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QUESTION ABOUT WEIGHTLIFTING(VANITY)
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Posted on 09/01/2006 7:18:13 AM PDT by JackDanielsOldNo7
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To: JackDanielsOldNo7
My question is why am I gaining weight?
Added muscle mass is my guess.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:19:04 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
Muscle weighs more than fat.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:19:44 AM PDT
by
tje
(Cold hearted orb, that rules the night....)
To: Terpfen
Are you gaining weight, but keeping the inches off? If so, it is probably added muscle mass.
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
Your weight gain is probably muscle tissue; your ratio of muscle to fat is most likely shifting.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:20:08 AM PDT
by
Salvey
(ancest)
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
Muscles are denser that fat. You may slim down but if you add muscle you will actually gain weight. Better to go by how you feel and look rather than what the scale says...
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:20:52 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
Perhaps you're gaining muscle mass?
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:20:59 AM PDT
by
yooling
(I don't have anything nice to say...)
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
Get a bathroom scale that measures %body fat as well as weight. As long as %Fat is going down or stays low, any added weight will be muscle or fluid.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:21:40 AM PDT
by
Ozone34
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
If your cardio rate is too high you stop burning fat. Your body will only burn fat at a lower rate. Also, you might have peaked.
People notice sudden weight lose after cutting out carbs, but the body will adjust and you will stop losing.
Try eating smaller meals more often.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:21:45 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Democrats = terrorists)
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
If you lost 110 pounds in two months maybe one of your limbs is starting to grow back.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:22:03 AM PDT
by
freedomlover
(This tagline has been pulled - - - - Okay?)
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
muscle weighs more than fat.
You are going through a transition and need to patient and stick with the program.
The good news is that the more muscle mass you have the higher your metabolism.
So...if you stick with your cardio - or up it a bit - and keep up with building muscle, you will eventually lose more weight - and it will be fat.
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
I have been hitting the treadmill for about two months... I lost about 110 pounds.Two months? My God, man, get OFF the damned treadmill! Go outside and see your family...oh, you don't mean two months straight... ;)
How much time did you spend on the treadmill each day? I've been taking off weight I gained after an operation but it's been sloooooow going. But while my belt size is shrinking I too have gained weight at some points, due to the muscle gain.
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:22:36 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
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To: Wright Wing
Yes. The inches are staying off.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:22:59 AM PDT
by
JackDanielsOldNo7
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To: JackDanielsOldNo7
I lost about 110 pounds I did this once myself.
She was my girlfriend in the 10th grade.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:23:53 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
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To: JackDanielsOldNo7
What everyone else said (adding muscle, etc). Congratulations on the weight loss. How much time did you spend on the treadmill?
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
1'st, congratulations on your weight loss.
Now, for your specific question, you are putting on muscle. Muscle is more dense than fat, thus if you put on 5 lbs of muscle, it won't show up too much, but you will feel much better.
That is why weight loss programs that emphasize weight lifting encourage you to pay attention to how your clothes fit instead of what the scale says.
My wife was guilty of that. She would complain that she wasn't "loosing" weight, but I had to point out that her clothes were fitting better, so it must be working.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:24:06 AM PDT
by
Gvl_M3
To: JackDanielsOldNo7
Check your waist measurements. When I started to work out (weights and cardio) my weight stayed the same, but I did lose a few inches from my waist. Also, have you noticed any big increases in strength so far? Like others have said, it may be muscle mass. Scales can be very misleading. You may also want to see about getting your body fat % measured.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:24:13 AM PDT
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: freedomlover
LOL. I lost the weight and have kept it off for two years. I just started excercising religiously.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:24:21 AM PDT
by
JackDanielsOldNo7
(On guard until the seal is broken)
To: Gvl_M3
Wow, when I started my reply there were no others.
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posted on
09/01/2006 7:24:57 AM PDT
by
Gvl_M3
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