How long does it take to lose weight after strength training

There is really no accuracy on this matter. According to the experience of most ordinary bodybuilders, if you train frequently enough (systematic strength training 3 to 4 times a week) and control your diet and calories, you will see your weight go down in as quickly as 3 to 4 weeks. There are also many people who have gained two pounds in two or three months of training, which is not surprising at all.

For those who are new to strength training, the muscles will be stimulated to temporarily congest and store water. Coupled with the increase in muscle glycogen reserves, these increased weights can easily overtake the fat weight consumed. A young girl I took care of a while ago who just graduated was 163cm tall and had an initial weight of 116cm. She strength trained three times a week and ate according to the gap. 300 kcal, her weight was stable in the first three weeks, and occasionally it dropped to 117. She cried sadly and asked if she had practiced wrong. I asked her to measure the circumference of her waist, abdomen and legs, and found that her waist circumference dropped from 68 to 65, and her jeans were loose by a knuckle. When she got up in the morning on the 26th day, she weighed herself, and it dropped directly to 112, and she jumped to send me a message.

Don’t say that I am politically correct if I only look at circumference and not weight. There are two different ideas in the fitness circle today. One type of people think that strength training is for the purpose of building muscle and shaping, and the weight number is not important at all. As long as the circumference is reduced and the body fat is reduced, even if the weight increases by three to five pounds, people will look thinner and tighter. Use; the other type is those with clear weight requirements, such as taking a public physical examination, or wearing a small size dress for wedding photos. It is really slow to rely on strength alone. If it is not combined with aerobics, it may take more than 6 weeks to see obvious weight loss. There is nothing wrong with either of these statements. It all depends on your own needs.

To put it bluntly, it is easy to understand. The density of muscles is about three times that of fat. It is like foam and bricks of the same weight. Bricks take up much less space. If you replace the loose foam on your body with tight bricks, even if the weight does not change, your whole body will be smaller. If your body fat rate is not high, for example, girls’ body fat is already around 20%, and boys’ body fat is around 15%. It will be difficult to lose weight while practicing strength, and you will most likely gain weight. However, you will definitely look better in clothes.

If you are really worried about your weight, just go to the toilet and weigh yourself on an empty stomach every Monday morning. Don't stare at the scale every day. Eating salty and drinking too much the day before can make the number go up by one or two pounds, which will only cause trouble for yourself.