Eagan Monday Myth: If Youre Heavy, Youre Fat. TRUTH: When you start weight training, its natural to initially gain weight. Weight training stimulates the body to build lean muscle which will help to improve your metabolic rate. But this muscle also contains a large amount of water. Weight training is also a source of inflammation, a well-known cause of water retention. After a week or two of weight training, you might jump on a scale and notice that youre heavier than when you started. Dont freak out. After a few weeks, your body will start to melt fat and your newly-acquired muscles will make you look leaner. Its common to weigh more while your clothes fit looser. Muscle is denser and takes up less space than body fat. Thats why a smaller, more muscular person may weigh more than a bigger person with more fat.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 15:09:14 +0000
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