How do you know its muscle gain and not fat?

Starting the process of building calories to maintenance or into a surplus can feel scary for many …. That fear of gaining too much fat, getting too “bulky”, the scale weight going up …. All of which is completely understandable in the beginning ….. until you feel and see the results of eating more that is! 😁💪 .. 

Here’s a few things to look out for that do not involve stepping on the scales to help you track and know if you are gaining muscle …. 

I’ll just point out that all of these pointers below only work if your nutrition is on point to support your goal of gaining muscle it’s not just about calories it has to be quality calories , nutrition and protein .. ☺️👍 

1- You are getting stronger in the gym means you are gaining muscle 💪 if you were piling on fat you would feel sluggish and not progress much/at all when training 

2- You put on your normal clothes and they arent tighter - they would be if you were gaining fat ( unless for us women we end up having to buy bigger bottoms and wearing a belt on the waist because of leg and arse gains 🙌🤣🍑) 

3- Your appetite is through the roof ! More muscle - faster metabolism = more food needed to fuel , progress & recover 😋 I get so chuffed when clients are like I’m starving all the time now when they used to live off 1200 cals or less a day 💪 🙌 

4- You are able to train longer, increase the intensity without feeling as fatigued as quickly - this ties in a lot with correct nutrition. 

You don’t need to be jumping on the scales every week to track your progress - go off how you feel, how you are training, how you are recovering, your energy levels. 

I hope this helps you on your journey 💜💪