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Post by iamjay on Aug 26, 2004 17:20:53 GMT -5
When gaining muscle do you slowly gain the muscle wieght or will it come on over night? it seems like i'm losing wieght but it says i gained 1.5 pounds. Also for the people who use wieghts, whats your workouts like? how many set/reps/weight and so on. Thanks
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Post by abrannan on Aug 27, 2004 7:27:06 GMT -5
The only way to measure for sure is to measure body fat %. If your weight goes up but body fat % does not increase proportionally, you've probably gained muscle. Also, take measurements at various points on your body (Thigh, chest, arms, waist, hips, etc.) If a particular part of your body increases in size, that's probably muscle. You're not likely to gain 1.5 lbs of muscle overnight. But that small of a weight fluctuation could be water weight, bodily waste, or if you don't weight yourself naked, different clothes.
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Post by wibbler on Oct 4, 2004 1:47:55 GMT -5
Under normal circumstances, you can't build 1.5 pounds of muscle overnight However, it IS possible. The key to doing that is having a high metabolism, and eating a large amount of protein immediately after exercising. Normally tuna is excellent for this. There's been reliable recordings of people gaining a pound of muscle mass in a single night this way. However, that would also be after a very intense workout. Not the kind of thing you could do on a daily basis (well, not do and remain healthy).
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Post by abrannan on Oct 4, 2004 8:52:04 GMT -5
Under normal circumstances, you can't build 1.5 pounds of muscle overnight However, it IS possible. The key to doing that is having a high metabolism, and eating a large amount of protein immediately after exercising. Normally tuna is excellent for this. There's been reliable recordings of people gaining a pound of muscle mass in a single night this way. However, that would also be after a very intense workout. Not the kind of thing you could do on a daily basis (well, not do and remain healthy). Actually, you don't need as much protein as you'd think to gain muscle. Studies have shown that there isn't a lot of difference once you get past about 15-20% of your calories from protein in muscle gain.
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Post by iamjay on Oct 4, 2004 16:31:57 GMT -5
HHHmmmm... I do wieght myself naked allll the time but yeah my arms are getting bigger (SLOWLY) and my legs are huge lol (thanks to DDR) now i just need to stay focus and lose the remainder of my wieght. I jumped to 161 on sun. but i went back down to 160 today and hopefully it'll be lower tommorow
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Post by abrannan on Oct 4, 2004 20:32:40 GMT -5
Hey, I weigh myself naked every morning, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Two things to remember if you're trying to build muscle:
1. You need to be lifting at least 60% of your 1-rep maximum. Most people underestimate what they can lift, and only work out with about 50% of their 1RM. Lifting less does not stress the muscle enough for growth.
2. (and this is a challenge for those of us trying to lose weight) You need to increase your calorie intake to provide available material to grow muscle. Particularly within about 3 hours of your workout. You need a little protein, as mentioned above, and a little bit of carbs to help replace lost glycogen stores. Balancing this with your diet is the hard part. I saw a plan somewhere online that talked about doing a low fat, low carb diet on your off days. On your lifting days, you do half day Low fat low carb, and then after your workout do a low fat, high carb, high protein. I'll try to find a link.
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Post by iamjay on Oct 5, 2004 15:54:46 GMT -5
It's okay, I try not to do diet plans. Too much planning and thinking about food and besides my rents make the food in the house, I just tell them to cut down on the potatoes, bread, and pasta. I find if i stay away from those 3 products I lose wieght. As for the wieghtlifting I've been doing it for about 3 and a half years now. (On and Off) I've gone from 10pounds per hand to 25pounds. it's not alot after 3 years but like i said above i've been on and Off.
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Post by abrannan on Oct 6, 2004 7:11:30 GMT -5
I've gone from 10pounds per hand to 25pounds. My guess would be that you're not pushing youself hard enough if you're only at 25 lbs per hand. That's equivalent to an olympic bar with the weight locks on each end, and no plates. Take your 25lb dumbbells and tape the handles together with duct tape. If you can curl the combined weight more than oncewith one hand, you aren't lifting heavy enough to do good.
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