Heavy lifting and scale
AmberGebell
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Hi there! I have started a progressive overload heavy lifting workout and I am in week 2 . I lift 6 days a week for 90 minutes each session. I am in a calorie deficit and am wondering how it will wage on the scale? Will I still see a decrease on scale?
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If you are in a deficit you'll lose, might take 4+ weeks to see on the scale.0
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Thank you:)0
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You'll lose weight. It might be a good idea to get a "smart scale" to also track your body composition just to make sure that you're actual losing losing fat rather than lean weight - I use Fitbit's Aria scale.0
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Bah, my home scale says I have over 28% BF, yet comparing my mirror image to online pics I should be reading around 20% instead.1
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You'll lose weight. It might be a good idea to get a "smart scale" to also track your body composition just to make sure that you're actual losing losing fat rather than lean weight - I use Fitbit's Aria scale.
Those home scales that measure body composition are horribly inaccurate.
As long as someone is training reasonably, eating enough protein, and not losing at a rapid pace, they are basically doing the things that need to be done to maintain as much muscle as possible while dieting.1 -
You'll lose weight. It might be a good idea to get a "smart scale" to also track your body composition just to make sure that you're actual losing losing fat rather than lean weight - I use Fitbit's Aria scale.
Those home scales that measure body composition are horribly inaccurate.
As long as someone is training reasonably, eating enough protein, and not losing at a rapid pace, they are basically doing the things that need to be done to maintain as much muscle as possible while dieting.
Different by scales would give you different readings and there isn't a gold standard to measure body fat% but what matter is the trend over time no matter what scale you use.
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You'll lose weight. It might be a good idea to get a "smart scale" to also track your body composition just to make sure that you're actual losing losing fat rather than lean weight - I use Fitbit's Aria scale.
Those home scales that measure body composition are horribly inaccurate.
As long as someone is training reasonably, eating enough protein, and not losing at a rapid pace, they are basically doing the things that need to be done to maintain as much muscle as possible while dieting.
Different by scales would give you different readings and there isn't a gold standard to measure body fat% but what matter is the trend over time no matter what scale you use.
Home body-fat estimation scales are not accurate for measuring trends either due to how high the error rates are and how dependent they are on hydration status. And so they actually are not a good device to use to measure trends even if you use the same scale.3 -
See here regarding my previous post please:
http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/index.php/free-content/free-content/volume-1-issue-4-the-pitfalls-of-body-fat-measurement-parts-3-and-4-bod-pod-and-bioelectrical-impedance-bia/the-pitfalls-of-bodyfat-measurement-part-4-bioelectrical-impedance-bia/0 -
You'll lose weight. It might be a good idea to get a "smart scale" to also track your body composition just to make sure that you're actual losing losing fat rather than lean weight - I use Fitbit's Aria scale.
Those home scales that measure body composition are horribly inaccurate.
As long as someone is training reasonably, eating enough protein, and not losing at a rapid pace, they are basically doing the things that need to be done to maintain as much muscle as possible while dieting.
Different by scales would give you different readings and there isn't a gold standard to measure body fat% but what matter is the trend over time no matter what scale you use.
For scales, no there isn't a gold standard, but in generally DEXA and Hydrostatic are known to be the most accurate.1 -
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