Is it possible for an active female to gain 10 pounds of muscle in 3 months? I recently lost 80 pounds through eating healthy and exercising. I was down to 115 in July. I do cardio everyday, strength train 3 times a week and eat fairly well. I have gained 10 pounds over the last few months but no inches. My body is actually tighter than it was back in July. I never thought it would be possible to gain 10 pounds of muscle in 3 months? The cardio I do is 30 minutes of step aerobics on ten inch step 6 times a week and I power walk for 40 minutes 4 times a week. Anyone suggestion?
2007-09-06 15:19:01 · 4 answers · asked by cbella76 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yes, it is perfectly normal, and congrats on getting into shape!! When I worked at a gym and worked out every day, i was a size 2, had awesome abs, and I was at about 16% body fat. I weighed 145. Now, I havent worked out heavy like that for about a year, I'm around a size 4, lost most of my ab definition, and I dont think I want to know what my BF% is at. But I weigh around 130. Muscle really makes a difference. I would fluxuate between 120 and 140 in high school depending on whether or not I was in sports at that time, But I was always around the same size.
Just make sure you arent obsessing about the pounds, and be glad you made the healthy lifesyle choice!
2007-09-06 15:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by sami_sam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it's not. 10lbs of muscle, especially for a female would take up to a year, possibly more. however it is possible that you've reduced your body fat % by a lot. fat takes up a far greater area than muscle, so doing cardio while doing some strength exercises will reduce your fat total, while slightly increasing your lean muscle mass....
2007-09-06 16:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 22:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you are using those muscles - they will become tighter- which will make you look thiner.But here's the downfall, muscle weighs more than fat it makes you weigh more.So if you look good in those jeans and are happy keep it up.
2007-09-06 15:34:18 · answer #4 · answered by kimberly c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! It sounds like you are incredibly healthy. Since you are tight, go by how you feel and look.
2007-09-06 15:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by Simmi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