Myth? Muscle gain causing lack of weight loss.

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  • Coltsman4ever
    Coltsman4ever Posts: 602 Member
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    muscle does not weigh more than fat. a pound is a pound is a pound. muscle is more dense than fat so a certain volume of muscle will weigh more than the same volume of fat.

    I have seen this reply on more than one posting. Yes of course a pound is a pound is a pound but we're talking about weight as measured in equal volume. For instance, 1 cup of fat vs. 1 cup of muscle. In this instance, muscle is heavier than fat. In the example you give, feathers weigh the same as steel.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,714 Member
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    Gaining muscle on calorie deficit is practically improbable. There are a few cases where is can happen. Morbidly obese and obese people exercising hard, someone who's NEVER done a strength training program (that means NEVER lifted weights for resistance of any consistent period of time), and athletes who are returning to lifting after a LONG layoff.
    No weight loss can be attributed to a myriad of things: water retention, incorrect eating, incorrect calculations of calories burned through exercise, lack of sleep, stress, hormone issues and even inconsistency of what you wear when you weigh.
    So it's not muscle causing lack of weight loss, but it could be "loss of muscle" not causing weight loss.

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