How do I know if I'm gaining weight or muscle

[baller68]

So I've been working out and stuff. I'm eating more than I should because of muscle growth, and I"m taking True mass protein shakes. Well, I used to weigh 170 before working out and now I'm at 183. I used to be runner, and I can still do a 6 minute mile easily though. I'm also starting to see some gains in lifting weights. Two weeks ago, I couldn't bench my max more than once, now I can do it 6 times.

[baller68]

bump

[tmd17]

Well, I used to weigh 170 before working out and now I'm at 183. Two weeks ago, I couldn't bench my max more than once, now I can do it 6 times.

You answered your own question

[ILLUSION818]

Pinch your skin around your muscles. Just look in the mirror tho. If your bench is increasing then your gaining muscle

[ErikTheElectric]

You answered your own question

lol this.

[Qfire]

Strength gains = Muscle gains (Excluding most CNS adaption). Different ratios depending on how you train.

Pretty much the only short term muscle growth measurement is progressional overload.
So yes you've gained muscle and maybe some fat, if you think you're getting too fat then just cut. Simple.

[m4ttarama]

Strength gains = Muscle gains (Excluding most CNS adaption). Different ratios depending on how you train.

Pretty much the only short term muscle growth measurement is progressional overload.
So yes you've gained muscle and maybe some fat, if you think you're getting too fat then just cut. Simple.

This. Fat really isn't gonna increase your lifts

[LiveIntensely]

How long did it take you to put on 13 pounds? Also, get a simple body fat analysis done with some calipers or something. If your percentage went up then you have put on some weight.

[Gainfreak]

You gained both. Your strength greatly increased, your weight greatly increased during the bulk. You ate a lot.

This is normal.

[snowlav]

Just look in the mirror brah, if you're thinking you're gaining too much fat, cut back on the kcal a bit.

[KravennMoore]

You shouldn't be gaining weight if you want to remain aesthetic. You need to turn your fat into muscle. When you do this you will lose fat and gain muscle, but not change your weight. Sorry to break it to you bud, but you just added 13lb's of fat.

[snowlav]

You shouldn't be gaining weight if you want to remain aesthetic. You need to turn your fat into muscle. When you do this you will lose fat and gain muscle, but not change your weight. Sorry to break it to you bud, but you just added 13lb's of fat.

wait wut? turn fat into muscle? Stay at the same weight?

not sure if srs

[DMCa1N]

You shouldn't be gaining weight if you want to remain aesthetic. You need to turn your fat into muscle. When you do this you will lose fat and gain muscle, but not change your weight. Sorry to break it to you bud, but you just added 13lb's of fat.

Shut the faurk up *******!! Srs potential for copy pasta here.

[Jacob15728]

two weeks ago, i couldn't bench my max more than once, now i can do it 6 times.

trolololol

[WhiteKnight4U]

You shouldn't be gaining weight if you want to remain aesthetic. You need to turn your fat into muscle. When you do this you will lose fat and gain muscle, but not change your weight. Sorry to break it to you bud, but you just added 13lb's of fat.

no soul no care

[Gainfreak]

trolololol

I've done it in awesome gain weeks, it's possible, just you won't do it all the time.

[Gainfreak]

You shouldn't be gaining weight if you want to remain aesthetic. You need to turn your fat into muscle. When you do this you will lose fat and gain muscle, but not change your weight. Sorry to break it to you bud, but you just added 13lb's of fat.

[xfrenchfrymanx]

Gaining muscle is a very slow process despite what the media and advertisements would have you believe. I hope you did not rely on a scale to know if you gained muscle. That's a whole different thing. You have to consider you carry many things in your body , including feces , food and water (up to 10lbs). Which means that one morning you can weigh 160lbs and by the end of the day 168-170 etc.. So again the scale is not always accurate to measure any kind of muscle gains ( I'm sure some might argue this point.) When people are speaking of bulking and cutting however; It's simply the idea of upping food intake (keeping protein intake the same at 1g per lb of weight) to gain weight for a few months and then diet (cut). EATING MORE WILL ONLY GET YOU FAT not gain muscle..OK, there is one exception to this and its for very advanced or pro bodybuilders. They need to bulk and cut to continue to make gains but for 95% of people lifting weights, bulking and cutting is more trouble than its worth. As long as you are getting your six evenly spaced doses of protein, your muscles will have the building blocks they need to grow bigger and stronger– eating more will not help ( I know this will be highly debated and I respect counter opinions). Again, cutting and bulking is a technique used by professional bodybuilders or people with 7-8 years of experience under their belt. They are at a different genetic cap then the average lifter. Going from one extreme of weight to the other is very unhealthy for the body. Unless you are prepping for a competition you have NO reason to be rushed. Enjoy the process. Work hard. Get sleep and eat well! Change your workouts every 6-8 weeks to make sure you do not plateau. And please be patient.

Good luck to you.

[Jacob15728]

I've done it in awesome gain weeks, it's possible, just you won't do it all the time.

Not really what I meant. Let's say your max is 300 lbs. You can bench 300x1, because it's your max. If you get stronger, maybe you can bench 300x6. Then it's no longer your max, because you can do it 6 times. Your max would be something higher than that. Saying "I can bench my max 6 times" makes no sense.

[MightyApe]

You shouldn't be gaining weight if you want to remain aesthetic. You need to turn your fat into muscle. When you do this you will lose fat and gain muscle, but not change your weight. Sorry to break it to you bud, but you just added 13lb's of fat.

omg just die kid, jesus...


stop talking bull**** about stuff you know absolutely nothing about