Leg day = gain a pound?
rd2bme
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is it normal to gain a pound after leg day? I mean the kind of leg day where you can now apply for a handicap plaque? I didn't eat poorly so hoping this is normal
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Yes. Water retention. Your body is more than 50% water and water weights nearly 8lbs per gallon.0
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^^ What he said0
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Water weight, yes. It will go away.0
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It's normal for your weight to fluctuate daily one to two pounds....and that kind of leg day sounds like you may have gained a pound of muscle!
I was up two pounds after my leg day on Friday! It's depressing for the number to go up but when I look at my body I know that number doesn't matter!! 0 -
Your body weight naturally fluctuates by up to 5 lbs every day.
If you gained 10 lbs, I'd be asking questions. 1 lb is nothing. Ignore it.0 -
bdtyson77302 wrote: »It's normal for your weight to fluctuate daily one to two pounds....and that kind of leg day sounds like you may have gained a pound of muscle! I was up two pounds after my leg day on Friday! It's depressing for the number to go up but when I look at my body I know that number doesn't matter!!
You did not gain a pound of muscle from one workout. Water weight for sure. Half the time I can't get my jeans up the day after leg day.0 -
Plus your weight is going to fluctuate several pounds in either direction. From water retention, if you haven't had a bowl movement that day, or if you've had several. Try to weigh yourself under the exact same conditions everytime, it'll help keep your weigh ins more accurate0
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it is normal for your weight to fluctuate...body weight isn't static. it may or may not have anything to do with leg day. weight fluctuates...0
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I lost two pounds between yesterday and today. Look at the trends, not the day to day changes in weight.0
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bdtyson77302 wrote: »It's normal for your weight to fluctuate daily one to two pounds....and that kind of leg day sounds like you may have gained a pound of muscle! I was up two pounds after my leg day on Friday! It's depressing for the number to go up but when I look at my body I know that number doesn't matter!!
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Yup. I've gained 5-6 lbs overnight on occasion.0
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Ok I appreciate that news!! May just stay off the scale for a few days after legs from here on.0
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Sore muscles will definitely retain more muscle. I can't imagine the retention level is particularly correlated with soreness.
I know everyone throws around the adage "no pain, no gain", but soreness is really in no way an indicator of muscle growth, nor even necessary for it.0 -
Ok I appreciate that news!! May just stay off the scale for a few days after legs from here on.
There's no reason to avoid the scale unless you emotionally can't handle the daily ups and downs. Frankly, I think it's better to see the number every day because it helps you to understand that we are never a static weight. Instead of a single number our weight is more like a 5 pound range because of all of the fluctuations. As long as the number you see each morning as soon as you take your morning pee and in only your underwear is gradually trending downward then everything is fine.0 -
Sore muscles will definitely retain more muscle. I can't imagine the retention level is particularly correlated with soreness.
I know everyone throws around the adage "no pain, no gain", but soreness is really in no way an indicator of muscle growth, nor even necessary for it.
Try saying that to Mr. Schwarzenegger.
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."0 -
I usually am 3-4 lbs heavier on Monday after Saturday leg workout
I am optimistic to put on 1/4 pound of muscle.
I also eat maintenance calories on that Saturday.
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Ok I appreciate that news!! May just stay off the scale for a few days after legs from here on.
There's no reason to avoid the scale unless you emotionally can't handle the daily ups and downs. Frankly, I think it's better to see the number every day because it helps you to understand that we are never a static weight. Instead of a single number our weight is more like a 5 pound range because of all of the fluctuations. As long as the number you see each morning as soon as you take your morning pee and in only your underwear is gradually trending downward then everything is fine.
I agree. I am much less emotional about the number since I have started weighing myself every day. It helps that I have a wifi scale so I don't have to log it myself. Sometimes, after a night out, I don't look at the number until several days later (I'll stand on the scale before putting in my contact lenses) . The biggest variation for me has been about 3 pounds from day to day.
