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Gaining weight, working out twice a day?
So recently I've stepped it up a notch with my workouts. I had previously done Insanity, P90x, and ChaLEAN Extreme. All together I had lost 50lbs. I just started a hybrid of Shaun T's new fitness program Focus T25, and I combine that with P90X and Insanity. I'm currently doing a T25 workout and a P90x workout everyday. I do Insanity on Saturdays and stretch on Sundays. I've been working really hard and I've gained 4lbs. I've been eating well, maybe not enough. I know that 1lb of muscle and 1lb of fat weight the same but muscle is more dense and doesn't take up the same amount of space as fat. so saying 'muscle weighs more than fat' isn't technically correct so I have no idea why I've gained the 4lbs. Someone help?
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
It's either muscle or water, or maybe you didn't have a bowel movement - 4 pounds is nothing. Your weight can fluctuate 5 pounds naturally.
Denser objects are obviously heavier than lighter objects. Muscle weighs more than fat, because it is solid like rock. Fat weighs less because it is light and squishy.
I don't know why you would compare a pound of muscle with a pound of fat anyway, because fat cannot possibly turn into muscle in the first place. It's impossible. Fat is a different organ than muscle.
Your muscles actually grow and get bigger and more solid, and when they do, if you aren't losing a lot of fat along with it, you'll obviously gain weight.
- Anonymous5 years ago
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