Fitness experts!! How am I losing inches but gaining weight?

[Anonymous]

[BryanMoore]

Muscle is a much more tightly packaged & dense tissue than fat. If you're burning fat and building muscle at the same time, you will look smaller but weight more.

This is why it's very unhealthy to only look at the numerical value of weight, you have to consider what you look like in the mirror, how you feel in your skin when you move around etc!

[Cosytoasty]

5lbs of fat vs 5lbs of muscle.. #motivation
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[SnatchFinderGeneral]

Yeah, that's better. It's incorrect to say muscle weighs more than fat, because 5lbs of muscle weighs the same as 5lbs of fat lol. Muscle weighs more by volume. 10cm^3 of muscle weighs more than 10cm^3 of fat.

[Asker]

@SnatchFinderGeneral that's actually extremely helpful

[KittieCat]

Muscle is more dense than fat, it doesn't weigh more than fat. Someone put a picture as an example. Anyways yeah probably that, maybe food or water in your system. If you're losing inches then don't worry! :)

[MrAssHat]

gaining muscle burning fat.. muscle weighs more than fat but its more dense.. so your gaining weight but cutting inches

[Yanoa_Yanza]

You know... When you work out you become stronger, you gain muscle. Muscle weighs too, you know ^^

[NerdInDenial]

Muscle is more sense than fat; as such, you get heavier but leaner

[iAMNirvana]

Besides what people said , look at the mirror, do you look good or better?
do you making progress? if yes don't worry about that measure.

[AesthetiusSied]

probably not happening but you're either on steroids or lifting and in the newbie phase

[Asker]

Newbie phase? What's that? Lol

[SnatchFinderGeneral]

Muscle weighs more than fat.

[Asker]

Oooh... Cause I was freaked for a second lol

[SnatchFinderGeneral]

And also, when exercising, not only does muscle mass increase, but bone density increases too, which adds to your weight.

[Asker]

Is that good?

[ak666]

It's excellent. It's going to keep your body tighter, improve your posture, strength, etc. If you're serious about training, generally it's important to watch your body fat percentage and not just your weight.

[SnatchFinderGeneral]

Yes, very good. Your bones are less likely to break, they become stronger.

[Asker]

@ak666 I'm sure how to measure that but I measure inches for sure

[ak666]

There's equipment for that like calipers along with more elaborate and sophisticated methods. Though a lot you can tell just from the mirror and taking progressive photos of your physique. Main thing to just be aware of is the bone density and muscle density pointed out there allowing you to gain weight even when you're burning lots of fat.

[helloitsmethere]

Muscle weighs more than fat.

[Anonymous]

You're building dem muscles mengg!

[abc--123]

Muscle weighs more than fat

[Anonymous]

what do you mean by losing inches?

[Anonymous]

muscle weight.