What weighs more?????

Lmaxwell

Just want to pose this question to you all.
Which weighs more........
1 lb of fat?
1 ld of muscle?

Neither! They are equal. A pound is a pound.
There is definitely a difference in appearance of both but weight is weight.

Sorry... just tired of seeing people write that muscle weighs more than fat.

Check this out
http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/busting-the-muscle-weighs-more-than-fat-myth.aspx

inskydiamonds

Well..
Yeah, a lb is a lb. But 1 lb of fat is more volume than 1 lb of muscle.

SiltyPigeon

What weighs more? A cup of fat or a cup of muscle?

When comparing the weights of two substances, do you first weigh out a pound of each and then compare them, or take equal volumes and compare them? The first would be pointless, don't you think?

souperficial

Muscle does weight more than fat. If you were to measure equal volumes of muscle and fat, the muscle would weigh more.

Heather75

So lead doesn't weigh more than feathers? I mean, a pound of lead and a pound of feathers weigh the same, right?

kdouglas11

a lb is a lb a lb is a lb... a lb is a lb... but a cup of fat and a cup of muscle do NOT weigh the same....

methetree

Nice message, thank you!
a pound is a pound.

maryd523

You are totally correct.

Although we are phrasing it wrong, we mean that if you had the same volume, the muscle would weigh more.

Heather75

By the way, I NEVER get tired of this discussion. You have made me so happy!

ladybg81

A pound is a pound, period. Muscle is more DENSE than fat so it takes up less space. Therefore, the more muscle you have, the smaller you look.

crisanderson27

By the way, I NEVER get tired of this discussion. You have made me so happy!

Amen.

Who the hell says 'What weighs more? Well let me grab 1lb of this, and 1lb of that...and compare!!'

You have to have an equal volume when comparing weight is the goal. How hard is that to figure out?

LorinaLynn

I've been guilty of expecting too much of people, but I don't think anyone here is stupid enough to really believe that one pound of muscle weighs more than one pound of fat. That's not what anyone means when they say that. They're talking about volume.

A 16oz glass of water weighs less than a 16oz glass of Mercury. A 16oz glass of Mercury would weigh about 11.5 pounds.

Jade_Butterfly

Just want to pose this question to you all.
Which weighs more........
1 lb of fat?
1 ld of muscle?

Neither! They are equal. A pound is a pound.
There is definitely a difference in appearance of both but weight is weight.

Sorry... just tired of seeing people write that muscle weighs more than fat.

Check this out
http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/busting-the-muscle-weighs-more-than-fat-myth.aspx

I always love this discussion. . .lol especially as a studying trainer/nutritionist!
I have a picture in my album of muscle versus fat tried to post it, but don't know how to post a pic here. .. .Yes. .. that same pound of muscle is denser and takes up less space! It is as simple as that!

Heather75

No. Everything weighs the same.

crisanderson27

Just want to pose this question to you all.
Which weighs more........
1 lb of fat?
1 ld of muscle?

Neither! They are equal. A pound is a pound.
There is definitely a difference in appearance of both but weight is weight.

Sorry... just tired of seeing people write that muscle weighs more than fat.

Check this out
http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/busting-the-muscle-weighs-more-than-fat-myth.aspx

I always love this discussion. . .lol especially as a studying trainer/nutritionist!
I have a picture in my album of muscle versus fat tried to post it, but don't know how to post a pic here. .. .Yes. .. that same pound of muscle is denser and takes up less space! It is as simple as that!

Here you go Jade:



The thing is, they know this...but they insist on comparing weight by...using the same weight.

It's senseless.

JNick77

Just want to pose this question to you all.
Which weighs more........
1 lb of fat?
1 ld of muscle?

Neither! They are equal. A pound is a pound.
There is definitely a difference in appearance of both but weight is weight.

Sorry... just tired of seeing people write that muscle weighs more than fat.

Check this out
http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/busting-the-muscle-weighs-more-than-fat-myth.aspx

I always love this discussion. . .lol especially as a studying trainer/nutritionist!
I have a picture in my album of muscle versus fat tried to post it, but don't know how to post a pic here. .. .Yes. .. that same pound of muscle is denser and takes up less space! It is as simple as that!

Here you go Jade:



The thing is, they know this...but they insist on comparing weight by...using the same weight.

It's senseless.

Nice pic! The 1lb versus 1lb arguement is silly but the issue of density is very true. Its almost like what would you rather get smacked in the face with, a 32" steel pipe or a 32" nerf bat??

JennsLosing

What weighs more? A cup of fat or a cup of muscle?

When comparing the weights of two substances, do you first weigh out a pound of each and then compare them, or take equal volumes and compare them? The first would be pointless, don't you think?

thank you!

crisanderson27

Nice pic! The 1lb versus 1lb arguement is silly but the issue of density is very true. Its almost like what would you rather get smacked in the face with, a 32" steel pipe or a 32" nerf bat??

No kidding, they're both 32", so they MUST be the same, regardless of the fact that one will smash your face!

Again, senseless!