muscle versus fat

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i went from sedentary to super active every day i am posting my calories and am real close to goal daily and i have not lost anything in 8 days as i am building muscle how does it affect my weight and how much more does muscle weigh than fat

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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,224 Member
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    No you have not built significant muscle in 8 days. Muscle gain at a calorie surplus for a teenage male isn't even going to be that significant 8 eight days unless they are on steroids. You may be retaining water because of your increased activity. That will diminish over time. You may not be eating in a significant calorie deficit due to logging errors, or something else. Eight days really isn't enough to know, 3 or better 4 weeks would give a better idea.

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  • LazyNightOwl
    LazyNightOwl Posts: 166 Member
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    You also might want to take some rest days. Going from sedentary to super active every day is a good way to injure something. :o
  • Nikki10129
    Nikki10129 Posts: 292 Member
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    Also muscle is more dense than fat, it doesn't weigh more than fat.
  • Rusty740
    Rusty740 Posts: 749 Member
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    Don't worry, keep up the good work, but don't overdo the exercise :smiley:
  • gperez8127
    gperez8127 Posts: 23 Member
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    Can you overdo exercise ?
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
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    gperez8127 wrote: »
    Can you overdo exercise ?

    Yes.