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One_Idea_239 t1_iwbykfh wrote

So you have increased your weight but it is not a pure increase in muscle mass, you have just increased your body weight overall. Can i ask why? As normally people want to increase muscle weight and mass rather than increase fat

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leovolpe OP t1_iwc0ek2 wrote

First af all, my body fat was always low so increasing it few % points actually looks good on me.

Second, to gain muscles (which was my primary goal) ideally you have to be in a caloric surplus, which will inevitably lead to fat gain.

Third, I think my scale has an algorithm like more weight-->fat gain. You can see this from the extremely good correlation between the fat graph and the weight graph. And also, when I got covid I lost like 2-3kg in 2 days which was mainly a water loss, but the scale thought that it was a fat loss, which would be impossible given the short period of time. So I think I actually gained less fat than what the scale is showing.

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One_Idea_239 t1_iwc0j2s wrote

Fair enough, everything seemed pretty closely correlated so that's why i asked. Interesting data

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ImprovedPersonality t1_iwcrejk wrote

Don’t trust the body fat percentage “measurement” of cheap scales. Especially those which only have foot electrodes.

That being said, it’s very hard to gain muscle mass without gaining any fat, especially when you already are at a low BMI and reasonably fit. Even more so when you are gaining 5kg within 4 months like this guy.

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RD__III t1_iwcsx2k wrote

First off, the BF% on these is pretty gimmicky, Regardless, a bulk with minimal fat gain is actually pretty hard to pull off, especially if you're not experienced in dieting for muscle gain. It's easier to just aim higher than you think, and know you need to lose a little fat later.

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