gained 10 pounds in 10 days
watergallagher
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eating pretty clean,
hungry more often than not.
doubled my protien intake cut fat and carb intake.
running lifting dieting, p90xing...
today isfourth day of p90x, 6th day of intense training.
GAINED TEN POUNDS! went from 170 to 180... im 5'6.5...
body fat went from 15 to 14...
discuss
hungry more often than not.
doubled my protien intake cut fat and carb intake.
running lifting dieting, p90xing...
today isfourth day of p90x, 6th day of intense training.
GAINED TEN POUNDS! went from 170 to 180... im 5'6.5...
body fat went from 15 to 14...
discuss
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By volume, muscle is more dense than fat. You are packing on muscle, so you will most definitely weigh more, have a lower body fat percentage, and be completely healthier. The scale for muscular people is pretty much useless for tracking weight loss, b/c you don't lose weight when you gain muscle. BUT, you are most definitely getting healthy! The best way I can thinkn of to describe the fat vs muscle thing is this: if you take a one cup measuring cup and fill it with rice krispies and weigh it...then fill the same size cup with rocks and weigh it....clearly the one with rocks will be heavier. That is what muscle does to you! I say keep up the good work! I'm not really clear on your goals, like dropping pants sizes or body building or what have you, but it sounds like you're making healthy decision thus far.0
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1) He's eating 1200 calories a day, so he's definitely NOT packing on muscle....if anything, he's losing lean body mass due to the extreme deficit. You don't build muscle mass when in a caloric deficit, let alone when you're starving yourself at a huge deficit.By volume, muscle is more dense than fat. You are packing on muscle, so you will most definitely weigh more, have a lower body fat percentage, and be completely healthier....
2) Nobody gains 10 pounds of muscle in 10 days. Not even bodybuilders eating at a huge surplus, lifting heavy weights and taking anabolic steroids.0 -
Yeah, I'm going to disagree with the poster above (two up).. There is no way you will have gained substantial muscle mass in 10 days. None.
What I suspect is happening is that you have a lot of retained fluid on board - both from the additional strain on your kidneys that a high protein diet can produce, and from generalised swelling of muscles that are adapting to increased loads. Swelling is a natural response to micro-damage of muscles, and swelling is fluid. Once your muscles start to heal the fluid will be excreted, but keep drinking plenty of water in the meantime. Swelling is there for a reason, so let it run its course.
I suspect your BF total mass is identical. BF scales measure total body water, and by subtraction estimate body fat percentage. More mass with identical BF mass makes for a proportionally lower BF percentage reading, but given that your extra 10 pounds is almost certainly water, this is a specious decrease.
Keep working and you will certainly see changes, but you are in a transient state right now that won't last.0 -
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Looking at your diary, you're way over on sodium. It's probably water weight,0
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Looked at your food diary for yesterday, so not sure where people are getting the 1200 calories from. You consumed over 2000 calories yesterday and at 169 grams of protein. You ate almost 100% of your body weight in protein. This is a great way to pack on muscle. Agreed that it happened really quickly, so it may be water retention. Or, when a person starts consuming that much protein, more than what they are used to, you can get pretty bloated and constipated, so it takes longer to have BM's.0
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But I don't wanna!!!0 -
Eat without tracking for a bit, do the full p90x and set aside the scale until you're finished.0
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Bet most of it is water :-)0
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Did you happen to notice that he logged over 1000 calories burned in exercise? Or look a day ahead and notice that he's set to 1200 calories a day? We're talking about *net* calorie intake, not total.Looked at your food diary for yesterday, so not sure where people are getting the 1200 calories from. You consumed over 2000 calories yesterday and at 169 grams of protein. You ate almost 100% of your body weight in protein. This is a great way to pack on muscle. Agreed that it happened really quickly, so it may be water retention. Or, when a person starts consuming that much protein, more than what they are used to, you can get pretty bloated and constipated, so it takes longer to have BM's.
Again - you don't pack on muscle in a caloric deficit. Not possible. Doesn't happen. No matter how much protein you're eating (or in the OP's case, drinking).0 -
I gained 6 pounds in 48 hours. Leg day. Plus running. My legs feel like lead.
Poop + water retention in stressed muscle.0 -
You did not gain muscle. Period. You gained 10lb of water, assuming you are actually representing things accurately.
Let me explain the math to you:
170lb @ 15% BF (assuming that there actually was an accurate way to measure this - which there is not)
= 25.5lb of fat and 144.5lb of LBM
you gained 10lb of LBM by way of water retention (water is included in LBM)
so, fat is 25.5lb still and LBM is now 155,5lb
= 14% bf.
