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Does this breakdown when you gain weight? Like when I was 20 I weighed 180lbs of solid muscle and was always like a furnace. Then I slipped a disk and now at 28

Does this breakdown when you gain weight? Like when I was 20 I weighed 180lbs of solid muscle and was always like a furnace. Then I slipped a disk and now at 28 I'm lucky if I hover around 240 (I've actually been back lifting for the last 2.5 months and feel pretty good) but I definitely feel like I run colder in general now that I'm overweight.

FollowingTheDao 4y ago
Gaining muscle mass will often lead to a quick onset of obesity once you stop lifting.
- frostwarrior 4y ago
  Yes but this looks more like habit disruption more than "biologically gaining weight somehow". People that lift often eat more. But mostly protein, and stimulating muscle every day makes sure it will get developed and consume more calories to maintain itself. If you stop lifting altogether, not only muscle mass stops growing but also starts to shrink. If you eat the same, you will gain weight faster and with less food than before.
- pc86 4y ago
  Nonsense. What I mean is, the fact that you have muscle mass and stop lifting is not what's going to lead to "a quick onset of obesity." What leads to weight gain is still eating like you're lifting when you're not. If you adjust your caloric intake to account for your new level of caloric expenditure, you will not gain weight, although you will likely see unfavorable body composition changes.
  - FollowingTheDao 4y ago
    > What leads to weight gain is still eating like you're lifting when you're not. Yeah, that's what I meant. So it is not nonsense.
    - atom-morgan 4y ago
      Those are two vastly different statements. Your original statement is still nonsense.
- x86x87 4y ago
  Sorry but that's just nonsense. Gaining muscle is beneficial at any age and can lead to better quality of life and longer longevity. Gaining a lot of muscle and putting a lot of effort into gaining the muscle (bulking + workout) is where the troubles maybe appear. Also, the metabolism of a 20yo is a completely different story frok the metabolism of a 40yo. So to sum up: working out and staying in shape == good. Don't worry about gaining muscle. That's just nonsense
- googlryas 4y ago
  Sure, but if you stop lifting you will probably stop eating as much as you were before. At least, that's what happens with me.

FollowingTheDao 4y ago

Gaining muscle mass will often lead to a quick onset of obesity once you stop lifting.

frostwarrior 4y ago
Yes but this looks more like habit disruption more than "biologically gaining weight somehow". People that lift often eat more. But mostly protein, and stimulating muscle every day makes sure it will get developed and consume more calories to maintain itself. If you stop lifting altogether, not only muscle mass stops growing but also starts to shrink. If you eat the same, you will gain weight faster and with less food than before.
pc86 4y ago
Nonsense. What I mean is, the fact that you have muscle mass and stop lifting is not what's going to lead to "a quick onset of obesity." What leads to weight gain is still eating like you're lifting when you're not. If you adjust your caloric intake to account for your new level of caloric expenditure, you will not gain weight, although you will likely see unfavorable body composition changes.
- FollowingTheDao 4y ago
  > What leads to weight gain is still eating like you're lifting when you're not. Yeah, that's what I meant. So it is not nonsense.
  - atom-morgan 4y ago
    Those are two vastly different statements. Your original statement is still nonsense.
x86x87 4y ago
Sorry but that's just nonsense. Gaining muscle is beneficial at any age and can lead to better quality of life and longer longevity. Gaining a lot of muscle and putting a lot of effort into gaining the muscle (bulking + workout) is where the troubles maybe appear. Also, the metabolism of a 20yo is a completely different story frok the metabolism of a 40yo. So to sum up: working out and staying in shape == good. Don't worry about gaining muscle. That's just nonsense
googlryas 4y ago
Sure, but if you stop lifting you will probably stop eating as much as you were before. At least, that's what happens with me.