getting fatter after 2 weeks of weight training..

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Hey guys,
I'm 17, 5'9. I started working out two weeks ago because I had recently lost 30 pounds and I thought I looked pretty skinny. I remained ~150 for about a month then started to adjust my diet accordingly to gain lean muscle and started going to the gym. My old diet was probably ~1500 calories a day.. which probably wasn't that healthy.. but now I'm eating a 3000 calories a day or so. I weighed myself today and it seems that I now weigh 158 (maybe a little less - i did this on a full stomach.. when I measured myself before it was in the morning before I ate anything). I've been going to the gym every other day for weight training. I read that if you are really serious about getting muscular you shouldn't do a lot of cardio.. so I basically just cut it out of my routine. I noticed that my stomach has slightly more fat on it than it did before (using the "poke" method.) I realize that if I'm lifting I should expect a weight gain from muscle.. but it seems that I'm getting slightly fatter. The foods that I eat are pretty healthy.. I'm eating a lot of protein, including a protein shake or two every day. I don't eat fried foods, fast food, soda, cookies, cake, etc etc.. any of the "evil" foods. My breakfast always consists of about 1 1/2 to 2 servings of plain oatmeal (not instant oatmeal) and sometimes eggs, or if I can't get those, toast w/ peanut butter and a protein shake. My lunch on weekdays is whatever the school has.. unfortunately the school's lunches aren't as nutritional as they say, but I try to get the healthiest choices. My snacks are cottage cheese and/or whole wheat pretzels. Today for lunch I had a chicken salad with light italian dressing. I'm eating a lot, to my standards anyway, but it doesn't seem to get above 3000 calories, which according to several sources should be the least I should be eating in order to gain muscle.

My question is, should I eat less? Should I do cardio every other day (the days I'm not weight training). Thanks a lot!
 
Definitely see a dr. I gained weight and that was the red flag for my dr to check my thyroid. A year later, I'm 30 lbs lighter and much healthier and happier!
 
well it depends on your goals i guess i do cardio every other day and take one day off completely. the days i don't do cardio i do weights, as far as calories that will have to be answered by someone else. i don't count them, never have and prob never will. i eat good and workout and that has worked for me. i'm guessing that the increase in calories is what is adding the weight on i think maybe your body has to get used to the idea that you are no longer feeding it the minimal diet it used to have, it'll turn around and start working the fat into muscle and if not maybe cut back on the calories a little at a time to find what works for you. i don't know just a thought on the diet part anyway.
 
when i joined my gym they gave me a personal training session. In the session they talked about nutrition with me and gave me a diet plan for what i could eat in a day to help better muscle gain and fat loss. I would recommend doing cardio at least 30 mins everyday you workout, it keeps your heart rate up. When you lift weights you are burning the calories from all the carbs you took in for the day or day before depending whether you workout in the morning or night. Try lifting first then doing 30 mins or cardio and you should lose some of that weight
 
kevbo said:
Hey guys,
I'm 17, 5'9. I started working out two weeks ago because I had recently lost 30 pounds and I thought I looked pretty skinny. I remained ~150 for about a month then started to adjust my diet accordingly to gain lean muscle and started going to the gym. My old diet was probably ~1500 calories a day.. which probably wasn't that healthy.. but now I'm eating a 3000 calories a day or so. I weighed myself today and it seems that I now weigh 158 (maybe a little less - i did this on a full stomach.. when I measured myself before it was in the morning before I ate anything). I've been going to the gym every other day for weight training. I read that if you are really serious about getting muscular you shouldn't do a lot of cardio.. so I basically just cut it out of my routine. I noticed that my stomach has slightly more fat on it than it did before (using the "poke" method.) I realize that if I'm lifting I should expect a weight gain from muscle.. but it seems that I'm getting slightly fatter. The foods that I eat are pretty healthy.. I'm eating a lot of protein, including a protein shake or two every day. I don't eat fried foods, fast food, soda, cookies, cake, etc etc.. any of the "evil" foods. My breakfast always consists of about 1 1/2 to 2 servings of plain oatmeal (not instant oatmeal) and sometimes eggs, or if I can't get those, toast w/ peanut butter and a protein shake. My lunch on weekdays is whatever the school has.. unfortunately the school's lunches aren't as nutritional as they say, but I try to get the healthiest choices. My snacks are cottage cheese and/or whole wheat pretzels. Today for lunch I had a chicken salad with light italian dressing. I'm eating a lot, to my standards anyway, but it doesn't seem to get above 3000 calories, which according to several sources should be the least I should be eating in order to gain muscle.

My question is, should I eat less? Should I do cardio every other day (the days I'm not weight training). Thanks a lot!
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1. muscles weight heavier than fats, if you go weight lifing and gain muscles, of cos you weight more
2. eating less would means lesser fats, which means your body can't develope them into muscles, don't contridict your body, what do you want? muscles or slim body?
3. your body needs to rest, can you imagine not sleeping for everyday, either you are reading or watching tv? same thing, you are exercising, using your body, its just weights or cardio, if u think you cannot open your eyes for everyday, think about your body.
 
cal intake

First off you might be eating to many cal on your off days. What I would do is bring my intake down to 2500 on off days and also alternate meals of carbs and no carbs that works well. On thing is you should not do cardo on the same days you lift alternate those days of cardo and lifting. hope this helps.
 
I dont see the problem. as long as your not getting massivly fat then dont worry about it. Keep going and then in 6months go on a strict diet and do lots of cardio, It'll be like the caterpiller turning in to the butterfly.
ppl are too rushed, they see the guys in magazines and want to look like that NOW!!! but it doesnt works like that. Pretty much everyone you see in magazines bulks and cuts. They would look fat in there bulking phaze.

as long as your workouts are goos you got nothing to worry about.

Lastly, you should to some cardio. Just 5-20mins at the end of each workout to get the blood pumping round your body. This will really help muscle growth. Blood feeds muscle, so pump it in to them. This also helps wash away the lactic acid and also reduces "next day aching" aka "Iron hangovers"
 
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