Muscle DOES Weigh More Than Fat

StrengthIsBeautiful

I'm just amazed that this thread made it to 4 pages without you-know-who showing up.

Tae Bo

debussyschild

A lesson in density vs. volume.

Does anyone remember the answer to the question:

"Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of iron?"...

If you need help answering that question... :frown:

Hence, a pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle. A pound of fat would be more voluminous than a pound of muscle, since fat is less dense than muscle. Muscle would only weigh more than fat if you compared the weights of 1 liter of fat and 1 liter of muscle. How is that confusing??? :huh:

Lindz2323

Thanks for sharing!

manderson27

Sorry, I had to.

I agree :laugh:

Losing2Live69

Ummmmm......you lost me at the beginning of that long-winded post! However...last I checked a pound is a pound. I think your post was way over the heads of many!

manderson27

:yawn:

BobbyClerici

Lean body mass [muscle] weighs more when comparing volume. That's reality.

Where the misunderstanding often comes in is that muscle is much more dense than fat, so that, by volume, it seems to weigh more. That is, a pound of muscle occupies less space than a pound of fat.

This is why I see more value in body fat tracking.

Losing2Live69

Do people honestly think we have time to read these long *kitten* posts that go on forever? Keep it short and sweet and get rid of all the fluff! I don't know about other people, but when I see a post as long as my let I automatically skip it!

PoleBoy

Muscle weighs more than fat only if feathers weigh less than lead.

LosingWeight2012

I have a bowl of fat and a bowl of muscle. i weight them both. the scale says 1lb for both of them......... now which bowl appears to have more or less is the question. The correct wording should be MUSCLE IS DENSER THAN FAT. This is a density issue.

SergeantSunshine_reused

I never understand this argument. I completely agree with the OP.
I think saying muscle weighs more than fat is just a more simple version of saying it is more dense.

To me that is like saying what has more calories chocolate or celery?
Then someone coming back with 100 CALORIES IS 100 CALORIES GAHHHHH RAGERAGERAGERAGE

BobbyClerici

Do people honestly think we have time to read these long *kitten* posts that go on forever? Keep it short and sweet and get rid of all the fluff! I don't know about other people, but when I see a post as long as my let I automatically skip it!

Right you are!

Stand up to be seen, speak up to be heard, then SHUT UP to be appreciated...lol

EricMurano

GUYS! Seriously ...

You're all right.

No really, you are.

The confusion is in the language, not the concept.

Muscle is more DENSE than fat. That is if you have equal volume of fat and muscle, the muscle will weigh more.

Conversely if you have 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle the muscle will take up less space than the fat.

When people say "Muscle weighs more than fat" they really just mean "Muscle is more dense than fat".

RAFValentina

In more simple terms...Muscle is more dense than fat is.

mmacintosh321

Dear God!!! Re-read the original post!!! That's exactly what the guy was saying all along. Volume for volume muscle weighs more than fat! It's all in there!!!

songbyrdsweet

I was just highlighting the redundancy and and my general lack of interest in the topic since it's been talked TO DEATH.

mhotch

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