How to gain muscle mass without loseing weight?

[Anonymous]

Hi, i'm Mikaela. I'm 5"0 feet tall at about 90 pounds. I'm trying too gain weight too about 93-95 for i'm a little underweight. Is there any way too do strength training and cardio but not lose weight? Thanks for your time (:

[kp2419]

I needed to gain weight to enlist and it was a long adventure of trial and error. I was at 120 and needed to get to at least 132 (the female weight standard for being 5'11) in three months. It's been a year and I'm now at 150-ish, a lot of muscle and some fat in the right places haha. Forget cardio. Cardio burns fat and will counteract gaining act. Lift weights. Around 3-6 sets is my usual, 5-10 reps. Go for a weight that allows for a minimum of 5 reps but you're struggling for 10 without breaking form. Eat, eat, eat. Red meat, chicken, pasta, potatoes, peanut butter is your best friend but also remember your fruit and vegetables to stay healthy. Have a protein shake before and after your workout. If you want to do cardio, instead do HIIT; high intensity interval training, google it. Sprinting is also a really great way to keep your heart healthy and build muscle, just look at a sprinter next to a marathoner and you'll see. Best of luck to you!

[Asker]

Wow! Good for you! Glad too here you're healthy and happy (:, thanks for your help

[ksoma]

you only lose weight if you burn stored body fat, and do not replace it with muscle growth.
You will have to eat more so that you get your calories for your work out from food, and not from stored sources. That should prevent you from losing weight. Once you start putting on muscle, you will see your weight go up, because you are not only not burning away what you have, but you are also adding to it with new muscle.

The hardest part might be eating enough to fuel your work out while making sure you don't lose weight!

[Asker]

Thanks (:, I agree that it will be tough too not lose weight, I have a small appetite already.

[WeaponZero]

If you're gaining muscle you're not losing weight. Muscle works just like fat in that you can't add to your body unless you're eating at a surplus. You need to be eating more than you burn to add to your body. Focus on muscle gain workout programs that involve lifting heavy weights and eat a lot more food

[Asker]

Thanks! What about doing cardio and strength training, will I still gain weight?

[AdamThomas]

Yeah, eat a high protein diet and make sure you eat more calories than you burn, that means eating good fats and carbs too.

[Asker]

If I eat more then I burn, will it store as fat instead of muscle?

[AdamThomas]

Only if you eat loads of junk, if you eat clean and make sure it's a high protein diet (Western diet is too carb heavy, that's why so many are obese and diabetic) you'll be fine. I got told that to work out how many calories you need you should multiply your bodyweight in kgs by 42. For some that will be too high, for some too low, all depending on your metabolism and how active you are in the day, what job you do (sat at a desk vs heavy manual labour). You just have to judge it by how you're progressing and adjust it.

[Asker]

Thanks for your help! (:

[Iron_Man]

When you gain muscle mass you dont lose weight you gain weight but its a good weight its not fat. You have to lift big doing low reps but many sets. Drink a protein shake every day I am making myself one now as I write this.

[Phoenix98]

Uh strength training, low reps high weight, clean healthy living style and eating right, pretty simple really that's how you gain muscle weight, size and strength.

[truthhammer]

takes years.

live a consistent fitness lifestyle for 5 years... sacrifice your social life... eat when your friends dont want to eat.

fitness is life not something you do for an event

[truthhammer]

fuck cardio. you just need weight training and good diet.

[Asker]

How long does it take too see results?

[JC103]

Muscle weighs more than fat so if you gain muscle your weight can't drop

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Eat a hell of a lot more.

If you're not eating at a caloric surplus, it's hard to build muscle.

[Polocrew]

You don't loose weight when gaining muscles? You gain em, Eat.8 g of protein/ your bodyweight in pounds and lift

[DeltaRoss]

There is no way you are 21. Just eat more food but healthy whilst continuing a set work out plan.

[genericname85]

by eating enough calories obviously xD

[ConsultantIsBack]

Lift heavy and eat clean protein rich foods

[SunnyCaliGirl]

Lift as much weights as you can

[Twolips]

Steroids

[Asker]

Haha yeah.. Um I don't think i'm willing too do that