Can you gain weight from squatting?
taylorkb308
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I have been squatting for about a year now and have progressed from the 2 pound dumbells up to 30 pounds. I do 3 sets of 25, so about 75 squats everyday. Over the past year I've gained about 13 pounds and it's really starting to stress me out. Does anyone think that muscle could be a part of the weight gain?
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Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.6
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Congrats on your squat progress! Unfortunately, it cannot be blamed for weight gain.
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pennystaplessnyder wrote: »Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.
2nd this! Currently squatting 85kg/nearly 190 pounds and I am still losing - I WISH I would gain some more in my glutes!! Super hard even at higher weights..5 -
taylorkb308 wrote: »I have been squatting for about a year now and have progressed from the 2 pound dumbells up to 30 pounds. I do 3 sets of 25, so about 75 squats everyday. Over the past year I've gained about 13 pounds and it's really starting to stress me out. Does anyone think that muscle could be a part of the weight gain?
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Sorry no, it's too much food
Also get to a gym and start training barbell squats ...you'll thank me
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The only exercise you do is squats? Why nothing else? And no definately not 13lbs of muscle gain. You're just eating at a surplus.4
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Calories In > Calories Out = Weight gain3
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Congratulations on your squat progress, but your weight gain is due to food.4
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The squatting isn't making you gain, eating above your maintenance calories is the cause
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As others have said, no, it's highly unlikely this is the result of significant muscle gain especially considering the total amount of weight and volume you've been doing.
For hypertrophy (gain in muscle size) you generally want to be lifting in the 6-12 rep range and around 3-5 sets total. Of course this also means you'd be lifting significantly heavier than you have been.
The current exercise you've been doing would be considered endurance (cardiorespiratory) work.4 -
pennystaplessnyder wrote: »Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.
2nd this! Currently squatting 85kg/nearly 190 pounds and I am still losing - I WISH I would gain some more in my glutes!! Super hard even at higher weights..
well if you are still losing you need to up your calories(if you want to gain muscle). you will get stronger and be able to lift more,but the gains will come to a slow crawl or it may stop completely(in a deficit).in that case then a surplus is needed to start gaining muscle.0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »pennystaplessnyder wrote: »Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.
2nd this! Currently squatting 85kg/nearly 190 pounds and I am still losing - I WISH I would gain some more in my glutes!! Super hard even at higher weights..
well if you are still losing you need to up your calories(if you want to gain muscle). you will get stronger and be able to lift more,but the gains will come to a slow crawl or it may stop completely(in a deficit).in that case then a surplus is needed to start gaining muscle.
I have successfully gained lean muscle and dropped body fat in a small deficit - have been doing it for about a year now I also PBd 3 lifts last week (including a 120kg deadlift) at a 300 calorie deficit. You do not necessarily need to eat more to lift more 0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »pennystaplessnyder wrote: »Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.
2nd this! Currently squatting 85kg/nearly 190 pounds and I am still losing - I WISH I would gain some more in my glutes!! Super hard even at higher weights..
well if you are still losing you need to up your calories(if you want to gain muscle). you will get stronger and be able to lift more,but the gains will come to a slow crawl or it may stop completely(in a deficit).in that case then a surplus is needed to start gaining muscle.
I have successfully gained lean muscle and dropped body fat in a small deficit - have been doing it for about a year now I also PBd 3 lifts last week (including a 120kg deadlift) at a 300 calorie deficit. You do not necessarily need to eat more to lift more
I didnt say you needed to eat more to lift more. I said you needed to eat more to gain muscle. curious how do you measure how much muscle you are gaining?1 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »pennystaplessnyder wrote: »Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.
2nd this! Currently squatting 85kg/nearly 190 pounds and I am still losing - I WISH I would gain some more in my glutes!! Super hard even at higher weights..
well if you are still losing you need to up your calories(if you want to gain muscle). you will get stronger and be able to lift more,but the gains will come to a slow crawl or it may stop completely(in a deficit).in that case then a surplus is needed to start gaining muscle.
I have successfully gained lean muscle and dropped body fat in a small deficit - have been doing it for about a year now I also PBd 3 lifts last week (including a 120kg deadlift) at a 300 calorie deficit. You do not necessarily need to eat more to lift more
I didnt say you needed to eat more to lift more. I said you needed to eat more to gain muscle. curious how do you measure how much muscle you are gaining?
In Body scan... why are you suggesting that is not accurate lol0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »pennystaplessnyder wrote: »Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.
2nd this! Currently squatting 85kg/nearly 190 pounds and I am still losing - I WISH I would gain some more in my glutes!! Super hard even at higher weights..
well if you are still losing you need to up your calories(if you want to gain muscle). you will get stronger and be able to lift more,but the gains will come to a slow crawl or it may stop completely(in a deficit).in that case then a surplus is needed to start gaining muscle.
I have successfully gained lean muscle and dropped body fat in a small deficit - have been doing it for about a year now I also PBd 3 lifts last week (including a 120kg deadlift) at a 300 calorie deficit. You do not necessarily need to eat more to lift more
I didnt say you needed to eat more to lift more. I said you needed to eat more to gain muscle. curious how do you measure how much muscle you are gaining?
In Body scan... why are you suggesting that is not accurate lol
where did I say/suggest that? I said its very hard to gain muscle in a deficit and you said you wished to gain more in your glutes. I said since you were losing you needed to eat more. I also just asked how you measured your muscle gain,most will say BMI scales,or those bio impedence scales/handheld devices.4 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »pennystaplessnyder wrote: »Haha! I'm squatting upwards towards 150 lbs (deadlifting even more than that) and I am losing weight. And I am not a big girl by any means. You only gain weight by eating more calories than your body burns. Make certain you are sticking with the calories MFP allows you and weigh and log all food accurately.
2nd this! Currently squatting 85kg/nearly 190 pounds and I am still losing - I WISH I would gain some more in my glutes!! Super hard even at higher weights..
well if you are still losing you need to up your calories(if you want to gain muscle). you will get stronger and be able to lift more,but the gains will come to a slow crawl or it may stop completely(in a deficit).in that case then a surplus is needed to start gaining muscle.
I have successfully gained lean muscle and dropped body fat in a small deficit - have been doing it for about a year now I also PBd 3 lifts last week (including a 120kg deadlift) at a 300 calorie deficit. You do not necessarily need to eat more to lift more
I didnt say you needed to eat more to lift more. I said you needed to eat more to gain muscle. curious how do you measure how much muscle you are gaining?
In Body scan... why are you suggesting that is not accurate lol
where did I say/suggest that? I said its very hard to gain muscle in a deficit and you said you wished to gain more in your glutes. I said since you were losing you needed to eat more. I also just asked how you measured your muscle gain,most will say BMI scales,or those bio impedence scales/handheld devices.
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