I'm gaining muscle, but I'm also gaining fat!?

A few months ago I decided to get serious about working out. I even hired a personal trainer who pushes me to the limit. I have definitely become stronger. BUT for every bit of muscle I've gained I've gained fat to go with it. I'm 5'9, used to be about 150 lbs with close to 20% body fat. Now I'm 10 pounds heavier with a bigger chest, biceps, etc -- but still at almost 20% body fat. I don't think diet is a problem. I know what sensible foods are and I eat them in small portions. Does this happen a lot? What can I do?

Anonymous2010-10-13T15:32:14Z

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It is very common to gain a little weight after you put on muscle but not really fat. Maybe you need to change up your diet. That is one thing about gaining muscle and trying to keep off fat, sometimes you can workout and follow a diet plan but get muscle and also gain fat. That is why I recommend that you follow a workout program that comes along with a nutrition plan that way you are not only toning your body and building muscle but you are also losing weight due to the good combination of the workout routines and the nutrition plan. They work together instead of against each other. If you don't want to keep on gaining fat, I suggest you follow a program such as P90X which comes with a nutrition plan and workout program that way you can start seeing amazing results instead of so so results. You can get more information about it here http://www.betterbodyjournal.com/series/p90x if you are interested.

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Anonymous2010-10-13T22:16:31Z

Sounds like you're gaining weight from muscle. Nice job, kid.
I don't know about the 20% fat thing, though.

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