muscle DOES NOT weigh more than fat!!!!

chridow

i don't rant often, but this is just IRKING MY NERVES!!! UGH!!!

if i read the statement "muscle weighs more than fat" ONE.MORE.TIME i will probably scream!!! is anyone else miffed about this widespread misrepresentation for weightloss? i mean WTH?!? A POUND IS A FREAKING POUND. the actual difference is in the volume, or space, muscle and fat occupy. fat takes up more space than muscle. so you could have two ppl with the EXACT SAME weight, but one look much trimmer simply because they have LESS fat.

please baby, please baby, baby, baby PLEASE spread the word! correct your friends and help end the spread of this myth.

only YOU can help prevent the spread of fitness myths!

ampharos

But it does. Say you have a cubic foot of muscle and a cubic foot of fat. The muscle will weigh more.

pghfan

i don't rant often, but this is just IRKING MY NERVES!!! UGH!!!

if i read the statement "muscle weighs more than fat" ONE.MORE.TIME i will probably scream!!! is anyone else miffed about this widespread misrepresentation for weightloss? i mean WTH?!? A POUND IS A FREAKING POUND. the actual difference is in the volume, or space, muscle and fat occupy. fat takes up more space than muscle. so you could have two ppl with the EXACT SAME weight, but one look much trimmer simply because they have LESS fat.

please baby, please baby, baby, baby PLEASE spread the word! correct your friends and help end the spread of this myth.

only YOU can help prevent the spread of fitness myths!

Amen! And while we're at it QUIT USING THE WORD LOOSE FOR LOSE, and QUIT INSISTING THAT YOUR BODY WILL GO INTO "STARVATION MODE" if you don't eat back your exercise calories! Do what works for you, come here for motivation and support and the tools this site provides, but don't think any one way is THE way! Thanks, rant over.

Dizzle_65

Semantics

o0IrishEyes0o

Amen! And while we're at it QUIT USING THE WORD LOOSE FOR LOSE, and QUIT INSISTING THAT YOUR BODY WILL GO INTO "STARVATION MODE" if you don't eat back your exercise calories! Do what works for you, come here for motivation and support and the tools this site provides, but don't think any one way is THE way! Thanks, rant over.

Nicely said.

1FitMomof4Girls

Preach it!!

MrsRobertson1005

But it does. Say you have a cubic foot of muscle and a cubic foot of fat. The muscle will weigh more.

exactly, this is what people mean. A pound of muscle is the same as a pound of fat but when people say muscle weighs more than fat then mean if you replace the space the fat was taking up with muscle it would weigh more

Angela4Health

But it does. Say you have a cubic foot of muscle and a cubic foot of fat. The muscle will weigh more.

This is true but people misinterpret it and somehow believe that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. People use it out of context ALL the time.

rainbowbuggy

*bump*

Onesnap

I'm so glad you posted this. I've written it in here on the forums many many times. It's a myth that muscle weighs more--a pound is a pound! Fat just takes up more space.

fredd500

Question. What weighs more, a tonne (or ton for you US types) of feathers or a tonne (ton) of bricks?

bella8282

But it does. Say you have a cubic foot of muscle and a cubic foot of fat. The muscle will weigh more.

a cubic foot is a measurment of area.... not a measurement of weight.

A pound will always weigh a pound! if you have a pound of apples and a pound of rocks... they both still weigh the same A POUND!

If you fill an area the size of a cubic foot with apples and the area of a cubic foot with rocks... sure they may weigh different... because the space they occupy is different! it may take more apples to fill that area ... or more rocks.

BUT a pound will always be a pound. a Kilogram will always be a kilogram..... no matter what.

NeverStopRunning

That’s ridiculous. Nobody thinks a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. Surely not? Inch per inch, muscle does weigh more. I think that is what people mean when they say that.

UsedToBeHusky

But it does. Say you have a cubic foot of muscle and a cubic foot of fat. The muscle will weigh more.

This is true but people misinterpret it and somehow believe that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. People use it out of context ALL the time.

Agreed. But I must admit that I am guilty of it myself. I know what it means, but I suppose not everyone does.

The thing that irks me about these boards is when people ask for medical advice. "I'm having this symptom, this symptom, and this symptom. What do you think?" WHY are you asking me? You should be consulting with a doctor!!!!

imnotyourpal

Semantics

Yep. And based on size, it does.

AlwaysWanderer

Honestly? Do you need a whole thread to tell people that pound is a pound? When people say that muscle weighs more than fat they mean by volume. Anyone who is able to use this website will know that a pound is a pound. So are you saying that steel weighs the same as fethers? and water same as air? and everything in the world weighs the same, just have a different size? And you weigh the same as me, as pound of you = a pound of me? MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE THAN FAT BY VOLUME. thats what people mean. Dont insult anyones intelligence.

fredd500

This is of course the reason why most heavy weight boxers are technically obese. But I dare any one of you to call them fat (and not get knocked out)... This is why BMI only really works for average people of average build and really should not be considered if you do a lot of strength training.

soxmandan

I think for the most part we all understand that a pound is a pound, but muscle weighs more as in it takes less space but is more dense than fat.

bella8282

Amen! And while we're at it QUIT USING THE WORD LOOSE FOR LOSE, and QUIT INSISTING THAT YOUR BODY WILL GO INTO "STARVATION MODE" if you don't eat back your exercise calories! Do what works for you, come here for motivation and support and the tools this site provides, but don't think any one way is THE way! Thanks, rant over.
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Agree... I hate how much "starvation mode" keep getting thrown around. It seems people thin they can go into starvation mode after 3 days of not eating their ...lets say "1500cal" I Know what starvation is... Ive been in hospital for it... and still being treated. and it took me longer than 3 days to get there!!

My Rant over too... lol

UpEarly

But muscle takes up less space than fat, so by volume muscle does weigh more than fat. If you filled a gallon bucket with fat and weighed it, then filled the same bucket with muscle and weighed it - the muscle bucket would weigh more.

I don't think anyone is saying that a pound ever weighs anything different than 16 ounces.

Kirsty_UK

Seriously, does anyone really believe 1lb of something doesn't weigh the same as 1lb of something else? Honestly, I get as annoyed seeing people arguing over the semantics and posting threads like this as you clearly do about people mis-using a word.

So someone is using the word weight instead of the word density? I find it hard to believe that the majority of people who write "muscle weighs more than fat" misunderstand weights and volumes, they are just misusing a word.

If someone is genuinely going to misunderstand the phrase "muscle weighs more than fat" and seriously believe that 1lb of muscles weighs more than 1lb of fat, they sure as hell aren't going to be any clearer on the facts than if I said "muscle is denser than fat".