oregonchick wrote:
> I have heard that "newbie gains" allow a person new to
> exercise/weight lifting a grace period so to speak where
> they can lose fat and gain muscle simultaneously.
I wouldn't call it a grace period, but someone just beginning their
training will typically see results that are more dramatic than someone
who has been training for years. Also, yes, people can lose fat and
gain muscle at the same time. Fat and muscle are two separate tissues.
People still believe that fat turns to muscle which, to me, is evidence
of a lack of knowledge. May be of interest:
http://www.naturalstrength.com/features/detail2.asp?AuthorID=169&ArticleID=108
> After a certain amount of time, one has to switch between
> cutting and bulking.
Why?
Or, rather, define bulking. Many people say they're bulking which
translates to "I'm eating anything that doesn't move and some stuff
that does! I'm training heavy and gaining strength and muscle, but I'm
also gaining some fat which is acceptable to me. GRRR!!!" Others define
bulking as putting on lean mass by training hard... intensely.
Battering the muscle, resting, eating enough of the right stuff without
going porko gonzo.
Also define cutting. Are you speaking of an attempt to reach the
impossible zero percent and look like the bodybuilders in the
magazines? Or do you mean to watch your diet and reach a reasonably low
and cut-looking percentage?
> Would this apply to someone who had simply been "laid
> off" for 3 years?
I think your initial idea is wrong so far as there being a need to
choose between working hard for lean tissue gain or cutting for a
reduced bodyfat percentage. Muscle memory would apply to someone who
had simply been "laid off" for 3 years, though. If you had the strength
and muscle size once then it's easier to gain that back than to start
from scratch.
> Can you really lose fat and gain muscle at the same time?
Yes.
Some, however, say no. See:
http://www.intense-workout.com/same.html
> How long does that normally last?
Forever, so long as you're maintaining the correct training,
supplementation, and diet. And, of course, you're encountering no
physical problems that would prevent you from benefiting from your
program.
> Is there any good info about this on the web?
Okay, define good info...
Regardless, my vote? Yes.
https://davedraper.com/online-17-gain-muscle.html
http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/101/
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kelly3.htm
http://www.gainmuscleandlosefat.com/
....
Creatine Sugar mixes
There is no need to pay additional money for added sugar and simple
carbs to
your creatine mixes in order to increase insulin and loading response
of the
creatine. Instead, buy your own sugar for the cost of table sugar at
the
supermarket instead of for the cost of creatine and make your own
blends if you
feel necessary. From:
http://www.gainmuscleandlosefat.com/
Damn. This has me glowering at my Body Fortress creatine mix and its 43
grams of schtuuuff and 32 grams of sugar. Still, it's from Wal-Mart and
might just be cheaper than table sugar.
Uh, yeah, all this Googling is fact-filled fun for me, too.
....
What?
Okay, just "for me."
> The reason why I'm asking is that after lifting for a month, I weigh the
> same, but seem to be losing fat because my clothes are starting to fit
> looser.
While muscle does not weigh more than fat, it certainly takes up a lot
more room on your body. In other words, "A pound of muscle is denser,
firmer and takes up less space," according to the fine folk at
http://www.thewalkingsite.com/scale.html
So, say you lose five pounds of fat while gaining five pounds of
muscle. Will you weigh the same? Duh. Yes. But will you look different?
I suspect the answer is yes and also that your clothes will "fit
looser" as the fat takes up less space.
Make sense? Yes!
--
Curt
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