07-21-14, 12:36 PM | |
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i would agree w/what everyone has posted - water.
after prolonged (don't know the threshold) disuse, you lose a mix of muscle, fat and water. same thing with gaining. you don't gain pure muscle - there's a mix of muscle, fat and water.
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07-21-14, 02:44 PM | |
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I gain about 4 lbs after a weight workout. It goes away if I don't do weights for a while. I don't worry about it because I know it's fluid retention and my muscles probably need it. Sorry about your injury, but you probably haven't lost much in the way of muscle.
Even Cathe says to take a week off between each of her mesocycles in STS
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07-21-14, 05:13 PM | |
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When I"m off lifting I lose pounds real fast. It is all water and glycogen.
If you eat enough calories I don't think you would lose muscles that fast. On very little calories you may lose muscles faster.
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07-21-14, 05:31 PM | ||
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My weight usually doesn't fluctuate more than 1 lb...but I only weigh myself once in a while and always in the morning. So this was a surprise. It is good to know though so that when I go back to my usual routine I won't be surprised when I gain a few pounds |
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