Trendweight.com also helps take away any emotional connection to the day to day number.0 -
chivalryder wrote: »Sore muscles will definitely retain more muscle. I can't imagine the retention level is particularly correlated with soreness.
I know everyone throws around the adage "no pain, no gain", but soreness is really in no way an indicator of muscle growth, nor even necessary for it.
Try saying that to Mr. Schwarzenegger.
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
That's inspirational, but to ultimately equate this to "muscle soreness = muscle gains" is broscience. Muscle soreness is due to an accumulation of lactic acid, and has little to do with actual muscular damage and, ultimately, reparation and growth.0 -
Nice argument from false authority. If I'm ever running a stack of dianabol, I'll consider his advice. Otherwise, I have to consider I'm under the limitations of normal physiology and need to recover before I can have a muscle grow again.chivalryder wrote: »Sore muscles will definitely retain more muscle. I can't imagine the retention level is particularly correlated with soreness.
I know everyone throws around the adage "no pain, no gain", but soreness is really in no way an indicator of muscle growth, nor even necessary for it.
Try saying that to Mr. Schwarzenegger.
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
Also let me know when Arnold's completed his research paper on the subject using actual measurements of protein synthesis rates.0 -
I gain about 2lbs after lifting weights the day before. I try to drink more water those days but it goes down by the next day or two. I like to know what I weigh but I try to be less concerned with the number and more concerned with how I look and feel0
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ahem on the subject of broscience lol ......... muscle soreness is NOT due to lactic acid, the body metabolizes that pretty quickly. It's due to the body's natural inflammation/repair response to the damage done to the muscle fibers.
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bdtyson77302 wrote: »It's normal for your weight to fluctuate daily one to two pounds....and that kind of leg day sounds like you may have gained a pound of muscle! I was up two pounds after my leg day on Friday! It's depressing for the number to go up but when I look at my body I know that number doesn't matter!!
You don't build 1 Lb of muscle overnight in one workout no matter how hard you lift. I did a 6 month bulk cycle over the winter and it took me that long to put on about 4-5 Lbs of muscle along with another 4-5 Lbs of fat.
when you lift weights you break down muscle tissue...in order to repair, your muscles retain more fluids...that is all it is.0 -
chivalryder wrote: »Sore muscles will definitely retain more muscle. I can't imagine the retention level is particularly correlated with soreness.
I know everyone throws around the adage "no pain, no gain", but soreness is really in no way an indicator of muscle growth, nor even necessary for it.
Try saying that to Mr. Schwarzenegger.
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
He's talking about the pain of pushing through the last few reps instead of stopping because it starts to get hard and pain in muscles. Not day after soreness.0 -
is it normal to gain a pound after leg day? I mean the kind of leg day where you can now apply for a handicap plaque? I didn't eat poorly so hoping this is normal
I lift heavy in the gym twice a week and when I do that plus not eating back my exercise calories, the scale shows a fluctuation of +2 to +4 lbs. It's annoying but it's water.
I couldn't go to the gym today because of work but the scale is back down to the weight I expected because I'm not holding as much water in my muscles.
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When you break down major muscle groups on leg day you can expect water retention. You'll recover! But since muscle is more dense than fat, your weight will increase as your muscle mass increases even with a low body fat percentage.0
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Thank you everyone! The weight came off two days later plus a pound. Not using the scale as much to gage progress is something I will definitely work on 0
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When you break down major muscle groups on leg day you can expect water retention. You'll recover! But since muscle is more dense than fat, your weight will increase as your muscle mass increases even with a low body fat percentage.
I am about 99.9% sure that OP is not adding one pound of mass on leg day...0 -
It happens for me!0
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I am always 3+ pounds heavier the day after lifting0
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Soreness during exercise might be lactic acid, soreness the day after definitely isn't. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness#Mechanism </pedantry>Muscle soreness is due to an accumulation of lactic acid0
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