How to know if the weight you gain is muscle?

Question

I am currently 5'7 about 126 lbs and I have been working out (cardio & weightlifting) for about a month now and about 2 weeks ago I was 124 lbs. I gained about a pound a week, I eat very healthy and workout 5-6 times a week. I am thinking that the 2 pounds gained is muscle? Is there anyway else to know other then a body fat percentage tester? (I will be purchasing one soon)
&P.S. The weight isn't water weight, I always only weigh myself in the mourning before consuming any liquids or food/
Thank you!

Answer 1

You have to use a body fat calculator. Here is an example of one:
http://www.linear-software.com/online.html
You have to use a body fat caliper, and measure yourself at various sites on your body. You then refer to the graph to calculate your body fat percentage.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

First, I want to say that weight isn't that important. But you want to know so here goes... If your diet has a lot of salt you will retain more water no matter the time of day. If you don't have enough salt, you may lose water to quickly and become dehydrated easily. Also, if you are constipated you may put on a couple of pounds. Not everyone has pain from being constipated so you just need to pay attention to your body, which it sounds like you do. For being 5'7" and ONLY 126 pounds I wonder if you have enough fat on your body. Everyone needs to have about 10% body fat for those times when we need it. Yes, it is something our bodies need. We need it for when we are sick, or unable to eat for a while. We need it for when we are doing cardio because a properly trained heart/cardio system will use your first line of energy (the immeadiate foods in your system) but after a half hour at most it needs to switch to your stored fat. If you have none it will go to the alternative, your muscle. Yes, if you have no body fat your body will eat your muscle. It can screw you up if you are trying to build or tone you muscles. Be careful.

Answer 4

NOTE: Water weight doesn't mean you weight more because you drank. If you aren't drinking enough or if one week you had too much sodium, then your body retains water in it's cells, causing you to bloat.. that's water weight. So you can weigh 120 one day and then the next day (weighing yourself at the same time) weigh 121 or 122 even. This is especially true if you were a chick.

But anyway, if you are lifting weights.. maybe keep measurements to track your progress? The body fat calipers or water immersion tests are the most accurate (the scale or handheld measures may be off by a few percent.. which may be the little bit that you needed to go by.. so they aren't good when it comes to little changes).

Keep in mind that someone who is VERY VERY dedicated with a perfect diet, perfect amount of protein and perfect workout (who doesn't use steroids!) can only gain one pound of muscle MAX per week. So if you are doing everything precise, then it could be a muscle gain.. or even part of it could be.

Good luck!

Answer 5

hey man, glad to hear your staying healthy. im only 5'9", and weigh about 130lbs, but once upon a time i was 152lbs benchpressing over 200...which is good for being a small frame.

for starters...you work out TOO MUCH...i gained 20lbs in about 2 monthes time, with a combonation of lifting weights (until i felt sick) and eating healthy/and fatty foods...and protein shakes.

the reason you should only work out 3-4 times a week is because muscle is NOT built while your lifting....when you lift, your muscle is torn apart into fibers....when these fibers reconnect over the next few days (when they are sore) they build new fiber strands on top of eachother....so you need to rest a little so they build and do not get injured...


sounds like you gained some muscle....but weight can vairy as much as 5lbs a day up or down. good luck/

Answer 6

I agree with HC. If you are weight lifting, then more than likely it's becoming muscle because muscle weighs more. Weight can also fluctuate a few pounds for so many reasons. I would keep a record of every 3 days and mark down what you weigh. That way it can be more accurate.

Answer 7

get your body fat percent done at the gym. They will tell you what it is. Then, in a couple of weeks, do it again. You should see it go down. It sounds to me like you are building lean muscle. I think you are working out a bit too much, however. Muscles need rest to build...You are constantly working them. Try working out about 4 times a week instead...You will actually see more results.

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Answer 9

do cardio first to lose weight then lift weights to gain muscle mass, just so you know it takes time, it's not a let's see results in a week type of thing

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