So – I’m going to state another blond reflection…
Weight is only a small part of the story when talking about bodybuilding. This week I lost 0.5lbs of weight. But we know muscle weighs more than fat. Also – fat’s larger than muscle… so volume enters the equation.
While I may be losing some weight, I am gaining muscle, and at the same time losing the excess volume (fat) that I don’t want… so it could look like this:
- Lost a total of 0.5lbs
- Gained a total of 1lb muscle (this seems appropriate for a weeks worth of training)
- Therefore lost a total of 1.5lbs of fat – which will heighten definition around the body
What surprises me here – and there’s an element that scares me too – is that gaining lean muscle mass, without gaining fat is like the holy grail of bodybuilding… and I’m nowhere near the holy grail… so I’m doing something wrong… which means I’m either not gaining as much muscle as I’d like (I need a body fat scale to determine that), or the exercises are acting as a cardio-vascular system to lose weight. Hmmm.