Is it possible for muscles to get smaller rather than grow when going to the gym?
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Although it is most likely fat you are losing, if you had large fast-twitch muscles created with high weight/low rep exercises and then switched to low weight/high rep exercises, your muscles could begin to change into slow-twitch (endurance) muscles (which are smaller/longer/denser).
263414
When you work out your muscles get tiny tears in them, this along with lactic acid build up secreted by the muscles during exercise are what make you feel sore. When your body undergoes protein synthesis and muscle regeneration the tears are healed with another layer of muscle tissue. Over time the tissue will increase a noticeable amount and will increase the size of the actual muscles. In order for protein synthesis and muscle generation to take place you need to work out hard with a balanced diet and plenty of fluids.
722156
Work it out!  it's just a muscle.  The fatter you get, the smaller it will get too!  Seen it happen to an ex!
971604
it gets larger and thicker because of the added weight... your muscles, as long as you are semi-active, also become stronger because of the added weight...
809493
well, I don't know about exercises, but if you eat a lot of McDonalds, your buttocks will become bigger and wider lol
996956
Sounds like  thighs and gluts are more developed that the rest of you. If you are concerned talk to someone about a weight and exercises regime to bring you muscle development more into a proportional line. You really should talk to a trainer or someone with some expertise because you want to be sure the muscle growth is somewhat balanced or you may start to have problems with flexibility and injuries. Good luck.
906039
the biology behind weight training is the key here. when you work out, you strain your muscles. this causes small tears in the muscle sheath. after about 36 hours, the muscle sheath regenerates itself, and the newly formed tissue causes the muscle to get bigger and stronger. if you work out ever 24 hours, your muscles do not have adequate time to repair themselves, and you risk injuring yourself.
976928
excercise makes muscles larger. \n\nto loose body mass, you must lower your caloric intake.
1082404
Hello, I'm a pharmacist and personal trainer from Oklahoma.\n\nSmaller breasts may not be an accurate description. Lifting weights  - and by that I assume you mean working pectoral muscles - will not necessairly make your breasts "smaller". Working the perctorals will help tone the area. Tonation of the muscles underneath the mammary tissue will result in a firming of the breast tissue (i.e. they will "sag" less). Some may interperet this as a modest reduction in size of the breast when it is actually a hypertrophy of the underlying muscle tissue.
711304
If you're muscles don't hurt then you know you're not getting any stronger. Lift heavier weights with more reps and sets. If you want bigger muscles, lift heavier weights that you can barely lift. Once your muscle starts hurting, you know you're growing. No pain no gain.
430246
You can't gain muscle.... you have a certain amount of muscle and you are not going to get anymore. But you can tone and/or add bulk.  Nutrition and exercise both play an important role.   One without the other will not give you what your body needs.  You need balance.
938472
do a lot of repitition with small amount of weight...when you increase the weight you build muscle...
940536
Most likely, but it's not healthy. Instead of toning up and building muscle, you'll just be flab.
586137
They will get a little bit bigger, and definitely more defined & toned, but only up to a point.  They will never get "big" because running (especially distance running) mostly works your slow-twitch muscle fibers, which don't have the capacity to increase greatly in size, like fast-twitch muscles fibers do.
1186877
You need to lift heavier loads which means you'll not get much reps out of it, but it will help you bulk up.\n\nLighter load w/ high reps makes the cuts and definition for muscles.
472816
While there's not much you can do to make the actual breats themselves larger through exercise, you can however make the chest muscles that sit below the breast tissue get bigger througher exercise, effectively making the breast appear bigger.  See the list of exercises on the link below ...
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Nothing is going to "grow muscles" except a tough work out and a strong recovery.\n\nStay off the drugs, drink lots of water, and eat a good meal with a fair amount of protein after you workout.