Not sure why I am gaining so much muscle....
Opalprincess99
Posts: 88 Member
I love to workout now...
I am 22 and I love to use the treadmill for a hakf hour to hour 4 or 6 times a week for 3 weeks now ....I used to have an eatinf problem wherr i would overeat at night but working out at the gym has helped.
Anyways...my body is looking a lot better but I'm curious why I am gaining muscle so fast... I just wanna lose weight
( maybe its my body type? Does anyone else have this problem ? When will the pounds come off... 😱😱😱😱
I am 22 and I love to use the treadmill for a hakf hour to hour 4 or 6 times a week for 3 weeks now ....I used to have an eatinf problem wherr i would overeat at night but working out at the gym has helped.
Anyways...my body is looking a lot better but I'm curious why I am gaining muscle so fast... I just wanna lose weight
( maybe its my body type? Does anyone else have this problem ? When will the pounds come off... 😱😱😱😱 5
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You can relax - you're not gaining muscle from using a treadmill for a half hour. How are you determining this muscle gain?11
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You can relax - you're not gaining muscle from using a treadmill for a half hour. How are you determining this muscle gain?
By the scale....😰😰😰 my weight stays the same yet i havnt measured myself i can see my stomach is firmer and so are my glutes and thigh area and calf muscles...
I just wanna more lose weight ...i thought it would be easy since i workout so much..0 -
It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.9
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CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
Yeah...i have been working really hard...so total i usually spend 6 hours a week in the gym...and thought the scale should show it but that totally makes sense..ill do some research on that thank you2 -
Opalprincess99 wrote: »You can relax - you're not gaining muscle from using a treadmill for a half hour. How are you determining this muscle gain?
By the scale....😰😰😰 my weight stays the same yet i havnt measured myself i can see my stomach is firmer and so are my glutes and thigh area and calf muscles...
I just wanna more lose weight ...i thought it would be easy since i workout so much..
You don't want to be firmer?5 -
Opalprincess99 wrote: »You can relax - you're not gaining muscle from using a treadmill for a half hour. How are you determining this muscle gain?
By the scale....😰😰😰 my weight stays the same yet i havnt measured myself i can see my stomach is firmer and so are my glutes and thigh area and calf muscles...
I just wanna more lose weight ...i thought it would be easy since i workout so much..
Sounds like some water retention from exercise, and loss of fat to reveal your muscle definition. Just be patient, provided you are in a deficit, the scale will start to move again. In the meantime focus on how you look, how clothes fit and measurements.7 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Opalprincess99 wrote: »You can relax - you're not gaining muscle from using a treadmill for a half hour. How are you determining this muscle gain?
By the scale....😰😰😰 my weight stays the same yet i havnt measured myself i can see my stomach is firmer and so are my glutes and thigh area and calf muscles...
I just wanna more lose weight ...i thought it would be easy since i workout so much..
You don't want to be firmer?
This^
The number on the scale is going to become rather meaningless when you have the measurements you want.
Muscle gain takes a very long time, especially for women. Good conditions for muscle gain would not be while eating at a calorie deficit. Water retention has many causes. It messes with the scale. Look for a downward trend over time.7 -
CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.8 -
CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.
Thank you
and you're right i shouldn't focus on the scale so much. 3 -
Opalprincess99 wrote: »I love to workout now...
I am 22 and I love to use the treadmill for a hakf hour to hour 4 or 6 times a week for 3 weeks now ....I used to have an eatinf problem wherr i would overeat at night but working out at the gym has helped.
Anyways...my body is looking a lot better but I'm curious why I am gaining muscle so fast... I just wanna lose weight( maybe its my body type? Does anyone else have this problem ? When will the pounds come off... 😱😱😱😱
If this is you in the photo, I cannot imagine you have any weight to lose. What is your weight and height?3 -
CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.
@MikePTY
"You need to eat more than your maintenance calories"
You don't really think that is true do you Mike?
It really isn't at all accurate and is actually an unhelpful myth to repeat.
You do need to be doing something to stress your muscles beyond their current capability though and have an adequate diet - but that doesn't mean a calorie surplus.6 -
CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.
@MikePTY
"You need to eat more than your maintenance calories"
You don't really think that is true do you Mike?
It really isn't at all accurate and is actually an unhelpful myth to repeat.
You do need to be doing something to stress your muscles beyond their current capability though and have an adequate diet - but that doesn't mean a calorie surplus.
