So I got one of those (cheap) scales that measure bodyfay, muscle mass, etc. It might not be 100% accurate, but it is very consistent in it's measurements.
I've only been working out seriously now for about 10 weeks now. During the first 8 weeks, my muscle mass slowly but surely increased. At 8 weeks I was up about +2kg / 4.4 lbs. Also gained some fat which wasn't my intention since I'm skinny fat, but hey, at least some progress.
Then I got a small injury in my arm and thought it could be time for a rest week, so in week 9 I only trained once, lightly. After that week I measured again, and I lost about a 1kg / 2.2 lbs of muscle mass according to the scale. After working out twice again in the week after, I'm back at where I was in week 8 give or take.
How does this work? Is this thing really measuring muscle mass correctly? Or is it just water rentention from temporary swollen muscles? Or is that a precursor of growth?
I don't see much in the mirror yet, but that might be because I'm still only at 10 weeks and have a pretty high percentage of BF.
Thanks!
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Losing muscle mass after 1 week of not working out?
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I'm on an unscheduled 9 day deload. The condo I'm vacationing in has no gym.
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You'd have to try pretty hard to lose 1kg of muscle in week. Most likely, it's almost all water, if accurate (most likely not).Originally Posted by Stabdogg
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It might not be accurate, but it gives very consistent results. So what else might it be measuring in stead of muscle mass? And how likely is the 2 kg gained over the last 8-10 weeks? Could that be water retention as wel? And is that a precursor of muscle gain? Just have no idea if I'm making any progress at the momentOriginally Posted by TolerantLactose 
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It's not precise either.Originally Posted by Stabdogg It might not be accurate, but it gives very consistent results. So what else might it be measuring in stead of muscle mass? And how likely is the 2 kg gained over the last 8-10 weeks? Could that be water retention as wel? And is that a precursor of muscle gain? Just have no idea if I'm making any progress at the momentHave I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
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Try looking in the mirror instead of the "consistently inaccurate" numbers on your scale. Chances are that nothing's changed much in 1 week, good or bad.Originally Posted by Stabdogg It might not be accurate, but it gives very consistent results. So what else might it be measuring in stead of muscle mass? And how likely is the 2 kg gained over the last 8-10 weeks? Could that be water retention as wel? And is that a precursor of muscle gain? Just have no idea if I'm making any progress at the moment
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No, actual muscle loss only starts after a couple of weeks of not training, and as long as you keep eating well is very slow. You might actually look a bit smaller though but that's mostly water I imagine.
These scales that tell body fat and lean muscle are hardly accurate. It's an easy way of seeing you're going in the right direction but I wouldn't depend on them
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