most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-21T13:14:50Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/48630 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/48630/gaining-weight-gaining-muscle-losing-weight jesuisjuba - paleorepublic.com 2011-06-30T14:03:10Z 2011-06-30T17:15:03Z

<p>I cycle. I CrossFit. I eat about $200 worth of groceries a week. Potatoes - sweet! regular! Any variety I can get my hands on! Eat berries. Nuts. Coconut. Banana. Loads of eggs. Incorporated dairy back in - not a ton but milk in coffee, cottage cheese, a hunk of cheese to snack on. Averaging about 3000 calories a day. I've gone from 115lb to a steady 122lb, goal is to try and achieve 130-->, and this morning saw I lost two even though my eating hasn't changed - I actually managed to eat more the last couple of days. My CF loads definitely adjust but haven't been that extreme this week. My measurements haven't shifted, there has been no girly bloat.. nothing. What the hell? I already know that I fall into that "hard gainer" category but it completely crushed me to see the weight down. I don't know how much more I can eat and I don't want to do supps.. I really really don't. I've been taking body measurements as well to keep track and my weight gain is definitely muscle. I want those two pounds back! </p> <p>Has anyone experienced anything like this? I'm upping my CF next week to 4 x's and have got to figure this out..</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48630/gaining-weight-gaining-muscle-losing-weight/48638#48638 cliff 2011-06-30T14:36:00Z 2011-06-30T14:36:00Z

<p>Losing 2 pounds doesn't mean anything, that could be water, fat, glycogen etc.</p> <p>Your a girl so don't expect to put on massive amounts of muscle overnight.</p> <p>I would ditch the anti supplement dogma and get some K2, D and A supplements (or you could eat a pound of liver a week and get 30min of mostly nude exposure a day for the D and A). These are very important nutrients for building muscle.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48630/gaining-weight-gaining-muscle-losing-weight/48644#48644 miked 2011-06-30T15:00:04Z 2011-06-30T15:00:04Z

<p>Remember a pint of water is a pound, so it's easy to be +/- a couple pounds just depending on your level of hydration.</p> <p>I don't think women bulk nearly as easily as men - and I think that's a good thing :).</p> <p>My first guess here is that you're over training (and upping it more is a BAD idea), especially on metcons, especially if you're following the dumb mainsite workouts. Try some strength-based periodization in your workouts. A rough plan would be something like this:</p> <p>week 1: </p> <ul> <li>M: heavy, high volume: something like 5x5 at 85% squat, deadlift, press</li> <li>T: metcon</li> <li>W: heavy, low volume: something like 3x3 at 85% clean and jerk, snatch, front sqaut</li> <li>Th: off</li> <li>F: heavy, low volume: something like 1x3 at 90% squat, deadlift, press</li> </ul> <p>week 2:</p> <ul> <li>M: metcon</li> <li>T: heavy, low volume</li> <li>W: metcon</li> <li>Th: off</li> <li>F: heavy, low volume</li> </ul> <p>Do that for 4-6 cycles. Even cut out the metcons completely if you really want to gain weight and get strong. </p> <p>It's hard, metcons are fun and make you feel like you're working hard, and doing a quick day of 3x3s makes you feel like you can do more and that you "didn't leave it all in the gym", but you need to stimulate the growth hormones (the 5x5 day) and give it time for your body to react (the 2 week cycle). The rest is really just filler, and even worse, the metcons undo your strength building.</p> <p>Initially people see huge gains in crossfit because they're starting from a place of low fitness, and that's why they think crossfit is the way to go. But once you start getting fit, you need to plan your workouts and actually have some programming (rather than "the unknown and unknowable").</p> <p>Since the weather has been so nice, I've been doing lots of activities in addition to my crossfit, I basically have about the 8 workouts a week. This is WAY too much and both my weight and strength has gone down. I know why. It's just that I'm enjoying the summer and having fun. When the weather gets crappy again, I'll go back to lower volume and I know my weight and strength will come right back. So more is not better, in fact more is worse for your goals.</p> <p>My schedule looks more like</p> <p>strength - metcon - strength - rock climbing - strength - rock climbing, chipper - hike, mountain bike</p> <p>Don't do that if you want to get strong and put on weight</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48630/gaining-weight-gaining-muscle-losing-weight/48664#48664 Rebecca 2011-06-30T16:21:00Z 2011-06-30T16:21:00Z

<p>I know when I don't consume enough calories, my body goes into saving fat mode and I gain weight. You might try cutting back on calories (I know it's counter intuitive) and see what happens. Of course I wish I had your problem but I know the grass is always greener...</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/48630/gaining-weight-gaining-muscle-losing-weight/48676#48676 wheelhouse 2011-06-30T17:15:03Z 2011-06-30T17:15:03Z

<p>Throw your scale in the trash and look to why you are doing what you are doing.</p> <p>Does something magical happen upon reaching the 130 point? If not, stop trying to chase it. Work hard, eat right, and go by how you look and how you feel. Adjust accordingly.</p>