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I have a body fat/water scale I use. Here’s my 2 part question, if you take your total weight and subtract the body fat and water (in lbs.) you should logically end up with the weight of your muscle/bones/organs weight right? And since bones and organs tend not to change much if at all from week to week shouldnt the change in this weight be muscle? That’s part 1. Now for part 2, I’m confused because if part 1 is correct I’m losing muscle slowly week to week rather than gaining, yet I’m increasing my weight/reps in almost every workout. What gives? Any ideas on this?

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[quote]astinite wrote:
I have a body fat/water scale I use. Here’s my 2 part question, if you take your total weight and subtract the body fat and water (in lbs.) you should logically end up with the weight of your muscle/bones/organs weight right? And since bones and organs tend not to change much if at all from week to week shouldnt the change in this weight be muscle? That’s part 1. Now for part 2, I’m confused because if part 1 is correct I’m losing muscle slowly week to week rather than gaining, yet I’m increasing my weight/reps in almost every workout. What gives? Any ideas on this?[/quote]

The electronic method for measuring body fat is notoriously inaccurate.

But even if the trend is generally true, it wouldn’t necessarily be unusual in certain circumstances.

You don’t say if your total weight is going up or down or staying the same. If you’re in calorie deficit and losing weight, then it is normal for some of it to be lean body mass. Losing body fat while gaining muscle is easier said than done, especially if one is doing it without medical substances. It is definitely worth a try, but don’t be surprised if you lose at least some lean body mass when you’re dieting down.

If you’re fairly new to working out, then rapid strength gains are not unusual due to increased CNS response. Your nerves are getting better at firing your muscle fibers so the added strength could be coming from your muscles working better as opposed to getting bigger. Strength and hypertrophy aren’t as tightly linked as one might expect.

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Thanks for your response, that helps a lot. I also understand it a lot better now that I have read the articles on getting bigger and how to eat. It all makes a lot more sense to me now.