Meh water retention has loads of causes, hundreds. Carry on as usual and see how you look Inna few days
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Weighed in this morning: 41.4- yikes
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Good. Perfect. Stop freaking.
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Week 4: Day 2
For time: 10-1db push press-27.5lbs w/10 box hops btw sets- 14:32
3x(4pullups+12db rows/arm-27.5lbs)
Technique: hs hold
- press box hop workout not too bad- got hr up and press easier than expected, pull-up row superset harder than expected- really worked back
Week 4: Day3
Deadlift: 1x5-60,80, 1x3-90, 3x3-100, 2x2-105, 1x2-100
Bench: 1x6-30,35,40, 3x3-50, 2x2-55, 2x6,2x5-45
- back and legs a bit sore going in but nothing too bad, deadlifts felt strong but harder than expected- the 105sets were grinders ( programmed as 102but our fractional plates still haven’t arrived), bench a lot easier than expected- happy with double at 55
How is that a “yikes”? You’re trying to gain weight.One step closer to your goals.
How are your hands and feet today?
A lot better- still a bit swollen though
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Nice to see the direction is right. Water retention will be part of that so definitely don’t freak out.
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I’m pretty sure that gain is only water and glycogen and waste in your stomach. You have to eat about 8000 extra calories for one extra kilo. You didn’t.
Well, how could she? That’s like an airplane hangar full of spinach.
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Week 4: Day 4
5x(AMRAP 2min-(5inverted rows+10burpees)+1min rest)
Rows: 4x6-45kg
technique: HS walk
- pretty intense, upper body stuff a lot harder than expected, felt good and quick regardless, rows worked back
It’s been 4 days and this “water retention” still hasn’t gone away. It’s really messing with me
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Week 4: Day5
Squat: 1x6-40,50,60, 5x4-70
Bench: 1x5-30,30, 5x5-45
Tricep pull downs: 3x( 6-32.5+8-27.5+10-22.5)
- felt really crap going in- sheiko decided to be nice
Squats actually felt strong and a lot easier than expected, bench went by quick, felt good and strong- shoulders tired though, good pump from pull downs
I think I’m going to take the day easy. Knees a bit sore
Maybe you just gained some weight finally, or perhaps you were dehydrated before. A bit of water retention isn’t bad, some people take sodium pills for increased hydration. You still look real skinny and need to gain more weight, so keep doing what you were doing (minus tons of conditioning and circuits) that made you feel like you are retaining water.
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I think you should get checked out. Or at least call your doc and talk to him/her about it.
What does your mom think?
99% chance it’s nothing. Just hormones being assholes but, since you alreay have a pre existing medical condition, I think it would be better safe than sorry.
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Nothing to add to this. 4 day water retention so extreme your fingers look fatter, assuming it’s not in your head, is not going to have anything to do with your diet, and more likely something hormonal.
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4x(5 conventional deadlifts-70+10inclime bench-30)
- lunges and good mornings weren’t going to happen so I compromise with conventionals- they suck. Felt heavy and really worked hamstrings, incline press easy
You have logged like 9 workouts in the past 7 days. Maybe slow down a bit and stop trying to work away the imaginary water retention. I mean, do what CL says and get a doctor to rule out an actual issue, and then deal with it as a positive consequence of actually being more healthy.
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Why don’t you try doing what everyone is suggesting, take some days off and recover properly after your workouts? Experiment for a few weeks and see if the results are positive. Then if you’re not satisfied you can go back to exercising constantly. Worth a try … maybe you’ll prove everyone wrong.