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Weight-training bloat - Instant Size - water retention at beginning of exercise programme - Brief Article
Men's Fitness, May, 2002
IF YOU'RE JUST starting out on a weight-training regimen, don't be surprised if you happen to gain three or four pounds in the first few days. No, this doesn't mean that you'll look like you have a gland problem by the end of the week. Inflammation can make muscles enlarge and swell, trapping water in the muscles, says William Kraemer, Ph.D., an exercise scientist and professor at the University of Connecticut, in the Georgia Tech Sports Medicine & Performance Newsletter.
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Also, Kraemer adds, your muscle cells naturally uptake water after a workout.
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