HELP!! I'm loosing weight while body building -is that normal?

[Anonymous]

I'm using the heaviest weights I can lift plus lower reps. I'm trying to get bigger thighs and a bigger butt by doing squats, leg raises, donkey kicks, dead lifts, and etc. yet my butt has grown 1/2 inch and my thighs have grown an inch and 1/2 BUT everyone keeps saying I'm loosing weight. Do you loose weight and then gain muscles? Is this normal? Because clearly my butt has gotten bigger and so is my thighs but I look smaller all together? Is it because I'm loosing fat and there's just "muscles" left?

[Kythe]

Are you actually losing weight?

Weight is generally gained or lost one of two ways. One is through actual body mass gain or loss (determined by whether you're burning more calories than you eat) and the second is through gain or loss of water.

[Kythe]

Someone who gains muscle can end up looking as though they're losing weight, simply because their overall shape changes. The greater muscle mass can make one look more defined.

[RoastedCat]

If you dont eat enough your body starts burning your muscles when you work out instead of your food.

[Asker]

Thank you that was the reason! To find out i was eating way below the average calories a person with my BMI supposed to eat. Now i am mad results. Thanks so much!

[RoastedCat]

Yeah some people think eating less will give your results but its barely ever the case. The body goes into starvation mode then and picks up all the fat it can :P. And most importantly how is a machine supposed to run without fuel :D

[MartineVoisine]

you're probably losing fat and water weight. don't worry. the progress you see is much more reliable than only your weight. :) take pictures every month or so, trust me, you'll see A LOT of progress!! :)

[xapplebottom]

The more muscle you gain, the faster you lose weight because that's more for your body to carry when you walk or workout etc :)

[joep96]

Low reps, no matter the weight, are for strength, which makes your muscles denser rather than bigger. It most likely is just that you're losing fat and your muscles are either staying the same size or getting smaller, that's not a bad thing, but since you're body building I'd recommend doing higher reps for more size, google reps that should help.

[lace1228]

Muscle doesn't weigh as much as fat and muscle will start burning more calories and break down fat. Muscle therefore will give you a much leaner looking body.

[Kythe]

Muscle actually weighs more than fat.

[lace1228]

Your right. However it still burns calories and is leaner then fat

[MyNameIsJonas]

You answer the question yourself.