weight gain after working out??

fightingtheteens
fightingtheteens Posts: 18
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello Pals,
why do I always gain weight the next morning after running? I know they say muscle weighs more but it is unlikely after each run a muscle is replaced, right?
Does anyone run across this and if not, what the french toast is going on?

confused and pissed,
christina

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  • amanda_ataraxia
    amanda_ataraxia Posts: 400 Member
    "A person's scale mass is a combination of muscle, fat, bone, the brain and neural tract, connective tissue, blood, lymph, intestinal gas, urine, and the air that we carry in our lungs. Immediately after a workout routine, the percentage of mass in each of these categories can shift as much as 15 percent." Intense workouts cause variability on the scale due to factors like hydration status, inflammation from muscle damage repair (we call this delayed onset muscle soreness), even the amount of intestinal by-product or urine and blood volume, Dolgan says.
  • bailyc
    bailyc Posts: 57 Member
    from what i have gathered from reading other posts, your muscles hold water after a hard workout as a way to repair themselves. the extra water being held in your body could account for the 'gain'

    but, i am not a doctor so you would have to research this...
  • steph1278
    steph1278 Posts: 483 Member
    Exercise may cause temporary weight gain due to your muscles' response to strenuous activity. Strength training, for example, tears muscle fiber and can cause your muscles to retain water. Cardiovascular exercise also triggers your muscles to store more glycogen, the form of carbohydrates that fuels aerobic activity. Not only do your muscles store more glycogen when you exercise, but the glycogen attracts water, according to Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist William Sukala.



    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/388056-why-do-i-weigh-more-on-the-scale-today-even-after-exercising/#ixzz21fGCYsbY
  • fightingtheteens
    fightingtheteens Posts: 18
    thanks friends
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