Nashtide
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I hear ya. I expressed my doubts about the scale's accuracy in my first post. I explained that I wasn't using it as an absolute but as a way to compare my week to week changes. I believe it works well for that purpose as long as you measure yourself using the same parameters. I'm 57 years old, so I'm more focused on leanness than muscularity. I got myself down to the bf% I wanted so I thought I'd embark on the journey of trying to add a few lbs of muscle without adding a lot of fat. I was just amazed that it took 6-7 weeks of eating more calories to see any increase in my weight. BTW, I step on any scale I see and the weight my home scale registers is right in line with every other scale I've tried. My wife also finds the weight aspect to be accurate. Again, I'm under no illusions that the bf or other measurements are accurate, just consistent. Thanks for your input.I would have zero or maybe even less confidence in that scale as to say it could just convince of things not true.
Patience would be the #1 most important thing imo do gain mass and stay lean. It’s a slow process normally which would include gaining some fat. A couple weeks is not worth measuring.
I’ve tried various things over the years. Sometimes you think you’ve made progress only to yo-yo around. 2 years later not much accomplished.
When I decided to focus on reaching goals even if body composition wasn’t perfect I progressed. You can always lose the fat later, but you can’t make up the time wasted spinning your wheels. Add 30 lbs to your bench. If you can do it with few calories great. If you failed to do it and the scale says you improved body composition you are lying to yourself and wasting time and effort. I think only genetically gifted people and beginners can do it.
I’m not an expert of any kind here, but I believe I’ve found what works for me.