X-Train weight gain question?

zumbadancer

zumbadancer

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My daughter and I have been working out with Cathe videos for years (we are catheletes) and just complelted the X-train program and we both loved it, we never got board always a challange week after week and motivation.
We eat clean and healthy also watch our calories not easy after a cathe workout lol.

As we were weeks into the program we gained muscle mass but noticed a steady weight gain on the scale, prior to xtrain shes 5'1 105 and I'm 5'1 121lbs after complelting xtrain she gained 8lbs and I gained 6lbs, is it possible to gain so much muscle mass in such a short time?

For years we usually do muscle endurance type workouts (body pump and etc.) 4x week and cardio in between.

I love the results after xtrain and will continue to add them to my workout routine in the future.

If someone can give me a little advise on how to get more lean would be great.

thanks
Tammy
 
This isn't a specific or even educated response, but I have always read/heard from famous trainers and in other literature that no one gains muscle that fast--including men. That it takes years to put on pounds of muscle. Then this past season of Biggest Loser the winner--a female--gained 19 pounds of solid muscle in what was it? 3 months? NINETEEN POUNDS OF MUSCLE. The Biggest Loser doesn't use calipers to evaluate body fat--they use the DXA body composition system, which is what is used to test body fat on Olympic athletes. So, YES it is possible to gain pounds of muscle! Did you and your daughter? I don't know. However, I too gained a few pounds while doing Xtrain and I can visibly see the increase in muscle and definition. Are those few pounds I gained muscle? I don't know, but the could be! My clothes don't fit any different! However, I am doing STS now and I have changed my diet (restricting calories more) so I don't gain any more weight!
 
Its not so much what the scale says, its how your clothes fit. If they fit the same I would say you lost fat and gained muscle. If they are tighter in the core, then you gained fat.
Beth
 
My daughter is insulin resistant and began seeing a nutritionist 2 years ago. She has increased exercise (weights and lots of cardio) and decreased sugar and carbs (she doesn't process this well due to insulin resistance).

The nutritionist weighs her each month on a pretty sophisticated scale and she has steadily been losing fat and gaining .5 - 1 pound of muscle nearly each visitwhile simultaneously increasing the composition of water in her body (good thing according to nutritionist). So I DO think it's possible to gain muscle, but assume it varies among individuals on the rate of gain based on exercise, diet, etc.

BTW, my daughter is 13 years old 5' 5" and weighs 158 pounds. Though she's only shed 12 pounds over the last year she has lost approximately 5-6" off her waist. So I would say she's been losing fat while gaining muscle and increasing the composition of water in her body.

All the best,
-Michele
 
Muscle weighs a lot more than fat

I am only 5'1" and I weigh 120 and I still fit into a 0 and 1. I have to buy my clothes in the teen stores.
 
Hi Tammy! So glad you are thrilled with XTrain. It is designed to burn fat, develop lean muscle, build endurance and sculpt shapely muscles. It sounds like you are getting excellent results and having fun doing it...perfect combination :)

As far as your question " is it possible to gain so much muscle mass (6 to 8 pounds) in such a short time?"...It's honestly not possible to gain that kind of muscle in that short amount of time. It's really just not. However it is possible to gain weight over that period of time. And understand when I say weight I'm not necessarily referring to body fat (although it is possible to do that too if we eat more than we need to). The weight gain can be a result of:

Muscles healing (muscles hold water temporarily as they recover)

Appetite increasing due to the demands of the extra energy output (have healthy lean snacks on hand so you don't grab for the high sodium, high carb or high fat foods)

Daily bodily function. Our bodies can fluctuate between 2 to 4 pound daily from morning to night just based on our water intake, digestive process, muscle recovery and water/sodium intake.

Our menstrual/ovulation cycle...I personally put on 4 pounds during those times if the month and that doesn't even include my daily bodily fluctuation from food intake. I also realize that 4 days before my cycle and during ovulation I crave really unhealthy food. So not fair!

Developing lean muscle. While it takes a very long time to develop significant lean muscle (upwards of months to even years), gaining even a half a pound to a pound will show up heavier on the scale yet take up less space in your jeans. Muscle is dense fibrous tissue, unlike fat, and takes up less space even though it weighs more.

Eating more calories than you burn. Working out hard stimulates your metabolism which in turn over time creates weight loss. But with that also comes an increased appetite due to that extra energy output. It is during this time that its critical that you eat foods that are super clean and nutritious vs eating foods that are high in sodium, fat and carbs. A day of indulgence with these types of foods can put a weight gain of 2 pounds on overnight (although its temporary if you get right back in your working out groove and permanent if you continuously put it off until "tomorrow"). So its important to be mindful of everything you eat during a time that you are working out hard and creating an appetite.

Hopefully you found this check list helpful for you.



zumbadancer said:
My daughter and I have been working out with Cathe videos for years (we are catheletes) and just complelted the X-train program and we both loved it, we never got board always a challange week after week and motivation.
We eat clean and healthy also watch our calories not easy after a cathe workout lol.

As we were weeks into the program we gained muscle mass but noticed a steady weight gain on the scale, prior to xtrain shes 5'1 105 and I'm 5'1 121lbs after complelting xtrain she gained 8lbs and I gained 6lbs, is it possible to gain so much muscle mass in such a short time?

For years we usually do muscle endurance type workouts (body pump and etc.) 4x week and cardio in between.

I love the results after xtrain and will continue to add them to my workout routine in the future.

If someone can give me a little advise on how to get more lean would be great.

thanks
Tammy
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Thanks Cathe and everyone else for the info

I love the results with X-train, this program has kept my muscles challanged week after week (we were always sore the next day), I know the healing and recoverey is the result of our weight gain along with eating more than we burned in a day, maybe we over did it with the peanut butter in the protien shakes.:D

The main thing is our clothes still fit the same and not the number on the scale although its only used as tool for me and I weigh in daily, I know many would dissagree but keeps me stay on track even on bad days.

I need to start using my lose it app and count my calories.;)

Tammy
 
Lol that was my problem! Peanut butter everyday! A lot of it, I did however lose 4 pounds all together, it is strange cause up to week 12 I had gained then week after I went back down but muscle definition still there. I am trying do her get ready for summer rotation and no PB!
 
ANother thing that I've been suspecting for me...it just seems easier for me to gain both muscle and strength than it did years ago. I don't know if it's from years of working out (off and on), or if age and metabolism changes have anything to do with it.

I think my body type is fairly evently divided between ectomorph/mesomorph if that has any bearing on it, also.

Be intereseting if anyone else has any other anecdotal evidence?
 
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