body hell and so frustrated with it!! some1 please help!!

[Jeanle]

so why is it im told time n time again i shouldnt be worried about how much i weigh if im trainin as muscle weighs more than fat??????

Muscle is more dense than fat so 1 lb of muscle is smaller in size, but not weight, than 1 lb of fat. The number on the scale may increase but you can stay the same in clothing size.

[JoyP]

Hi Angelicdevil, your stats/age are very similar to mine so thought I'd let you know what works for me.
My weight tends to stand at about 130 -134lbs eating about 2000cals with heavy lifting and minimal cardio for muscle gain. I cut it down to about 1500cals and step up my cardio, this strips me down to about 122 - 125lbs.
Hope this helps a little.

[Adelaide.]

so why is it im told time n time again i shouldnt be worried about how much i weigh if im trainin as muscle weighs more than fat??????

It is the difference between weight and volume, which are two different things.

Think of it this way, what weighs more, 1 pound of feathers, or 1 pound of lead?

Neither, they both weigh one pound, but the feathers will take up a lot more room. It is the same with fat and muscle. Two people who both weigh 140lbs can be different sizes if one has a body fat % of 30%, and the other 20%. Since 1 pound of muscle takes up less room than 1 pound of fat, the person with more muscle and less fat will have smaller measurements.


The reason you are told that is because when you gain muscle and lose fat your weight on the scale may increase, but your measurements will be shrinking. People who don't understand about muscle and fat will panic, thinking they are gaining weight, when in reality they are actually getting healthier.

[AngelicDevil]

Hi Angelicdevil, your stats/age are very similar to mine so thought I'd let you know what works for me.
My weight tends to stand at about 130 -134lbs eating about 2000cals with heavy lifting and minimal cardio for muscle gain. I cut it down to about 1500cals and step up my cardio, this strips me down to about 122 - 125lbs.
Hope this helps a little.

thanx for that, just started kettlebell training so goin to see how that pans out before i try anything else otherwise i wont know what day it is lol
thank you and hope you achieve your goal

[AngelicDevil]

It is the difference between weight and volume, which are two different things.

Think of it this way, what weighs more, 1 pound of feathers, or 1 pound of lead?

Neither, they both weigh one pound, but the feathers will take up a lot more room. It is the same with fat and muscle. Two people who both weigh 140lbs can be different sizes if one has a body fat % of 30%, and the other 20%. Since 1 pound of muscle takes up less room than 1 pound of fat, the person with more muscle and less fat will have smaller measurements.


The reason you are told that is because when you gain muscle and lose fat your weight on the scale may increase, but your measurements will be shrinking. People who don't understand about muscle and fat will panic, thinking they are gaining weight, when in reality they are actually getting healthier.

ok duly noted
thanx

[pinkhun]

Good luck with the kettle bell training, I did "boot camp classes" for about 3 months and it was amazing, and we used loads of kettle bells.

Tip:- I bought a weight training belt as I was constantly getting terrible mid back ache, the belt helped loads, as you swing a lot with kettle bells and my back just wasn't ready for it.

Hope you get to your goal soon x

Charlotte

[AngelicDevil]

Good luck with the kettle bell training, I did "boot camp classes" for about 3 months and it was amazing, and we used loads of kettle bells.

Tip:- I bought a weight training belt as I was constantly getting terrible mid back ache, the belt helped loads, as you swing a lot with kettle bells and my back just wasn't ready for it.

Hope you get to your goal soon x

Charlotte

thanx Charlotte and will keep that in mind, really enjoyin it like, i have muscles hurtin that i didnt even know i had lol
however, i did a multi terrain run today before my kettlebell trainin which really wasnt the best idea ive ever had lol

[JoyP]

Good luck

[pinkhun]

thanx Charlotte and will keep that in mind, really enjoyin it like, i have muscles hurtin that i didnt even know i had lol
however, i did a multi terrain run today before my kettlebell trainin which really wasnt the best idea ive ever had lol

Oh that's sound punishing! - I bet your legs were shattered before you even started!

I hate grass running, got a few fell runs and cross countries under my belt and the thought of kettlebell training after sound hellish! lol

Great advice about upping the cardio, gonna give that a go to boost my fat burning, treadmill here I come (oh god!!!) ha ha

[AngelicDevil]

Oh that's sound punishing! - I bet your legs were shattered before you even started!

I hate grass running, got a few fell runs and cross countries under my belt and the thought of kettlebell training after sound hellish! lol

Great advice about upping the cardio, gonna give that a go to boost my fat burning, treadmill here I come (oh god!!!) ha ha

it wasnt just grass running, it was grass, tarmac and sand dunes all in 1 run!! i swear to god i thought my lungs were going to explode!! not good lol think i may wait a while before i do that again

i do highly recommend kettlebell training tho, its quite fun n not as boring as normal gym training

did a mixture of kettlebell n intervals today tho, recovered quite quickly which i was well pleased about but tryin to get up the stairs is like tryin to climb mount everest, very wobbly jelly legs today

good luck with the treadmill

P x