"Muscle Weighs More Than Fat"

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  • Pocket_Pixi
    Pocket_Pixi Posts: 1,167 Member
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    I see these threads all the time.

    Does anyone really think that a pound of fat weighs different than a pound of muscle?

    The expression "muscle weighs more than fat" assumes equal volumes. So if you have the same volume of fat as you do muscle, the muscle is going to weigh more. Similarly, if you have the same weight of each, the volume of muscle will be less.

    Do people not realize that?

    No most people do not realize that actually.
  • EricMurano
    EricMurano Posts: 825 Member
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    Oh **** can we just let this DIE!!!
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
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    Muscle weighs more than fat -- BY VOLUME!

    In other words, a gallon of muscle weighs more than a gallon of fat.
    Why? Muscle is more dense than fat like lead is denser than water.

    That's all people mean when they say muscle weighs more than fat.
    Some may not express the concept correctly, but that's what they mean.

    Will this absurdity ever go away?
  • paulamarsden
    paulamarsden Posts: 483 Member
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    This is thread number 99,999,999 on this subject. :yawn:

    :flowerforyou:

    "i have a cunning plan"

    "a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel"
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    And yet we still have confusion about it....Hmmmm

    I don't think anyone is confused about it. There is simply 2 schools of thought that totally boils down to how stupid you think the person saying "muscle weighs more than fat" it is.

    One is that when someone says muscle weighs more than fat they mean that if you have the same amount (volume) of both the muscle will weigh more. (e.g. one cubic cm of muscle weighs more than one cubic cm of fat)

    The other is that when someone says muscle weighs more than fat it's safe to assume that whoever said it so stupid that they mean the same weight of each will weigh differently. (e.g. one pound of muscle weighs more than one pound of muscle)
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
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    I see these threads all the time.

    Does anyone really think that a pound of fat weighs different than a pound of muscle?

    The expression "muscle weighs more than fat" assumes equal volumes. So if you have the same volume of fat as you do muscle, the muscle is going to weigh more. Similarly, if you have the same weight of each, the volume of muscle will be less.

    Do people not realize that?
    Exactly!
    No need to knit pick.
    That's a sign of weakness and insecurity.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
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    I see these threads all the time.

    Does anyone really think that a pound of fat weighs different than a pound of muscle?

    The expression "muscle weighs more than fat" assumes equal volumes. So if you have the same volume of fat as you do muscle, the muscle is going to weigh more. Similarly, if you have the same weight of each, the volume of muscle will be less.

    Do people not realize that?

    Apparently not. This is EXACTLY what they mean when they say that. Everyone knows a pound = a pound, dur!
  • mhig011975
    mhig011975 Posts: 181
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    1lb of muscle weighs exactly the same as 1lb of fat.
  • AmyJo54915
    AmyJo54915 Posts: 103
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    Muscle does not weigh more than fat, any more than lead weighs more than feathers. A pound is a pound is a pound.

    Does that mean that muscle might weigh more than fat in Europe because they don't weigh in pounds??

    Yes. Also European people will sink faster if you put them in water.


    ROFLMAO! You just made my day!
  • CHEFCH♥ZZ
    CHEFCH♥ZZ Posts: 127
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    im horny......does that weigh anything??:tongue:
  • twinmama1987
    twinmama1987 Posts: 566 Member
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    LOL there was one girl on here who said she was just dieting and not even working out and someone said "you are just gaining muscle!" .. i was like .. uhhhhh, you dont gain muscle just from dieting, you need to work hard for it!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    im horny......does that weigh anything??:tongue:

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  • scapez
    scapez Posts: 2,018 Member
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    Yay! This thread gave me two on my MFP Bingo card!!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/475116-mfp-bingo
  • time2shine29
    time2shine29 Posts: 104 Member
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    Great visual on the fat/muscle topic!
  • Fit_Canuck
    Fit_Canuck Posts: 788 Member
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  • Hotrodhoodlum
    Hotrodhoodlum Posts: 148
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    OM FRICKIN G NOT THIS AGAIN ..............................
  • mopoll
    mopoll Posts: 5 Member
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    YES! perfect. They may WEIGH the same, but they take up more volume. One pound of muscle LOOKS less than a pound of fat. Just like 1 pound of feathers will take up more room than 1 pound weights.

    So, worry how the clothes fit, not how the scale moves. you don't want to be skinny fat do you?
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
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    I still don't get it?!?!
  • Fit_Canuck
    Fit_Canuck Posts: 788 Member
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    I know this has been said over and over again but it's quite simple

    If you replace 1 cubic inch of fat from your body with 1 cubic inch of muscle you will be the same size but you will be heavier. You in essence are becoming a denser person.

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