How to tell is weight gain is from muscle and how much should I expect to gain overall?

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  u/PersonalQuestions123 My scale is going up but I have been working out for three months so I’m like hmm… I’ve had some bad food moments but I didn’t think it would be enough to gain and I’m VERY active besides the workouts too. Any insight?

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• u/VonBoo·1·1 Ağu 2026 15:21

  Depends on hie much your your eating. Half a kilo per month is about the maximum you can put on per month, may vary depending on your genetics and how well optimised your diet and routine is

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• u/YouBetchaIris·7·1 Ağu 2026 15:33

  Are your lifts increasing? If you’re going to failure and the lifts are getting stronger, then you are building muscle.

• u/sir_taboo_hearth·7·1 Ağu 2026 15:36

  The scale's a liar half the time, especially when you're new to lifting. Water retention alone can swing you 3-5 lbs day to day. Take progress pics and track how your clothes fit, that'll tell you way more than a number. Three months is right around when you'd start seeing actual muscle definition if you're consistent.

• u/WendyWestaburger·4·1 Ağu 2026 15:43

  For me the aim was to gain lean mass while maintaining low body fat so I was going by waist measurements (stays the same/decreases) and body fat measured with calipers (skin-fold method). It’s not super relatable but helped me understand what was going on. I knew my bf before from a dexa so I sort of knew a staring point

• u/Suzarain·13·1 Ağu 2026 15:47

  For some (maybe) helpful reference, I lift 5-6 days per week, always aiming for progressive overload. I get my protein, track my calories, walk a lot daily. Comparing the body scan I got last year and the one I got a couple of days ago, I gained four pounds of muscle and lost one pound of fat. That took a year. I actually weigh more now than I did last year, but my body measurements have decreased and I’m wearing smaller clothes sizes. The scale, at a point, stops being useful.

• u/Prestigious-Bite-·4·1 Ağu 2026 16:05

  While beginners do quickly grow muscles, it’s not going to be more than 1-3 pounds per month. Then it’s going to slow down to more like 1-2 ish per month. Anything more than that might just be fat. For most people eating at around maintenance with a focus on high protein is all you really need to do as your body will recomp (lose fat and build muscle at the same time). And most people underestimate how much fat they still carry.

  • u/General_Buyer_2713·1·1 Ağu 2026 16:10

    is recomp something that happens only when you’re new to strength training? can it happen years in?

    • u/Prestigious-Bite-·2·1 Ağu 2026 16:15

• u/FitModeOn·3·1 Ağu 2026 16:08

  How about taking progress photos every 2 to 4 weeks? I find them more informative than that number on the scale.

• u/mrspillins·1·1 Ağu 2026 16:21

  I’d say in the first six months of weightlifting (from completely untrained, I gained about 5lbs of muscle. I’m now in year three, and I think I’ve gained a total of about 12lbs. I don’t really think I’ll gain much more unless I do an aggressive bulk.

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