question about muscle and fat
myjourney2
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I am really confused about something. I hear people saying muscle weighs more than fat. How can that be - isnt a pound of fat the same weight as a pound of muscle? Or is it that muscle takes up more space than fat? Help!
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density: fat 1.0kg/l and muscle 1.1kg/l
so basically a kilogram is still a kilo but it's just spread out more in fat.0 -
What they really mean is that muscle is more dense than fat. That is all. Honestly, it isn't anything to even worry about for any of us.0
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Muscle is denser than fat, so a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat. That's what they mean by weighs more, even though a pound is a pound. It's like a pound of lead weighs the same as a pound of marshmallows, but the lead takes up a whole lot less room.0
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A cubic inch of muscle weighs more than a cubic inch of fat.0
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It's just a common (and poorly-worded) way of saying that 1 lb of muscle takes up less space than 1 lb of fat.
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thanks for the replies! I just couldnt get my head around it . Not sure why it was bothering me...lol0
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