Muscle weighs more than Fat - How much more?

Enny2405

Everyone always says - Muscle weighs more than Fat - My question is how much more???

I have noticed that I seem to have toned up a lot this week but only lost half a kilo and it made me think.....

So anyone with some info, I would love to hear it!

Cheers

MikeSEA

If you're in a caloric deficit and doing resistance training, it's likely water weight. Your body will hang onto extra water for your muscles, but it's actually quite difficult to gain muscle mass unless you're in a caloric surplus. It's certainly possible, but somewhat slow. Muscle mass doesn't develop more than a handful of ounces/week even when you're eating more.

albayin

From what I have read it's less than you would think. same size of Muscle mass probably weights 10-20% more than fat mass.

pauljsolie

LOL, and away we go............

1 pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as 1 pound of fat. Now if you are talking density, that is a different matter. A 5 gallon bucket of muscle weighs more than a 5 gallon bucket of fat, exactly how much more would depend on physiology I would assume. I really don't know what the difference is however.

food4thought7

Ugh! Sorry to burst your bubble folks but 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as 1 pound of fat. The fact that muscle weighs more is just a myth. However if you'd like a fact it is fact that muscle takes up less space in your body than fat does. Hope this helps.

HMonsterX

They actually weigh the same ofc...but muscle is more dense and takes up less space than fat.

It would take a lot of time and effort to actually gain weight purely by muscle growth. It's one of those things people say to make you feel better. Like when you tell a schoolkid with nits that they actually prefer clean hair, makes them feel special, not a leper.

pander101

Muscle is more DENSE than fat. It doesn't weigh more. Like mentioned, 1lb of fat and 1lb of muscle is the same.

albayin

LOL, and away we go............

1 pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as 1 pound of fat. Now if you are talking density, that is a different matter.

hehe, you were so right! density that was we were talking about. I got myself confused.

Loko_Ino

It is about the same difference in weight as a pound of feathers vs a pound of lead.

bjfmade

Common sense tells us a pound of muscle and a pound of fat have to weigh the same, but they do differ in density. This means if you look at five pounds of muscle and five pounds of fat side by side, the fat takes up more volume, or space, than the muscle. That’s important when you’re on a diet and part of your goal is the lean look of muscle, not the flabby look of fat.

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

AshDHart

Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. Muscle is denser though. 5 lbs of muscles = 5 lbs of fat. But the muscles will take up less space. I'm not sure what the difference would be comparing the same size of muscle mass vs fat.

Here is a good visual though

nb9251

LOL, and away we go............

1 pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as 1 pound of fat. Now if you are talking density, that is a different matter.

Agreed. Because muscle is denser it looks smaller. So when you have muscle you may weigh exactly the same amount, but look slimmer

pauljsolie

Like when you tell a schoolkid with nits that they actually prefer clean hair, makes them feel special, not a leper.

Ahhhh, the days of youth.

elfy66

Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. Muscle is denser though. 5 lbs of muscles = 5 lbs of fat. But the muscles will take up less space. I'm not sure what the difference would be comparing the same size of muscle mass vs fat.

Here is a good visual though

Thanks that's a great visual

Qarol

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HMonsterX

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That many roads? :O

kyylieeeeee

This is pretty appropriate for today, I just got back from a PT session. My gym has a body composition scale, and one month ago I was 32% body fat and weighed 142.5. Today I also weighed 142.5, but was only 27%BF and have definitely lost some inches overall. So same weight, but very obvious positive results.

moushtie

Back to the original post

It is possible if you've been exercising a lot that your muscles are hanging onto water while they repair and rebuild. Whenever there's a gain in weight that can't be accounted for by what you've been eating/doing, it's usually water being held somewhere in the body.

Enny2405

They actually weigh the same ofc...but muscle is more dense and takes up less space than fat.

It would take a lot of time and effort to actually gain weight purely by muscle growth. It's one of those things people say to make you feel better. Like when you tell a schoolkid with nits that they actually prefer clean hair, makes them feel special, not a leper.

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

KLi531

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All you need to know!

kikislove2

1 lbs of muscle weighs the same as 1 lbs of fat. But the way your body carries it is different. The first thing a person says when you put on a couple of pounds is "I must be gaining muscle". Not true, because with you building muscle, you burn more calories and you become trimmer, whereas fat takes up more space on your body. That is why it's so important to weight train along with your cardio. So a pound is a pound, but the fat will definitely take up more space than the muscle will.

audram420

I'm so glad we've established that 1lb of muscle weighs the same as 1lb of fat. Does anyone read before posting?!?!

albayin

For some reason I got the question of the original post although it was asked in such incorrect way. LOL
Just like reading a paragraph full of typos but we still got the idea?

Contrarian

Right. Everything weighs the same.

killagb

Ok, I think I got it, so a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat, amirite?

Contrarian

I thought a pound of fat would weigh more because it's so fat.

killagb

I thought a pound of fat would weigh more because it's so fat.

Completely wrong. Duh! It's P-H-a-t not F-A-T. I bet it makes a lot more sense now, huh?

ilookthetype

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She speaks the truth.

Contrarian

I thought a pound of fat would weigh more because it's so fat.

Completely wrong. Duh! It's P-H-a-t not F-A-T. I bet it makes a lot more sense now, huh?

OOOOOOOHHHHHH! I see now. Thank you.

SiltyPigeon

1 pound of apples weighs the same as 1 pound of oranges. Doesn't mean an apple weighs the same as an orange. Unless you consider "weigh" a verb in that sentence, of course.

audram420

really????