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Calories and putting on muscle mass?
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<blockquote data-quote="Saul" data-source="post: 95755" data-attributes="member: 16541"><p>Hey feelinglost. Do you have ability to test your body fat? I find that a good indicator, along with weight, of progress over time. Sometimes my eyes deceive me and I think I should be bigger or I am not gaining, but I have noticed that over time my weight has gone up and my body fat has dropped or stayed the same. I assume that the extra weight is muscle even though when I look at myself either the gains are too small to notice over time or my eyes / brain or giving me incorrect feedback. </p><p></p><p>BTW, same thing happens to me sometimes where I am eating lots and working out hard and notice I am getting a bit extra body fat which hides definition. I try to lose the fat occasionally, or something happens where I end up losing it. I also try not to worry about it as long as I feel good. </p><p></p><p>As to working out hard, that is hard to measure and quantify. When you work out a muscle, is it sore the next day or the following day? When you work out a muscle, does it burn and hurt at your last rep, almost so much that you want to cry or the pain is too much? Can you hardly lift your arms when done? Do your arms shake when having a drink of water after you lift? IMO, some people gain muscle by just lifting a fork and others have to really adopt the phrase no pain no gain. For me, it is not easy to gain muscle and not easy to get fat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saul, post: 95755, member: 16541"] Hey feelinglost. Do you have ability to test your body fat? I find that a good indicator, along with weight, of progress over time. Sometimes my eyes deceive me and I think I should be bigger or I am not gaining, but I have noticed that over time my weight has gone up and my body fat has dropped or stayed the same. I assume that the extra weight is muscle even though when I look at myself either the gains are too small to notice over time or my eyes / brain or giving me incorrect feedback. BTW, same thing happens to me sometimes where I am eating lots and working out hard and notice I am getting a bit extra body fat which hides definition. I try to lose the fat occasionally, or something happens where I end up losing it. I also try not to worry about it as long as I feel good. As to working out hard, that is hard to measure and quantify. When you work out a muscle, is it sore the next day or the following day? When you work out a muscle, does it burn and hurt at your last rep, almost so much that you want to cry or the pain is too much? Can you hardly lift your arms when done? Do your arms shake when having a drink of water after you lift? IMO, some people gain muscle by just lifting a fork and others have to really adopt the phrase no pain no gain. For me, it is not easy to gain muscle and not easy to get fat. [/QUOTE]
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