Subscapula and suprailiac fat drops by 5% while tricep goes up by 3%

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,422 MFP Moderator
    babyperson wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    babyperson wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    subcounter wrote: »
    Your muscle gain sounds a little too high to be honest. Women can usually gain around 0.5-1 pounds per month as a beginner (thats when you can gain muscle the most), thats around 2.5 pounds gain. Yours is around 6.6lb of gain. Thats a high number even for men.

    I think you need to consider the human error, and the general over simplified calculation errors in these measurements. It is extremely difficult to calculate real muscle mass, even in clinical settings.

    As for the different parts of body reacting differently, this is purely genetic. Some people gain fat around their belly, and chest, while others can gain more on the lower body. Reasonably when you lose weight you lose the fat from those areas.

    Your waist line size can fluctuate depending on many number of things (like gas), don't dwell on that so much. Sounds like you're on the right track though! Good luck!

    Just wanted to point out, while I agree with what everyone is saying about accuracy, those changes in body fat % are not changes in muscle, but rather lean body mass. I can easily gain a ton of lean body mass just by modifying glycogen storage.

    But yea, accuracy will probably be the biggest driver.

    May I know what's the difference between lean body mass and muscle? Is it a good thing to have more glycogen storage? Why would my body have the change in glycogen storage?

    Lean body mass is everything that isn't fat; glycogen, blood, muscle, tissue, bone density, organs, etc.. Glyocgen is a source of fuel, especially on a carbohydrate based diet. One can store up to 2000 calories in carbs (great for endurance). This is also why you can see huge losses in weight when you go on low carb diets (think Atkins/Keto). Glycogen is very beneficial during anaerobic exercise, which heavy lifting is.

    Oh....actually my trainer never says I gained 3kg muscle ..but 3 kg lean mass...which I believe is a good sign...

    The only thing that matters is that you are happy with the results. The actual numbers are not that meaningful... it's just semantics. But if you like semantics, women can barely gain 1 lb of muscle in a month.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    babyperson wrote: »
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    babyperson wrote: »
    subcounter wrote: »
    Your muscle gain sounds a little too high to be honest. Women can usually gain around 0.5-1 pounds per month as a beginner (thats when you can gain muscle the most), thats around 2.5 pounds gain. Yours is around 6.6lb of gain. Thats a high number even for men.

    I think you need to consider the human error, and the general over simplified calculation errors in these measurements. It is extremely difficult to calculate real muscle mass, even in clinical settings.

    As for the different parts of body reacting differently, this is purely genetic. Some people gain fat around their belly, and chest, while others can gain more on the lower body. Reasonably when you lose weight you lose the fat from those areas.

    Your waist line size can fluctuate depending on many number of things (like gas), don't dwell on that so much. Sounds like you're on the right track though! Good luck!

    Thanks! I believe the significant muscle gain, though it looks too much to you lol, is also because I suddenly increase a lot of protein intake. I used to eat very little, let alone protein_probably less than 10 grams per day before. I was told to eat 80 grams protein per day since 2 months + 1 week go, and go to gym 5 times a week. I stick religiously to the diet - to ensure 80 grams protein per day_around 400 g raw chicken breast/lean beef/ cod fish....

    As to how the trainer calculates the muscle mass, i am not so sure about the details. I have been measured on 11 sites_waist, suprailiac, chin, cheek, pec, tricep, Sub scapula, Midaxillary, UMB, Knee, calf (dont know what's UMB)..and the overall body fat is calculated based on the measurements above i believe..

    And the waistline is my stubborn area....i usually gain fat in the lower ab part very easily...but not for the upper ab which looks quite toned by now..

    Eating more protein doesn't somehow justify an amount of muscle mass gain that would outdo male competitive bodybuilders on steroids (3kg in 2.5 months).

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    6lbs in 10 weeks on PED's? That is modest I would say given the correct supplementation/food/training of course.

    PED stand for ?

    Performance enhancing drugs.
    babyperson wrote: »
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    babyperson wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    I agree, you haven't gained a significant amount of muscle, even accounting for newbie gains. It's important to understand this as if you carry on gaining at the rate you currently are, you're going to end up with body fat increases you'll be unhappy with. I think you need to get a handle on your calorie intake as you're gaining too rapidly for optimal results (unless you are deliberately wanting to add mass, any mass, including fat at this stage).

    Tracking calorie doesn't work for me.. The more attention I pay to the food.. The more I feel deprived of the pleasure of eating...I did track the calories for the first month.. I became cranky easily and paranoid about the food I eat..which lead me to eat more..or even binge..so later I give up on the approach but just eat when I feel like eating

    Whatever your approach, the basics of CICO still apply :)

    CICO stand for ?

    Calories in vs calories out. Basic science that applies to everyone.

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