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From: oregonchick on 20 Jun 2006 10:05 Just started lifting a couple weeks ago, 3 x per wk full body. Focusing on big compound lifts like DL, squat, bench etc, at maximum effort. Something that I've really noticed - I'm HUNGRY! So, I'm eating alot more than usual, and emphasizing getting enough protein. Something else I've noticed - I'm gaining alot of weight. I'm up about 6 lbs. I understand this isn't muscle, I'm guessing mostly water weight. But since I just had a baby, I still have a great deal of bodyfat to lose, and want to maximize fat loss AND muscle gain. I have limited understanding of "newbie gains", but have heard it's possible to initially lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? To get the most out of this time period, should I eat above maintenance to gain the most muscle, and just worry about losing fat later? And, I've heard conflicting info about the amount of calories a lb of muscle burns. I always thought that it burned an additional 50 calories per day, but was recently told that it is actually quite low. This is confusing to me, because I always thought that more muscle = higher metabolism. Can anyone shed some light? Thanks
From: Pete on 20 Jun 2006 10:17 "oregonchick" <not_here(a)comcat.net> schreef: > And, I've heard conflicting info about the amount of calories a lb of > muscle burns. I always thought that it burned an additional 50 calories > per day, but was recently told that it is actually quite low. This is > confusing to me, because I always thought that more muscle = higher > metabolism. Can anyone shed some light? DZ and John probably. Its true that increased muscle mass will increase the BMR. But we are talking about a substancial increase in muscle mass for that to happen. How many pounds of musle do you expect to gain as a result of resistance training? ---- Pete
From: oregonchick on 20 Jun 2006 10:48 "Pete" <phoutstra(a)wanadoo.nl> wrote in message news:4498037d$0$38334$dbd49001(a)news.wanadoo.nl... > "oregonchick" <not_here(a)comcat.net> schreef: > >> And, I've heard conflicting info about the amount of calories a lb of >> muscle burns. I always thought that it burned an additional 50 calories >> per day, but was recently told that it is actually quite low. This is >> confusing to me, because I always thought that more muscle = higher >> metabolism. Can anyone shed some light? > > DZ and John probably. > > Its true that increased muscle mass will increase the BMR. But we are > talking about a substancial increase in muscle mass for that to happen. > > How many pounds of musle do you expect to gain as a result of resistance > training? I don't have a specific expectation on muscle gain, but fat %. I am currently 5'3" and 138 lbs. Roughly 31% bf. I think I'd like to see between 20-25% bf , but at what weight, I do not know. If I gained 10lbs muscle and lost 10lbs fat, I'd be around 24% bf. I don't know if gaining 10lbs of muscle is realistic for me. Maybe 5 is more like it?
From: Steve Freides on 20 Jun 2006 10:45 "oregonchick" <not_here(a)comcat.net> wrote in message news:iNKdnZr0_pwOnQXZnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d(a)comcast.com... > Just started lifting a couple weeks ago, 3 x per wk full body. > Focusing on big compound lifts like DL, squat, bench etc, at maximum > effort. Something that I've really noticed - I'm HUNGRY! So, I'm > eating alot more than usual, and emphasizing getting enough protein. > Something else I've noticed - I'm gaining alot of weight. I'm up > about 6 lbs. I understand this isn't muscle, I'm guessing mostly > water weight. But since I just had a baby, I still have a great deal > of bodyfat to lose, and want to maximize fat loss AND muscle gain. I > have limited understanding of "newbie gains", but have heard it's > possible to initially lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? To > get the most out of this time period, should I eat above maintenance > to gain the most muscle, and just worry about losing fat later? > > And, I've heard conflicting info about the amount of calories a lb of > muscle burns. I always thought that it burned an additional 50 > calories per day, but was recently told that it is actually quite low. > This is confusing to me, because I always thought that more muscle = > higher metabolism. Can anyone shed some light? It's good to get yourself a bodyfat tester of some sort. Most, even if they're not absolutely accurate, are good enough to spot changes. Be sure to be consistent in how you check yourself - same time of day, etc. - because water weight can make a difference to the readings. I like the handheld Omron gadget - about $60. Be aware that adding muscle is pretty tough to do. Most people's weight gain is mostly fat. If you think yours is mostly water, take it easy on the calories/salt/carb for a couple of days and see where you're at. Don't know how recently you had your baby but be careful about lifting too heavy too soon. Just my opinion. -S- http://www.kbnj.com
From: oregonchick on 20 Jun 2006 10:59
"Steve Freides" <steve(a)fridayscomputer.com> wrote in message news:4fqg5jF1kavs8U1(a)individual.net... > "oregonchick" <not_here(a)comcat.net> wrote in message > news:iNKdnZr0_pwOnQXZnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >> Just started lifting a couple weeks ago, 3 x per wk full body. Focusing >> on big compound lifts like DL, squat, bench etc, at maximum effort. >> Something that I've really noticed - I'm HUNGRY! So, I'm eating alot >> more than usual, and emphasizing getting enough protein. Something else >> I've noticed - I'm gaining alot of weight. I'm up about 6 lbs. I >> understand this isn't muscle, I'm guessing mostly water weight. But >> since I just had a baby, I still have a great deal of bodyfat to lose, >> and want to maximize fat loss AND muscle gain. I have limited >> understanding of "newbie gains", but have heard it's possible to >> initially lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? To get the most out >> of this time period, should I eat above maintenance to gain the most >> muscle, and just worry about losing fat later? >> >> And, I've heard conflicting info about the amount of calories a lb of >> muscle burns. I always thought that it burned an additional 50 calories >> per day, but was recently told that it is actually quite low. This is >> confusing to me, because I always thought that more muscle = higher >> metabolism. Can anyone shed some light? > > It's good to get yourself a bodyfat tester of some sort. Most, even if > they're not absolutely accurate, are good enough to spot changes. Be sure > to be consistent in how you check yourself - same time of day, etc. - > because water weight can make a difference to the readings. I like the > handheld Omron gadget - about $60. > > Be aware that adding muscle is pretty tough to do. Most people's weight > gain is mostly fat. If you think yours is mostly water, take it easy on > the calories/salt/carb for a couple of days and see where you're at. > > Don't know how recently you had your baby but be careful about lifting too > heavy too soon. > > Just my opinion. > > -S- > http://www.kbnj.com She's 6 months old now. I guess I should stop saying, "I just had a baby", but it feels like it! So, being female, and at my size, what kind of muscle gain could I expect to see? 5 lbs? I just want to be realistic. I have a Tanita bf scale, but I know they aren't real accurate. I always weigh in the evening, and hope to at least track a downward trend... |