[gagalu]

Originally Posted by TooManyDimples

You didn't gain 4lbs of muscle in a month. That's just crazy and impossible anyway. I read one time that it takes a woman about 6 months of regular lifting to gain 1lb of muscle. And really think about it, a steak is muscle imagine what 1lb of steak looks like. I used to not really understand how muscle gain worked, but now that I do I cringe everytime someone says, "You probably just gained muscle." No offense to anyone, you just don't understand how it works either.

I agree with what's been said, it's probably some water, and than there is the possibility that you're not tracking what you eat as well as you could. If you have a food journal I would definitely go over it and if you don't already you might want to try calorie counting for a while so you can really understand how much you're putting in your body.

lol, noobie gains are highly possible. she says she's new to weight training -- it is possible to put on muscle and you definitely gain strength the first few months or so of resistance training.

weight gain also happens with resistance training because when you tear your muscle, your body retains water as the muscle rebuilds itself. her weight being up is directly tied into resistance training.

to the OP -- don't give up on the weights. resistance training is the most highly rewarding thing you could possibly do for yourself.

[QuilterInVA]

Amyfay, could you please explain how muscle weighs more than fat? That is totally wrong. A pound is a pound. Muscle takes up less volume than fat so a toned person will have smaller measurements than someone who isn't.

Whatadiaryisfor, do you weigh and measure all your food. If you are eyeballing and guessing at portions, that could be the reason for your gain. If you gain muscle you lose fat. What are you eating? That is very important. If you are eating processed foods, that is not a good thing. We need more info on what you actually eat in a day to help you. I do weight training, too.

[painfullystoic]

Originally Posted by QuilterInVA

Amyfay, could you please explain how muscle weighs more than fat? That is totally wrong. A pound is a pound. Muscle takes up less volume than fat so a toned person will have smaller measurements than someone who isn't.

Okay. I have something to say here because I feel like this is a little condescending- and that it is attacking her personally. Yes, a pound is a pound is a pound. But usually when you compare two things, something has to be constant. If you compare two phone for example- it's the fact that they both make phone calls that is constant, or maybe the price, or maybe some of the features. But there is something that is common.

It is the same with muscle. It is not the weight that we're saying is constant, it is the volume.
Density = Mass/Volume.
Muscle is more dense than fat, we all agree on that? Okay so, if the density of muscle is higher and the volume is constant, the mass of muscle IS more than the mass of fat. Ipso facto, she isn't wrong.

If you read the links, they say the exact same thing. Because you try lifting a box of lead, and a box of the same dimensions of feathers and then tell me that lead doesn't weight more. When someone says muscle weighs more, they obviously don't mean that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. Because they are not that dumb.

I'm sorry if you feel like I attacked you, I didn't mean to. I just want to explain why muscle does in fact weight more than fat- or why people say that.

[Avezy44]

Muscle weighs more than fat, I would start taking measurements to help keep your momentum

[Avezy44]

and nicely put to the person above, Muscle weighs more than fat is just the simplest way of putting it.

[amfay11]

Sorry to start a debate, its just what ive always read, or been told =/