Is it true that Muscle weights more than Fat?

rita27ny

Is it true that Muscle weights more than Fat? Or is that a myth?

bcattoes

If you have the same amount of each, then yes. The muscle will be heavier.

demery12371

A pound is a pound no matter what the object is... One pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

ElizabethRoad

Haven't you ever seen a steak?

ElizabethRoad

A pound is a pound no matter what the object is... One pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

THAT IS WHAT "HEAVIER" MEANS.

voluptuous_veggie

Put a pound of muscle on a scale. Now, put a pound of fat on a scale. Do they not both weigh a pound? Think about it.

rita27ny

I think I have more fat then muscle...

deathstarclock

Muscle is more dense than fat is the correct way to put it.

CurlyClare78

Fat takes up less space for the same amount of weight. What the phrase means is that you can have two people who weigh the same, but if one has more muscle mass, that person will be slimmer.

dtmwed

It's the way the express the term that is a myth. 100 lbs of feathers will wieght the same as a 100 lbs of bricks, but you will need a lot more feathers to make that 100lbs then you will those bricks. Muscle takes up "less room" then fat will in your body, does that make sense?

jrich1

Muscle is more dense than fat, but density is different than weight. A Pound of Fat oddly enough weighs exactly the same as a pound of muscle.

bizco

Are you kidding me? A pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as a pound of fat... ONE POUND. The difference is that muscle is more dense, taking up less space than fat. Think volume, not weight.

armaretta

A pound is a pound no matter how you weight it.

BUT equal VOLUMES of muscle and fat will weight differently. Muscle is more dense than fat, so 1 cubic foot of muscle will weigh MORE than 1 cubic foot of fat.

ALSO equals WEIGHTS of muscle and fat will take up different amounts of space. 1 pound of MUSCLE will take up LESS space than one pound of FAT.

ChitownFoodie

Muscle is denser than fat...

ladybg81

Muscle is more DENSE than fat; therefore it takes up less space. A pound is a pound no matter if it is lead or feathers. :indifferent: I mean, really?!?!?!?!

Gigi_licious

From what I've read on here, 1lb of rice is heavier than 1lb of feathers. And a 10lb dumbell is heavier than a 10lb ream of paper.....but that 2nd one might be because a ream of paper is 5lbs, so.......??

kao708

From what I've read on here, 1lb of rice is heavier than 1lb of feathers. And a 10lb dumbell is heavier than a 10lb ream of paper.....but that 2nd one might be because a ream of paper is 5lbs, so.......??

Whoever is spreading the comments above is extremely confused. :huh:

A pound is a pound no matter what the object is... One pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

Exactly...I'm astonished that people still cannot grasp this concept! Guess I'm not the only one that didn't pay attention in school, eh? :bigsmile:

ddecarr

It is all semantics. A pound is a pound now matter what it is, feathers or bowling balls. The question you want to ask is which is larger by volume fat or muscle and the answer is fat. If you have 50 lbs of fat vs 50 lbs of muscle the fat would occupy much more space. Thats why fat people are BIG!

deathstarclock

HAHA I BEAT YOU ALL

rita27ny

I was curious because I hear people say oo this week I gained 2lbs but I think its muscle and not fat...

deathstarclock

Is it true that anvils weigh more than cookies?

ElizabethRoad

Put a pound of muscle on a scale. Now, put a pound of fat on a scale. Do they not both weigh a pound? Think about it.

I can't believe how many people don't understand this EXTREMELY SIMPLE concept. Obviously a pound of something is the same weight as a pound of something else. What we mean when we say muscle is heavier than fat is that if you take a piece of fat, and then take a piece of muscle of the same SIZE, the muscle weighs more. THIS IS REALLY REALLY SIMPLE.

It's like if you have a box of feathers, and the same size box of steel, one is heavier. But what you're trying to say is "a pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of steel" which would mean that NOTHING IN THE WORLD would be heavier than anything else. The concept of "heavier" would not EXIST with your logic.

voluptuous_veggie

Is it true that anvils weigh more than cookies?

Only if the cookies are overcooked.

Avalonis

I was curious because I hear people say oo this week I gained 2lbs but I think its muscle and not fat...

This is called "denial".

n_unocero

A pound is a pound no matter what the object is... One pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

THAT IS WHAT "HEAVIER" MEANS.

no, that's what "more dense" means.

Gigi_licious

Is it true that anvils weigh more than cookies?

Cookies? nom nom nom!!

deathstarclock

Ok the question has been answered. No sense in beating the horse bloody...

nerdyandilikeit

From what I've read on here, 1lb of rice is heavier than 1lb of feathers. And a 10lb dumbell is heavier than a 10lb ream of paper.....but that 2nd one might be because a ream of paper is 5lbs, so.......??

Bahahaha! I always think of that thread when this question pops up.

n_unocero

muscle isn't heavier than fat. muscle is more dense than fat.

KimertRuns13_1

It is possible that you DO have more fat than muscle. I was there once. But because I work out, run and eat a relatively healthy diet I have successfully lost 70 lbs. I have also reduced my body fat and gained more lean muscle mass so that now my body is more lean muscle than fat. Yet, I weigh far less. So, a pound is a pound regardless of whether it is fat, muscle, apples, bananas or cotton balls.
BUT lean muscle mass takes up less space than fat.

ElizabethRoad

A pound is a pound no matter what the object is... One pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

THAT IS WHAT "HEAVIER" MEANS.

no, that's what "more dense" means.

THEN WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU THINK THE WORD "HEAVIER" MEANS?????????????????????

HEAVY IS A SYNONYM OF DENSE.