Losing weight/gaining muscle. PLEASE HELP
11-19-2010, 08:11 AM
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Its pretty hard to build significant muscle while on fat loss.
I have been losing weight for 5 months, lifting heavy compound lifts. I increase resistance all the time, but even now after 5 months of increasing resistance, I have lost 5lbs or so of lean mass.
If you are going to be at a calorie deficit you should just expect to preserve your muscle, while losing fat. Realistically you won't lose 5 lbs of fat and gain 5 lbs of muscle in two weeks, its just not even possible to gain that kind of muscle naturally on a calorie surplus even.
To still be gaining a moderate amount of muscle while losing fat you need to be at the minimum of calorie deficits, like -250 or -500 per day. Most people go strait for the -1000 per day because they want the weight gone. It also takes really heavy lifting, and an immaculate diet.
Otherwise like me your best bet is to preserve as much of your muscle as you can while getting rid of your body fat.
Muscle weighs the same as fat, but muscle is more dense and takes up less space. A pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of bricks.
I have been losing weight for 5 months, lifting heavy compound lifts. I increase resistance all the time, but even now after 5 months of increasing resistance, I have lost 5lbs or so of lean mass.
If you are going to be at a calorie deficit you should just expect to preserve your muscle, while losing fat. Realistically you won't lose 5 lbs of fat and gain 5 lbs of muscle in two weeks, its just not even possible to gain that kind of muscle naturally on a calorie surplus even.
To still be gaining a moderate amount of muscle while losing fat you need to be at the minimum of calorie deficits, like -250 or -500 per day. Most people go strait for the -1000 per day because they want the weight gone. It also takes really heavy lifting, and an immaculate diet.
Otherwise like me your best bet is to preserve as much of your muscle as you can while getting rid of your body fat.
Muscle weighs the same as fat, but muscle is more dense and takes up less space. A pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of bricks.
11-19-2010, 08:45 AM
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12-18-2022, 08:55 PM
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I need some help. I am trying to lose weight and gain muscle. I am 6'2" 276 currently. I have always heard that muscle weighs more than fat..... true or not? If so, then while I am dieting and walking/jogging, and on top of that lifting weights building muscle, then how will I be able to accurately track my weight loss. Seems like my weight would be going up and down like crazy(losing fat gaining muscle). I mean if I lose 10 pounds of fat and put on 5-10 in muscle, how do I keep track and stay positive if the scale keeps telling me the same thing. I think we all know that if we diet and exercise and don't SEE results (scale telling us we are smaller 
), we become demotivated pretty easily. I don't think this will happen to me but, I just want to know if there is any way to keep track.
Also my goal weight of 225 is saying I will still be "overweight"..... Like I said I am 6'2" 276, I think it wanted me down at like 190 or something to be ideal... I don't think that would be possible. I forget which body type I am, but it is the one that can't ever really be skinny.... I believe the technical/scientific term we like to use is "big boned"? LOL. Any advice on a good weight goal, or does 6'2" 225 sound good?
Any help would be great!!! Thanks!
), we become demotivated pretty easily. I don't think this will happen to me but, I just want to know if there is any way to keep track.Also my goal weight of 225 is saying I will still be "overweight"..... Like I said I am 6'2" 276, I think it wanted me down at like 190 or something to be ideal... I don't think that would be possible. I forget which body type I am, but it is the one that can't ever really be skinny.... I believe the technical/scientific term we like to use is "big boned"? LOL. Any advice on a good weight goal, or does 6'2" 225 sound good?
Any help would be great!!! Thanks!
Muscle always weigh faster than fat.
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