You can't lose muscle mass by doing physical activity. You can only lose body fat.
If you are losing muscle mass, it can be because you are sick. Go see a doctor.
I’m naturally like 2% body fat (probably an exaggeration). Any muscle I gain is the first thing that starts to go once I stop working out and increase activity levels. I think my body starts burning muscle as fuel after it burns the little fat I have my.I’m still super toned, every muscle shows. Just have gotten so skinny
I'm a bit late here but just ran across this. This guy is a fucking moron. You are doing an exercise that your body benefits from being as light as possible. Your body is going to strip everywhere it can for you to be more efficient. Some of that will be unnecessary muscle mass. You don't need any more muscle than is required to do the job and your body will revert to that state. Want to pack more weight on? Stop fighting gravity. Let your body know it can carry more mass without it being a detriment.
Even absolutely Champion athletes have like 4-5% body fat IIRC. And at that point the only thing that has fat on it is basically your internal organs.
You shouldn't be losing muscle mass unless you are working so hard that your muscles are devouring themselves for energy. That is basically only going to happen if you're working out and pushing yourself way too hard. Somehow I really doubt you're pushing that hard at work on a daily basis.
Maybe you're not getting enough protein. Increase your calorie intake, and focus on getting one gram of protein per pound of body weight per day. Remember your body can only absorb about 30 grams of protein in a sitting. Protein powder shakes are good way to achieve that. When working out I drink one about every two hours unless I'm eating a meal until i hit my goal protein. Start working out regularly, once every 2 days basically. Progressive overload is the key but don't damage your body. Form is more important than weight until you get the hang of it, but ultimately your gains are correlated with the amount of "work" that you do.
I'd start off on the low side for the weights make sure your form is good, and do four or five sets of 12 reps on whatever workout you choose resting 30 seconds in between sets. Even with a lower weight you're going to be sore about 3 days afterwards. It's called delayed onset soreness and it is totally normal it will go away and shouldn't come back unless you're pushing really really hard. Basically you want wake your body up with a light workout, wait a few days for the delayed onset muscle soreness to kick in and then heal. Then you can progressively add weight until you find the edge of your strength. Workout at that edge for a couple 3 weeks and then add a little bit of weight. Remember, Progressive overload is the key.
Oh, and You won't gain unless your calorie positive.
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Yeah I have no idea what my body fat is, but I have like none, I was just guessing. But I think I might be exerting myself as much as you’re talking about at work. I’m literally going up and down a 32 foot ladder with a toolbelt that weighs at least 50 pounds probably 80 to 100 times each day easily. And I’m carrying heavy materials. And I’m working a lot of times 10 to 12 hour days. I’m probably just pushing my body to its limits and I need to be doubling the amount of protein and calories I’m consuming
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