Comments on: Weight Gain? http://blog.bodybuilding.com/momof8/2008/09/03/weight-gain/ another totally awesome Bodybuilding.com BodyBlog Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:58:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 by: Ellie http://blog.bodybuilding.com/momof8/2008/09/03/weight-gain/#comment-3248272 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:38:01 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/momof8/2008/09/03/weight-gain/#comment-3248272 As the person before said, it is normal to go up and down a couple of pounds and even more for women (that time of the month and all that hormonal stuff) and as you are training with heavier weights....that right there is the key, you've gained muscle mass/lean mass not fat...and a couple of pounds is nothing to fret about really, could be excess water or even a meal that hasn't passed through your system yet...use the fit of your clothes, even the tape measure to see the difference...I've been lighter than I am now and not nearly as toned or slim/lean in the past simply because I was carrying more fat on my frame. I've just gained 2 pounds and I know it is muscle because my clothes are still as comfy and even a little looser than before in some places (apart from the legs, but that must be where I gained the lean mass perhaps?) As the person before said, it is normal to go up and down a couple of pounds and even more for women (that time of the month and all that hormonal stuff) and as you are training with heavier weights….that right there is the key, you’ve gained muscle mass/lean mass not fat…and a couple of pounds is nothing to fret about really, could be excess water or even a meal that hasn’t passed through your system yet…use the fit of your clothes, even the tape measure to see the difference…I’ve been lighter than I am now and not nearly as toned or slim/lean in the past simply because I was carrying more fat on my frame. I’ve just gained 2 pounds and I know it is muscle because my clothes are still as comfy and even a little looser than before in some places (apart from the legs, but that must be where I gained the lean mass perhaps?)

]]> by: greatwyrm http://blog.bodybuilding.com/momof8/2008/09/03/weight-gain/#comment-2979292 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:09:17 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/momof8/2008/09/03/weight-gain/#comment-2979292 I'll share my personal experience: Cycling a couple of lbs here and there is very normal. I personally cycle anywhere from 3-6 lbs daily based on water intake and they type of foods eaten. Based on what you outlined if you have been working out with weights with more intesity you may have gained muscle mass, which weighs more than fat, so that's a good thing. I would also recommend using a measuring tape to measure your success as well. Measure around your waist, hipsm chest, arms and legs. Sometimes the scale will not move but the shape of your body will. Hope this helps I’ll share my personal experience:

Cycling a couple of lbs here and there is very normal. I personally cycle anywhere from 3-6 lbs daily based on water intake and they type of foods eaten.

Based on what you outlined if you have been working out with weights with more intesity you may have gained muscle mass, which weighs more than fat, so that’s a good thing.

I would also recommend using a measuring tape to measure your success as well. Measure around your waist, hipsm chest, arms and legs. Sometimes the scale will not move but the shape of your body will.

Hope this helps

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