I don't weigh myself very often, but just for the halibut one day at the gym, I weighed myself before a workout. When I weighed myself afterwards, I was 1-2 pounds heavier. I checked this out around five times so far, including today, same thing.
I didn't think that sweating could add such weight, anyone else notice this...any thoughts as to why?
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I don't weigh myself very often, but just for the halibut one day at the gym, I weighed myself before a workout. When I weighed myself afterwards, I was 1-2 pounds heavier. I checked this out around five times so far, including today, same thing.
I didn't think that sweating could add such weight, anyone else notice this...any thoughts as to why?
You're correct, sweating would do the opposite~
I did ask this question at the gym years ago & the response was something like whatever liquid or food you consumed prior to jumping on the scale may have not registered/digested until after the workout.
Another theory was that a muscle's response to weight training or intense activity causes your muscles to retain water. Weightlifting tears muscle fibers, if done properly lol, and water does get retained in muscles. If you're doing cardio, your muscles will store more glycogen. I believe the extra glycongen also causes muscles to store even more water..
Your weight fluctuates quite a bit through-out the day. If you really want to get upset, weight yourself right before bed LOL
My weigh-ins are usually around 5:45am, right before breakfast.
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I did ask this question at the gym years ago & the response was something like whatever liquid or food you consumed prior to jumping on the scale may have not registered/digested until after the workout.
Another theory was that a muscle's response to weight training or intense activity causes your muscles to retain water. Weightlifting tears muscle fibers, if done properly lol, and water does get retained in muscles. If you're doing cardio, your muscles will store more glycogen. I believe the extra glycongen also causes muscles to store even more water..
Your weight fluctuates quite a bit through-out the day. If you really want to get upset, weight yourself right before bed LOL
My weigh-ins are usually around 5:45am, right before breakfast.
Quit weighing yourselves daily, too much fluctuation. Do it once every week or every 2 weeks for more realistic results.
How much water are you drinking during the workout? Are you using the same scale?
My water bottle holds a little less than 1 1/2 pints, and the workouts are around one hour. It's the same digital scale at the gym. I really don't weigh myself very often, but this seemed strange to me, it's the only reason I've done it several times.
My water bottle holds a little less than 1 1/2 pints, and the workouts are around one hour. It's the same digital scale at the gym. I really don't weigh myself very often, but this seemed strange to me, it's the only reason I've done it several times.
I did ask this question at the gym years ago & the response was something like whatever liquid or food you consumed prior to jumping on the scale may have not registered/digested until after the workout.
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Originally Posted by saved1986
1.5 pts is 1.5 pounds. That is odd.
Thanks to both of you for your replies. So I guess I could contribute that weight gain to the water I drink during the workout.
I just have a question, have you been drinking water before, during and after exercise? The weight has to be coming from somewhere.
Hello Janet, welcome to the forum. I drink water before, during and after. After reading the replies from Cookie and Saved, and thinking about it, it has to be from the water.
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I checked this out around five times so far, including today, same thing.
You're correct, sweating would do the opposite~
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