Where is the lie? To gain muscle mass, you need to have a calorie surplus. I'm interested if you have any documented research to the opposite, but that's pretty foundational to the idea of building muscle mass.8 -
CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.
@MikePTY
"You need to eat more than your maintenance calories"
You don't really think that is true do you Mike?
It really isn't at all accurate and is actually an unhelpful myth to repeat.
You do need to be doing something to stress your muscles beyond their current capability though and have an adequate diet - but that doesn't mean a calorie surplus.
Where is the lie? To gain muscle mass, you need to have a calorie surplus. I'm interested if you have any documented research to the opposite, but that's pretty foundational to the idea of building muscle mass.
Please read this article by Eric Helms and Lawrence Judd - it's well documented that gaining muscle at maintenance is totally normal and to be expected if training effectively and gaining some muscle in a suitable small deficit is far from unusual.
There's plenty of links in the article to research if you don't think Eric Helms has sufficient credibility.
https://muscleandstrengthpyramids.com/calorie-deficit-gain-weight/
Do remember that your body has no inbuilt calorie counter and associated "mode switch" - your physiology doesn't change and stop MPS just because you are at or under your TDEE.8 -
CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.
@MikePTY
"You need to eat more than your maintenance calories"
You don't really think that is true do you Mike?
It really isn't at all accurate and is actually an unhelpful myth to repeat.
You do need to be doing something to stress your muscles beyond their current capability though and have an adequate diet - but that doesn't mean a calorie surplus.
Where is the lie? To gain muscle mass, you need to have a calorie surplus. I'm interested if you have any documented research to the opposite, but that's pretty foundational to the idea of building muscle mass.
He’s a proponent of body recomposition. It does work - but is extremely slow and may be counter to specific goals like adding significant mass/weight. There are also a few scenarios where gain during a deficit is possible but usually short term and not sustainable.1 -
jseams1234 wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.
@MikePTY
"You need to eat more than your maintenance calories"
You don't really think that is true do you Mike?
It really isn't at all accurate and is actually an unhelpful myth to repeat.
You do need to be doing something to stress your muscles beyond their current capability though and have an adequate diet - but that doesn't mean a calorie surplus.
Where is the lie? To gain muscle mass, you need to have a calorie surplus. I'm interested if you have any documented research to the opposite, but that's pretty foundational to the idea of building muscle mass.
He’s a proponent of body recomposition. It does work - but is extremely slow and may be counter to specific goals like adding significant mass/weight. There are also a few scenarios where gain during a deficit is possible but usually short term and not sustainable.
Not clear if you are talking about me?
If so - I'm actually a proponent of people making educated choices based on their circumstances and goals.12 -
jseams1234 wrote: »CarvedTones wrote: »It's more likely that you are revealing muscle than building it. It's only 3 weeks and there is a water gain when you first start working out, so you may have lost a little that isn't registering yet. 3 weeks also isn't quite enough time to really see a trend.
This. It's actually really hard to "gain muscle". You need to eat more than your maintenance calories and do strength training, neither of which you are doing. So I do not think you are gaining muscle.
If you are starting to look better, who cares what the scale says? The number of the scale is just a number. If you are starting to look leaner and firmer, that is a good thing, and much more important than the number going down.
If you keep up with your routine, and eat well and exercise, I am sure the scale will eventually reflect that. But as long as you are making other gains, I would celebrate those, and not worry about numbers.
@MikePTY
"You need to eat more than your maintenance calories"
You don't really think that is true do you Mike?
It really isn't at all accurate and is actually an unhelpful myth to repeat.
You do need to be doing something to stress your muscles beyond their current capability though and have an adequate diet - but that doesn't mean a calorie surplus.
Where is the lie? To gain muscle mass, you need to have a calorie surplus. I'm interested if you have any documented research to the opposite, but that's pretty foundational to the idea of building muscle mass.
He’s a proponent of body recomposition. It does work - but is extremely slow and may be counter to specific goals like adding significant mass/weight. There are also a few scenarios where gain during a deficit is possible but usually short term and not sustainable.
Not clear if you are talking about me?
If so - I'm actually a proponent of people making educated choices based on their circumstances and goals.
How does anybody woo that? The post isn't pushing anything except education, which to me implies making sure you are getting legit info (if that is possible these days), and then decide what makes sense for you. IME, you can be successful either way (bulk or recomp) if you put the work in; you can fail either way if you don't.8
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