Weight gain,muscle or fat???

amberpoledancer started this discussion · 8/19/2010

Hey everyone just wanted to post a few questions on here to see what you think. Im a pole fitness instructor and have been so for a while (few years) but this past year my business has taken off and im teaching around 5 nites a week. Last year i lost a bit of weight (around a stone or 14 pounds) but its gradually crept back on. Heres the thing when i lost the weight i had a normal day job and was only teaching once a week. I now teach full time (quit the day job)and have slowly gained around 7 to 9 pounds 😮 . Im really annoyed at this and want to get back down again. However people comment and say i look like iv lost weight!! plus my clothes still fit the same and i dont think i look any bigger 😀 My question is could this be muscle gain rather than fat? 🤔 Im definatly 10 times stronger than i was last year but can i really gain that much weight in muscle? Am i just making excuses for myself for gaining weight??... eat the same as i have always done, the only thing is im less active during the day because i usually spend it doing admin ...its at nighttime when i teach im more active ....hmmm i dont know. Has anyone on here gained weight doing a lot of pole??

9 replies

perrylilac · 8/19/2010
Muscle weighs more than fat and if you are teaching and working out 5 or more times a week, I say it's easily muscle. That's why you still fit in your clothing and people are commenting on how you look thinner. It's definitely muscle so don't worry about what the scale says 🥂
TwistedGripKristy · 8/19/2010
I suggest throwing your scale out 🙂 Take your measurements instead - it's a way more acurate reflection due to exactly what you have said - muscle gain. I'd be willing to bet money it's just muscle gain which is fantastic 🥂
mizvix · 8/19/2010
I suggest throwing your scale out I second that! Don't worry about the scales - if you feel good, look good and your clothes still fit what does it matter??
Roadkillgerbil · 8/19/2010
My scales also measure body fat percentage. Most of the modern ones I've looked at do. That's a far more useful measure than just your weight. At the end of the day, your weight is a meaningless number. What matters is your body composition and whether it looks/works in the ways you want it to.if it does, win! If not, make changes. But it certainly is possible to gain 'weight' while losing inches. I know I'm over a stone heavier than almost anyone ever realises. Well, until they try to pick me up that is! ~evil grin~
chemgoddess1 · 8/19/2010
Do your clothes still fit the same? I have a cheapy accumeasure bodyfat caliper that I rely more on than anything else. My weight shifts daily by a good 3-5 lbs which is mostly water weight. And my scale with the BF measurement sucks. It says that I am still where I was at the beginning of the year when my caliper tells a whole different story!
amberpoledancer · 8/19/2010
Yeh I do use my scales a lot, and this is always how iv measured my weight, its always been reliable, if the scales said I put on 5 pounds, guaranteed my clothes would feel a bit tighter and id look a little bit heavier. But yeh its v hard to tell with muscle. Just taught my class there, one of my friends commented how slim I looked! Ironic considering I'm much heavier, but it must just be lean muscle....or I'm hoping anyways lol. Arrrgg gotta stop using my scales, its like an addiction I can't help but look!
EvaRut · 8/19/2010
I think its definatly muscles! Specially since people are telling you that you look good and asking if you lost weight. I have gained 7 pounds since I began poledancing (a year ago) and I am very sure its only muscles that I have been gaining. I dont look like I have lost or gained any weight at all and all my clothes fit the same. But my body looks so much better and fit. 🙂
PoleSkivvies · 8/19/2010
I went through the same thing, and I wasn't poling anywhere near as much as you. It is DEFINITELY muscle - enjoy!
Meleania · 8/19/2010
Just take your measurements. your clothes arent getting tighter so you obviously arent getting any bigger. I used to have an awesome comparison chart for fat and muscle. im gonna have to look for it and post it later