Strengh Training Not Loosing Weight Posted: 03-23-05 11:41am
Ive been strengh training 3 of four times
a week along with 20 minutes of cardio I
gained weight what is going on am I crazy
I joined a gym because I was bored at home
iam doing something wrong? :x
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Justin_Toronto
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Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
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Posted: 03-24-05 10:12am
Your weight alone is not a clear indicator
of how much body fat you've lost.
When strength training you will also
produce more dense muscle mass, which is
heavy.
It is quite likely that you have lost body
fat, increase lean muscle which has
increased your over-all weight. In the
mirror though, you will look slimmer and
more defined.
To measure properly, you'll need to keep
track of the size of your waist, arms, and
thighs.
J
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shadowwolfdemon
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 5
Posted: 05-12-05 14:58pm
I agree with him. I to was getting
discuraged from working out and gaining
weight. What also helps is a elctronic
fat measure and it will defently make u
feel better it made me. But when using it
. It might also confuse u cuz rember u
have boobs and those are fat but good fat
so give ur self about a 15%body fat slide.
Depends on ur size.
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thunder_bunny
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 41 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 05-13-05 06:19am
I agree. When you're weight training you
want to judge your success by inches and
bodyfat percentage. The scale can be
very misleading.
Don't become discouraged. Muscle weighs
more than fat but is smaller. More
muscle means you're burning more calories
and therefore more fat.
