Q: does weight training increase hunger?

A: Oh yes, weightlifting can send your hunger through the roof! Your hunger tells you that your metabolism is rising. That's why it's so important to pay attention to your diet, ESPECIALLY when you are weighttraining to lose fat!

Weighttraining and eating when hungry is by far the biggest reason why so many people say that weightlifting made them big or fat instead of making them lose weight. Weightlifting hiked their metabolism and made them hungry. If they pay attention to their diets and stay in control, they are very successful in burning the fat. But if instead they choose to eat whenever they feel hunger, then not even their new high metabolism can accomodate all the new extra calories. As the result, they gain weight instead of losing it and blame it on weightlifting. So, YES, please plan out your diet and stick to it when lifting weights, because you WILL feel hunger a lot more than before.

If you are looking to bulk up, you can be a little more relaxed about strictly sticking to the diet. Still, do not let yourself go so much that you start eating a ton of food. Too fast of a weight gain will only result in extra fat. Your body can and does build up fat FAR faster and easier than muscle.