining we see a difference (the difference in my *performance* is unquestionable)
Yes, depending on your genetic fat distribution. You only measured at two sites which may not tell the whole story of where you have lost fat. Alternatively, if you build one area of your body then another area can look proportionately smaller in comparison whilst it has not changed in reality (so if I train my upper body to grow larger my waist may look smaller even it hasn't changed.)
In addition, measurements can be significantly prone to user error - some days you pull tighter than others, measure in slightly different spots, increased water retention makes the measurement bigger one day than the next and so on.
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That's certainly true. There's a lot of user error with a tape measure, and the scale can go up and down a few pounds from day to day.0
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demoiselle2014 wrote: »demoiselle2014 wrote: »I have seen no literature on yoga and pilates leading to newibie gains. But if you have some please feel free to share it with me.
The pilates is a lot of high repetition, low weight or bodyweight exercise. I doubt it would be enough to build any significant muscle, though I can certainly feel an increase in *strength* in my core from the exercise, which I definitely need. The yoga is for stretching and flexibility--I'm doing hatha style, very easy, alongside my husband who has not had classes before, and doesn't want to do anything too vigorous until he is very comfortable with as many different poses as possible. I can't imagine it's building muscle at all. Perhaps if I were doing a more vigorous form...
more than likely you are slowly losing body fat which is making you appear more lean.
if you want to keep track of measurements you should measure your arms, waist, thigh, chest, shoulders, and repeat about every four weeks.
if you are interested in strength training, I would suggest strong lifts, new rules of lifting for woman, all pro beginner routine, etc.
I am interested in doing strength training at some point. Right now I'm probably going to add some bodyweight exercises. I'm open to doing freeweights in theory and think I'd get a great benefit from them, but right now a gym membership is not in the budget, so I need to work with what I have available at home, inexpensively, or at the park.
Look up "you are your own gym" or "convict training"0 -
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I think what he is trying to say is that it is hard to gain a substantial amount of muscle through cardio. I do believe that at first we do gain a small amount while losing fat because we are in fact using those muscles and according to your measurements you did gain 1 inch in your hips so you did gain some muscle while losing fat and toning your body at the same time. Recomp! when you lose fat your muscle show.
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I haven't gained an inch in my hips, though . . . I have the same hip measurement as I had when I started running/doing yoga/pilates/etc.
I do understand what people were trying to communicate to me, though.0 -
Ive done running and 30 day shred I noticed after 2nd round of 30 day shred I worked parts of me I never had and my shoulders got wider and I lost alot of fat did it turn to muscle? Probably not but when you burn off fat your body becomes leaner. Congrats on looking amazing who cares what the reason its the best feeling ever.0
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