You did not however lose fat. Woohoo!!!0 -
eating pretty clean,
hungry more often than not.
doubled my protien intake cut fat and carb intake.
running lifting dieting, p90xing...
today isfourth day of p90x, 6th day of intense training.
GAINED TEN POUNDS! went from 170 to 180... im 5'6.5...
body fat went from 15 to 14...
discuss
It's all water - I added the math above (you know I am a nerd!)0 -
Have you considered bathroom irregularities. Constipation can add several pounds (of food weight). you could also be holding on to water weight. Some people have water weight that fluctuates drastically. Because you are doing such intense workouts you are sure to be holding water. Don't freak out!! Keep doing what you are doing make sure you are hitting your calorie goals and the weight will eventually decrease.0
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I gained 6 pounds in 48 hours. Leg day. Plus running. My legs feel like lead.
Poop + water retention in stressed muscle.
^^^ this is exactly what i did, leg day plus running...0 -
You did not gain muscle. Period. You gained 10lb of water, assuming you are actually representing things accurately.
Let me explain the math to you:
170lb @ 15% BF (assuming that there actually was an accurate way to measure this - which there is not)
= 25.5lb of fat and 144.5lb of LBM
you gained 10lb of LBM by way of water retention (water is included in LBM)
so, fat is 25.5lb still and LBM is now 155,5lb
= 14% bf.
You did not however lose fat. Woohoo!!!
^^^this makes me sad... why woohoo?0 -
You DON'T pack on 10lbs of muscle in 10 days.:laugh: The majority of it is water/glycogen retention.By volume, muscle is more dense than fat. You are packing on muscle, so you will most definitely weigh more, have a lower body fat percentage, and be completely healthier. The scale for muscular people is pretty much useless for tracking weight loss, b/c you don't lose weight when you gain muscle. BUT, you are most definitely getting healthy! The best way I can thinkn of to describe the fat vs muscle thing is this: if you take a one cup measuring cup and fill it with rice krispies and weigh it...then fill the same size cup with rocks and weigh it....clearly the one with rocks will be heavier. That is what muscle does to you! I say keep up the good work! I'm not really clear on your goals, like dropping pants sizes or body building or what have you, but it sounds like you're making healthy decision thus far.
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eating pretty clean,
hungry more often than not.
doubled my protien intake cut fat and carb intake.
running lifting dieting, p90xing...
today isfourth day of p90x, 6th day of intense training.
GAINED TEN POUNDS! went from 170 to 180... im 5'6.5...
body fat went from 15 to 14...
discuss
I agree about the comments about it likely being mainly water weight. There is no way you could add enough muscle to both gain 10 pounds and drop your bodyfat by 1 percentage point in just one week. Either your body fat measurements were off or water weight was a big factor.0 -
You are probably constipated and retaining water. Unless you went way over calorically you didn't store fat. But, there is no way to gain 10 pounds of muscle in 10 days.0
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Yeah, I'm going to disagree with the poster above (two up).. There is no way you will have gained substantial muscle mass in 10 days. None.
What I suspect is happening is that you have a lot of retained fluid on board - both from the additional strain on your kidneys that a high protein diet can produce, and from generalised swelling of muscles that are adapting to increased loads. Swelling is a natural response to micro-damage of muscles, and swelling is fluid. Once your muscles start to heal the fluid will be excreted, but keep drinking plenty of water in the meantime. Swelling is there for a reason, so let it run its course.
I suspect your BF total mass is identical. BF scales measure total body water, and by subtraction estimate body fat percentage. More mass with identical BF mass makes for a proportionally lower BF percentage reading, but given that your extra 10 pounds is almost certainly water, this is a specious decrease.
Keep working and you will certainly see changes, but you are in a transient state right now that won't last.
This^^^^
Your body will retain anytime you make a substantive change to your routine. Give it a week or two and it will normalize.0 -
jesus christ, at least i was never 140 overweight...
What a horrible response0 -
jesus christ, at least i was never 140 overweight...
That is rude and Uncalled for you come on this board asking for a discussion and bash on others that have done a heck of lot more than you to better themselves. Just rude0 -
My bad0
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Clearly, you're doing something horribly wrong.
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jesus christ, at least i was never 140 overweight...
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I can't believe you said that! Do you really not realize what a douche that makes you sound like?0 -
Welcome to my 'ignore user' list.jesus christ, at least i was never 140 overweight...0 -
What an eye opener January is on MPF is. Bad information and rudeness. Most awesome. NOT. I think when people go to an effort to answer your post and help you out it's kinda nice to be polite in return...call me old fashioned but hey that's just how I roll.0
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you people. Thanks for the laughs.0
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Ummm no ya didn't.0
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