so this muscle is heavier than fat thing...worth considering

katepolden
katepolden Posts: 38
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
Over the last 3 weeks I've started running again - not loads just a few k everyday. I'm really enjoying it and can feel a real improvment in my fitness. The thing is I've started putting on weight. I was down 17 pounds and now I've put back on 6. I'm still looking slimmer, could this be muscle weight?

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  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    I don't think that its possible even more a man to gain that much muscle in 3 weeks. Has something in your diet changed. A woman can normally only gain about .5 to 1 pound of muscle per month.
  • juliapurpletoes
    juliapurpletoes Posts: 951 Member
    hi - well I guess i was waiting for one of our "experts" to jump on....

    From what I've been reading in old topic posts is that muscle builds very slowly and 6 pounds in a short amount of time doesn't sound that possible. I read that a body builder would be able to put maybe 10 pounds on in one year.

    That said, it may be water being retained in the muscles for healing purposes...

    just a thought.

    be well. :smile:
  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    Muscle and fat weigh the same. They just have different volumes. :happy:

    Could be anything really... are you hydrating properly? Are you eating back your exercise calories?

    You could also be gaining muscle.

    Also, I usually weigh a few extra pounds the day after a big race or long runs... my understanding is it's extra fluids that my body wants to hold onto while it repairs any tissue damage. An example would be that I ran a half marathon yesterday... my pre-run weight was 227.2, my post run weight was 225, my weight this morning was 229.4. And tomorrow I'll likely be back at 227 as I have been hydrating all day.
  • wdwghettogirl
    wdwghettogirl Posts: 559 Member
    I'd be more inclined to say it's water weight. Putting on a little weight after starting a new work out routine is normal, it's your body retaining water to protect itself. It'll come off pretty soon tho. Never fear. :) It takes longer than a couple weeks to build up 6lbs of muscle.
  • katepolden
    katepolden Posts: 38
    Cool! Thanks for the quick replies! If I'm honest with myself I have also have several bad days as have been on holiday! So it's probably more that!!
  • Microfiber_wechange
    Microfiber_wechange Posts: 640
    Muscle and fat weigh the same. They just have different volumes. :happy:

    Exactly :drinker:
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
    Cool! Thanks for the quick replies! If I'm honest with myself I have also have several bad days as have been on holiday! So it's probably more that!!

    Water weight indeed! Good job on starting running though! It's good for you. :happy:

    In the same volume, muscle is heavier than fat. People gonna be all over you for that! LOL!:laugh:
  • docktorfokse
    docktorfokse Posts: 473 Member
    While i don't think it's impossible to lose that much weight in three weeks, i have trouble figuring out what muscle weight could have come from if you weren't doing any weight training.
  • hazleyes81
    hazleyes81 Posts: 296 Member
    Muscle and fat weigh the same. They just have different volumes.

    Thank you!
    An example of this is that at my "fittest" I was 127, 16-17% bf and a size 3/4. Currently I am 128, 21% bf and a 5/6
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