LBM and strength

tomcornhole
tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Just got my latest BodPod done and once again, it says I have 156 lbs of LBM. I get a BodPod done every 3 month or so. What is interesting is that my LBM has been 156 lbs +- .7 lbs since the first one I had done in Feb 2013.

My weight has gone from 185 to 205 (bulk) and now back to 193 and dropping (cut). LBM is always 156.

I started lifting in March 2013 and have gone from a complete newb to lifting 370, 255 and 480 (squat, bench DL). LBM is always 156.

Not sure what to make of the data other than to dismiss it for now as long as my lifts are still progressing (and they are) and my 5k time is going down (which it is). Performance data probably trumps BodPod data. The mirror says I am bigger.

Maybe I'm just one of those "hard gainers".

Tom

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  • Lofteren
    Lofteren Posts: 960 Member
    If you're trying to increase your lifts and decrease your 5K time simultaneously you can do that but don't expect to gain any muscle while doing so. If more muscle is your goal then train to build muscle, not to improve your lifts and running time. Form follows function, so training to build muscle while also running is obviously counterproductive. The adaptations that lend themselves to greater strength counter act the adaptations which lend themselves to greater speed and vice versa.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    On you last bulk, how much time did it take you to gain 20 lbs?
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    If you're trying to increase your lifts and decrease your 5K time simultaneously you can do that but don't expect to gain any muscle while doing so. If more muscle is your goal then train to build muscle, not to improve your lifts and running time. Form follows function, so training to build muscle while also running is obviously counterproductive. The adaptations that lend themselves to greater strength counter act the adaptations which lend themselves to greater speed and vice versa.

    I just started running 2 weeks ago, so that might explain the last 2 weeks. I'm going on 2 years of no LBM gains.
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    On you last bulk, how much time did it take you to gain 20 lbs?

    First 10 lbs took 2 months. Second 10 pounds took 6 months.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Yeah, I would ignore the bod pod. The first year is when you gain muscle most rapidly, given what your lifts have done, I don't think there's any way you haven't gained a significant amount of muscle. e
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Seems very improbable that your LBM wouldn't have increased. I'd try another form of testing, maybe the water displacement thingy as DEXA is expensive.

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