daureluc
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Good Morning everyone, I just made a "discovery" that give me a huge boost in understanding and reassured me loads, i though i'd share it with you as some might experience a similar effect.
So i previously explained how despite exercising and stick dieting i had not lost much weight recently and felt both confused and frustrated.
I was running 5 times a week and came to a point where my muscles became so sore, i had to take a break (3 days ago). What i failed to mention before is that due to being new at exercising, i'm more in a test and try phase and my work out tend to change a lot as i learn more and more about what to do and how to do it. And i'll probably be learning for the next couple of years. I have no trainer and i learn thanks to the large amount of online resources (youtube workouts, iOS apps, short training online courses...)
So here's what i experienced, next i'll show you what i found:
After resting for 3 days, my muscle start to feel much better and the scale has dropped 1.3kg almost over night. Clearly that's no fat.
I theorised... Is muscle soreness responsible for the number on the scale not going down?
Google the result:
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Yes muscle soreness due to a change in workout (intensity, variety) will cause inflammation and swelling in the muscle that can lead to up to 4 pounds of water retention. 4 POUNDS
That's huge!
No wonder i didn't see the scale going down, i have been playing with variety and intensity workout for the past month or so. Meaning i was in constant inflammation (even small) and my body constantly trying to adapt and recover.
Now this shows me i need to be more gentle in changing routine, increasing intensity. Also, I learned that warming up for 5 to 10 mins to the least will impact the amount of post exercise soreness after 24h. And i should be able to continue my weight loss steady if the science works out
Hope this helps someone else than just me.
Thanks for reading.
New weight loss record 64.1kg (-23kg since start)
So i previously explained how despite exercising and stick dieting i had not lost much weight recently and felt both confused and frustrated.
I was running 5 times a week and came to a point where my muscles became so sore, i had to take a break (3 days ago). What i failed to mention before is that due to being new at exercising, i'm more in a test and try phase and my work out tend to change a lot as i learn more and more about what to do and how to do it. And i'll probably be learning for the next couple of years. I have no trainer and i learn thanks to the large amount of online resources (youtube workouts, iOS apps, short training online courses...)
So here's what i experienced, next i'll show you what i found:
After resting for 3 days, my muscle start to feel much better and the scale has dropped 1.3kg almost over night. Clearly that's no fat.
I theorised... Is muscle soreness responsible for the number on the scale not going down?
Google the result:
Link Removed
Yes muscle soreness due to a change in workout (intensity, variety) will cause inflammation and swelling in the muscle that can lead to up to 4 pounds of water retention. 4 POUNDS
That's huge!
No wonder i didn't see the scale going down, i have been playing with variety and intensity workout for the past month or so. Meaning i was in constant inflammation (even small) and my body constantly trying to adapt and recover.
Now this shows me i need to be more gentle in changing routine, increasing intensity. Also, I learned that warming up for 5 to 10 mins to the least will impact the amount of post exercise soreness after 24h. And i should be able to continue my weight loss steady if the science works out
Hope this helps someone else than just me.
Thanks for reading.
New weight loss record 64.1kg (-23kg since start)
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