Top 10 myths about body fat
Losingthedamnweight
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Just wanted to see what you all thought about this
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/health-myths/10-body-fat-myths.htm
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/health-myths/10-body-fat-myths.htm
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The old videos of various workouts from the 80s included in the "what happens to fat" video were very entertaining0
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I love how it says that calories burned from fat compared to muscle is negligible and then says that for fat it is 2 calories per pound and muscle is 6 calories per pound. For a 200 pound person, that is a difference of 800 calories.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »I love how it says that calories burned from fat compared to muscle is negligible and then says that for fat it is 2 calories per pound and muscle is 6 calories per pound. For a 200 pound person, that is a difference of 800 calories.
It's only 800 calories if you are comparing a 200 lb person at 100% bodyfat to a 200 lb person at 0% bodyfat.
I think the underlying point they were making is that adding muscle isn't easy. You're not going to add more than a few lbs of muscle a year and each lb only "buys" you 4 calories. So it helps but you're not going to be able to outrun eating too much by adding muscle.0 -
mburgess458 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »I love how it says that calories burned from fat compared to muscle is negligible and then says that for fat it is 2 calories per pound and muscle is 6 calories per pound. For a 200 pound person, that is a difference of 800 calories.
It's only 800 calories if you are comparing a 200 lb person at 100% bodyfat to a 200 lb person at 0% bodyfat.
I think the underlying point they were making is that adding muscle isn't easy. You're not going to add more than a few lbs of muscle a year and each lb only "buys" you 4 calories. So it helps but you're not going to be able to outrun eating too much by adding muscle.
He didn't say 100% bodyfat, he said 2 and 6 calories per body weight. I think it is clear that the author wasn't thinking when he said that is negligible.0 -
TimothyFish wrote: »mburgess458 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »I love how it says that calories burned from fat compared to muscle is negligible and then says that for fat it is 2 calories per pound and muscle is 6 calories per pound. For a 200 pound person, that is a difference of 800 calories.
It's only 800 calories if you are comparing a 200 lb person at 100% bodyfat to a 200 lb person at 0% bodyfat.
I think the underlying point they were making is that adding muscle isn't easy. You're not going to add more than a few lbs of muscle a year and each lb only "buys" you 4 calories. So it helps but you're not going to be able to outrun eating too much by adding muscle.
He didn't say 100% bodyfat, he said 2 and 6 calories per body weight. I think it is clear that the author wasn't thinking when he said that is negligible.
I guess I wouldn't call it "negligible" either, but when you compare it to some of the other figures that float around (ever heard 50? Yeah, me too), it really puts it in perspective.0
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