REE: Measure of Progress

Nutrition
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I think that one’s REE(resting energy expenditure) is a slightly undervalued method of evaluating muscle gain. It makes sense that as one gains muscle, one’s energy expenditure will increase, and measured changes in metabolism can be a very good indicator of one’s progress.

That said, my own REE has gone up quite a bit since I started weight training. I started out at about 2600 kcal/day and as of this morning measured at 3154 kcal/day. This was done using the REEvue machine that measures VO2max and from what I understand extrapolates upon this and other measurements to determine overall energy expenditure. Very cool device.

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I don’t really see the point. If you’re going to go bother to get a real test done such as REE, might as well get a DEXA scan, which will tell you exactly how much muscle you’ve gained.