After gaining muscle from working out, does anyone know how long it takes before you start losing that muscle?
93007
I think you start losing it pretty much right away if you don't continue with at least a maintenance program of working out.  I know that within a month or two there will be a significant difference - from personal experience.
262948
If you work a muscle set hard, 2-3 days inbetween will maximize the growth per workout.  that is not to say you will not gain more with more frequent workouts, but the % growth will not be as high.  For instance, you workout your arms twice a week for 6 months and get a growth of say 10%, then the next 6 months you workout 4 times a week, you will see a growth of maybe 15%.  (all numbers are made up and are just to show the point, the results may be clsoer or further apart than represented by these numbers)\n\nPoint is, working out more often does not hurt, but the productivity may not be as great per workout.
836111
I think you were probably over doing it and your muscles needed a break.  When you work out, your muscle fibers tear (which causes soreness), when they rebuild, they rebuild stronger and bigger.  If you continually work out and tear your muscles, without giving them adequate time to repair themselves, they will not get as big as if you give them time to heal.  I weight lift a lot, and after doing about 1.5 - 2 months of working out, I try to take a week off, to let my muscles heal 100%.  I usually find I am stronger after taking a week off.  I would suggest doing the same for yourself.  It sounds like you have a lot of dedication to work out that much, but too much can actually impede your muscle growth.  I think this answers part of your question, although it is a little strange that you lost weight.  This could just be that you lost some muscle weight, but the loss of muscle mass made you look more ripped.
72334
I wouldn't think get in shape in 2 weeks, when you diet without doing any type of excersice, you will lose muscle tissue, when you diet or eat healthy and excersice ( aerobics, weight lifting) you will gain muscle, more muscle means you will burn more calories than you used to burn before. so make fitness for life, not for just 2 weeks. eating healthy meals and doing some type of excercise will help you live longer, feel more energetic and feel good.
634027
Try to include fresh fruit and vegetables in your diet and try to exercise, (to point of sweating) for at least 30 minutes 3 times a week.  Try to avoid skipping meals, your body will only store fat if you starve it and you will lose muscle.  Keep with it!  It takes longer than 2 weeks to see results, perseverance pays off.  Good luck!!
50390
It depends.  Did your muscles ever get sore from working out? For me, after a while, my muscles do not get sore; they get used to the exercises I do and to the number of reps I do.  It doesn't matter so much if your muscles get sore as it does that you are getting results.  If you are accomplishing what you want, either gains in size, strength or definition, then it doesn't really matter.\nOn the other hand, maybe you aren't doing enough sets.  It really depends on what your goals are, and we can take it from there.
694545
Depends on your age. But for the most part, you will not lose muscle mass nor weaken within a week nor a month or more.. \n\nIf you've been lifting for much of your life, you will always have the benefit of containing your muscle mass. Though our muscles shrink with age, even if you stopped lifting for a long period of time, you would be capable of obtaining your mass again within a short period of time. \n\nDon't worry about getting weak. It's not going to happen anytime soon.
894613
The answers to your question are "Yes", and "Neither".\n\nYes, you should feel some discomfort, provided you actually exercised your muscles beyond their capacity.  This means that you use a weight or resistance source that allows you reach muscle failure after 10-15 repetitions; this will cause your muscle to rip & tear, which will create new muscle cells during recovery and thus result in muscle growth.  If you're not using enough weight or resistance, then you're not challenging your muscles, you're just working them within their present strength range; this will tone the muscles, but will not promote growth.\n\nLike I said, it's neither good nor bad, because you're still exercising and using your muscles which will keep your metabolism active and help you maintain or even lose weight.  But if you're working towards gaining some muscle mass, you need to intensify your workouts with more weight/resistance.\n\nGood luck!!
700843
Maybe you will get a little bigger if you gain muscle faster than you lose fat.  If you have just started using weights, then I doubt you just want to "tone" muscle - you can't tone muscle that you don't have, and if you haven't been lifting for a while already, I doubt you have much to tone.  Up your cardio to five times a week, and try making your weight lifting like circuit training - go from one exercise immediately into another, e.g. deadlifts, bicep curls, squat jumps, push ups, repeat five times.
753722
6-8 weeks because its a tender and very delicate area which takes time to heal the fact that you use those muscles a lot to do almost everything.  Rest is the best thing to do for it.
1052614
NO, The most important thing is that what exercise program you are following? and for what reason? How much weight have you gain? whats your age? whats your height? Generally in 7 days of a vigorous exercise program you can gain a slight muscle mass but not the weight which bothers you.
712623
Stretching BOTH before and after the workout.  Warm up before for about 10 minutes doing cardio after the stretches.  Make sure you're hydrated. Eat a banana afterwards.  Enjoy a hot tub or bath.  OR maybe just don't work quite so hard!!  :o)  The phrase "No pain, no gain" is overrated!  If you gradually build up your muscles instead of tearing them, you'll feel better the next day and probably more like continuing the training sessions.  If you hurt all the time, you may give up too soon.  :o)
648656
whether you are trying to make them bigger or maintain them the answer is going to be the same. You should wait at least 48 hours before working that muscle area again. If you work them out every day you are not allowing the muscle and tissue around it to repair itself and are only going to do damage to those muscles.
751151
If you do take these supp's you MUST go to the gym, or any weight you do gain will be fat and not muscle. there is no instant fix for muscle gain. I have tried. I used Creatine Monohydrate and a couple other drinks, and they are beginning to show after 4 weeks. But you must always also follow a strict and well regimented diet, and visit the gym. Do not rely on supps alone - this is only going to make things go very very bad......
608018
How long is a while and how much weight have you gained?  What kind of exercise are you doing?  How many calories are you eating?\n\nIf you've recently started weight training, you are likely retaining water weight in your muscles.  This tends to drop after 6 - 8 weeks of weight training.\n\nIt's also possible that you aren't eating enough calories or are eating too many calories.  I recommend the BMR/RMR and activity calculators at http://www.caloriesperhour.com  They are helpful for figuring out how many calories you should be eating.\n\nAnother good website is http://www.sparkpeople.com  You can plan meals, journal your eating, plan and journal your exercise, set and track goals.  It's a free website.
269605
That means you worked the muscles. That's a good thing.  Wait 48 hours and do them again. Your stomach will be slightly stronger. (It takes about 48 hours for muscles to repair after exercise.)
645248
Depends how active you have been. How much muscle you have burned off through weight loss.etc. Of course you know that once you lose enough calories. Your body starts to take muscle for energy. That would be bad thing. Just not doing enough your muscles will adjust to lower weight. That is another thing. I am sure since you are experienced that you would be able to get in shape faster due to your knowledge and experience and im guessing success with weights. Good Luck with it!\n\n-Brad