Is it really possible to gain weight from to much working out?

I have seemed to gain 5lbs in the recent month not due to TOM or fluid retention but it seems that it's because I have been working out 6 days a week with weight training. This is the only explanation I have for this weight gain because everything else just does'nt seem possible. I am definatly staying on point where calories are concerned so its not an excess in eating that has brought me to the gain in weight.
Anyone else notice this while on a weightloss and workout regimen?

maybe you've gained some muscles?

I have read that lifting weights causes some water retention.  This might contribute to temporary weight gain.

I go up and down with my weight so much its possible for me to gain 5lbs almost inevitable at least a couple times per month but then I drop back down and start losing even more. I think our bodies react differently with different workouts im sure that eventually you will drop back down and begin losing weight. Your body is still getting used to all these workouts and your muscels are building and tearing.

Muscle and water are heavier/more dense than body fat, i can't explain however why did you gain 5 lbs, maybe you're  not counting your calories well enough so you can creat a calorie deficit... no calorie deficit no weight loss.  

I've gained quite a fair amount of weight in muscle over the past year thanks to my workout routine.  My clothes still fit, and my bodyfat percentage is steady, so it doesn't concern me much. 

But in my experience - yes, you can gain weight from too much working out. 

Depending on the time of the month for you, your body will retain water.  You may have reached a plateau in your workout where you will not lose any more weight.  You have to switch up your exercise routine.  Also when you lift weights your muscles retain water.  For example I weigh about 149 before I go to the gym, 153 after the gym from water retention, and then i weight about 148 in the mornings.  Weight yourself in the morning.  This is the most accurate weight.  A woman's weight fluctuates 2-5 lbs throughout the day.  Also only weigh yourself once a week.  This will show true results!!!!  May I also suggest a supplement to SHOCK your system.  Try a Protein shake, but watch the calories...This will burn the fat on top of muscles and create lean muscle mass. 

Get off the scale and go by how your clothes fit.  You'll drive yourself nuts by weighing too often.  Muscle mass burns more calories anyway.  Just keep doing what you're doing. It will all even out.

depending on what kind of working out you're doing, you could be gaining muscle while at the same time losing fat. so if you look smaller but the scale suggests otherwise don't freak out you're just building muscle. which is a good thing :)

I was wondering the same thing, I didn't gain 5lbs, but have been stuck at the same weight for 3 weeks (the dreaded plateau), then the scale actually went up.  I had a trainer measure my BMI and I did gain muscle weight.  Try using a tape measurer instead of the scale to track your progress. You'll make yourself crazy with that scale.  Another good trick is to lower your sodium or salt intake for a day or two and if its water weight, that will come off. lol...I need to follow my own advice.  good luck.

It is highly unlikely the five pounds is muscle.  Probably closer to impossible.  A professional bodybuilder could gain five pounds of lean muscle in a month, probably even a week.  But, they typically have 2-4% bodyfat, eat 8000 calories a day, and lift heavy weights eight-ten hours a day, six to seven days a week.

An average man, eating at a slight calorie surplus, and working out one to two hours a day, four to five days a week can expect to add a pound of lean muscle every four to six weeks. 

My quess:  it's water or you've been eating more than you think you have.  Weigh yourself more often to get a better picture of your actual weight.

I noticed that problem you are describing when I first started out.  My legs were getting BIGGER!  I think the muscle was being built underneath the fat first.  Then the fat started to come off.  It took a LONG time for me to notice the fat coming off and had to work in some extra cardio in order for it to start coming off....  I still have a LONG way to go. 

 

Good luck to you.

I guess I should clarify, I didn't gain 5lbs of muscle.  Since June 1st, I lost 14lbs and gained 1lb of muscle.  I've gone down 1 size in my clothes.  The thing that I don't get is the food issue.  So many drs & scientists and weight lifters, etc., say "well, you are probably eating more than you think" sorry, but this is BS!! I've been measuring & weighing, not going out to eat, etc.  I've done this religiously every day.  I drink nothing but coffee & water.   Realistically, its probably water weight or the body is saying whoa..hold on there. Its one of those mysteries of weight loss/gain.