Increase of Strength = Muscle Gain?

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  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    ONE MORE QUESTION:

    I often hear people saying on weight training days they feel more hungry than usual...I no longer feel this way even after I add another plate or two and I have been training fasted for monthes...

    Does this mean that my metabolism is wrecked now?
  • 212019156
    212019156 Posts: 341 Member
    As far as feeling hungry, I think it depends on how you lift weights. For me when I do powerlifting workouts I don' t feel hungry or even all that fatigued. If I were to do high volume bodybuilding workouts (which I don't anymore) I tend to get tired and hungry afterwards.

    If you were feeling that way before and now you are not it probably just means you are becoming more efficient at your workout and thus it is not fatiguing you that much any longer.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    As far as feeling hungry, I think it depends on how you lift weights. For me when I do powerlifting workouts I don' t feel hungry or even all that fatigued. If I were to do high volume bodybuilding workouts (which I don't anymore) I tend to get tired and hungry afterwards.

    If you were feeling that way before and now you are not it probably just means you are becoming more efficient at your workout and thus it is not fatiguing you that much any longer.

    So "becoming more efficient" is a good or bad thing? Does this mean I tend to plateau more easily now than before?
  • 212019156
    212019156 Posts: 341 Member
    With any movement as you practice you become better at it, thus it takes less effort and causes less stimulation. Its not a good or bad thing. That is just the way it is.

    As far as plateauing this becomes more frequent the more advanced you become. So initial adaptation is linear then it becomes more erratic. So gains come few and far between as you near your genetic potential. A lot of trainees will make huge strength gains during the first 6 months to year. Then during second year the gains slow down. After that gains are few and far between. I have no idea about your workout history so its hard for me to provide specifics.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    With any movement as you practice you become better at it, thus it takes less effort and causes less stimulation. Its not a good or bad thing. That is just the way it is.

    As far as plateauing this becomes more frequent the more advanced you become. So initial adaptation is linear then it becomes more erratic. So gains come few and far between as you near your genetic potential. A lot of trainees will make huge strength gains during the first 6 months to year. Then during second year the gains slow down. After that gains are few and far between. I have no idea about your workout history so its hard for me to provide specifics.

    thank you. :flowerforyou:
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I think you are over thinking things. The hunger doesn't mean anything. Increase in strength is good. Comparing yourself to others is bad. Do you like how you look? Do you like how lifting makes you feel?

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