weight gain or muscle gain?

[Lady66]

Could you not lose weight but get on the scale the next day and go up half a pound and that half a pound be muscle?

[Richt]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

In a word, yes.

[Lady66]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

Ok I will just say it was muscle gain then lol. I ran 3 miles on saturday then weighed on sunday saying I gained half a pound.

[ttdriver]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

Keep running and the weight will go!! (trust me on this!)


Betty

[Tommy]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

Could you not lose weight but get on the scale the next day and go up half a pound and that half a pound be muscle?

Yes you can gain muscle and lose fat, the difference will be shown in the tape measure. Track your body fat percentage to see if lean body mass / fat has been lost or gained. www.mybodycomp.com offers a easy way to see your exact progress using a tape measure

[Lady66]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

Great thanks!!

About running-- when is the best time to run. In the Atkins book I believe I read that you should eat two hours before a hard workout, so that's usually what I do, but I also read somewhere else that its best to workout first thing after waking up and on a empty stomach. Confused.

[Tommy]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

Work out when it is most convient for you but to optimize your results it would depend on whether you plan to do resistance training or cardio.

While doing resistance training the extra carbs will help give some more energy to lifting weights and while doing cardio the least amount of carbs in your system at the time you start will help with fat oxidation.

I like to do my cardio in the mornings on an empty stomach and do my weight lifting later after I have more carbs in my system. If you are planning on doing both in a single session I would recommend doing your weight lifting first to burn the carbs followed by your cardio training.

[Lady66]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

Thanks for all the help!

[ttdriver]

Re: weight gain or muscle gain?

Best time to run? ANYTIME!

Betty