Unless they're very overfat, returning to
exercise after a layoff, or just starting an exercise program, very few people gain a lot of muscle and lose a lot of fat at the same time.
But it's a phenomenon that's generally limited to people who are very overweight and have never lifted weights before, or those who are returning to
exercise after a layoff, where muscle memory comes into play.
Not exact matches
This is especially true if you are just starting to
exercise after a long
layoff.
After a
layoff the body's ability to produce force, have balance across the muscle groups, cope with an hour or more of intense
exercise is diminished, how far this is diminished is a result of many factors including the length of
layoff, activity level during the
layoff and the individual lifter.
It usually happens to that degree the first week
after returning from a
layoff or
after doing a new
exercise you haven't done in a while.