Muscle vs. Fat
STACYINOC
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I don't know about you guys but it's really irritating when I hear "muscle weighs more than fat". Muscle and fat weigh the same...it's weight!
5 POUNDS of muscle is the same as 5 POUNDS of fat...it's just that muscle is less dense and takes up less room. How come people don't get that?
5 POUNDS of muscle is the same as 5 POUNDS of fat...it's just that muscle is less dense and takes up less room. How come people don't get that?
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I don't know about you, but its really irritating when someone posts about how irritating it is that muscle weighs more than fat.
Thank you for the PSA though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlSv4SUYWo
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I think most people DO understand that, they're just not that articulate about it.0
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How comes you don't get that weight is relative?0
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I don't know about you, but its really irritating when someone posts about how irritating it is that muscle weighs more than fat.
Thank you for the PSA though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlSv4SUYWo
Then why reply?0 -
Paging Azachary....0
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people do get it, it's just that they get torn apart when they say it because their wording isn't clear. Of course muscle and fat don't weigh the same- BY VOLUME. It's like saying that a bowling ball and a volleyball weigh the same. They don't, they are about the same size, but a volley ball is filled with air, therefore much less dense and a bowling ball is solid, therefore much more dense. Muscle is much more dense, therefore much heavier when compared to the same volume of fat.0
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Honestly, I find it frustrating when people point out that muscle doesn't weigh more than fat- and ugh, I even get irritated at myself for feeling compelled to be the one to point out the other side of the arguement. Does a pound of anything weigh more than a pound of anything else? No, but density of muscle is higher than the density of fat- so for a unit of volume, YES muscle does weigh more than fat.0
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I don't know about you, but its really irritating when someone posts about how irritating it is that muscle weighs more than fat.
Thank you for the PSA though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlSv4SUYWo
Then why reply?
Same reason you posted0 -
Honestly, I find it frustrating when people point out that muscle doesn't weigh more than fat- and ugh, I even get irritated at myself for feeling compelled to be the one to point out the other side of the arguement. Does a pound of anything weigh more than a pound of anything else? No, but density of muscle is higher than the density of fat- so for a unit of volume, YES muscle does weigh more than fat.
I'm talking about weight, not volume.0 -
Muscle weighs more than fat...BY VOLUME.:huh:
A gallon of muscle weighs more than a gallon of fat.
This keeps coming up again and again. Is our education system that bad?
Anyway, even if some people don't express the concept correctly, that's what they mean.
Give the poor folks a pass.0 -
I don't know about you, but its really irritating when someone posts about how irritating it is that muscle weighs more than fat.
Thank you for the PSA though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlSv4SUYWo
Then why reply?
Same reason you posted
The OP???0 -
This is all BS. I was asked, just this morning, whether a pound of feathers weighed less than a pound of lead. I answered, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the pound of lead was heavier. Everyone knows this, and you'd be stupid to suggest otherwise. So, as muscle is denser--as is lead to feathers--than fat, one must deduce that, in fact, a pound of muscle weighs significantly more than a pound of fat...0
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Visual aids because I just don't feel like jawing about this:
Weight is the measurement of gravity's effect on a mass.
Density is a measurement over that mass divided by volume.
More science:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/weight-loss/bmi3.htm0 -
Fifty dollars worth of gold costs the same as fifty dollars worth of manure, but no one says that cow poop is as valuable as gold.0
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Fifty dollars worth of gold costs the same as fifty dollars worth of manure, but no one says that cow poop is as valuable as gold.
If you're a farmer it's worth more (by volume). Ever tried fertilizing a crop with gold?0 -
Fifty dollars worth of gold costs the same as fifty dollars worth of manure, but no one says that cow poop is as valuable as gold.
If you're a farmer it's worth more (by volume). Ever tried fertilizing a crop with gold?
If you're a jeweller it's worth more (by value). Ever sold crap?0 -
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Lol. That's the first time I've seen a "muscle weighs more that fat" thread bumped.0 -
This is all BS. I was asked, just this morning, whether a pound of feathers weighed less than a pound of lead. I answered, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the pound of lead was heavier. Everyone knows this, and you'd be stupid to suggest otherwise. So, as muscle is denser--as is lead to feathers--than fat, one must deduce that, in fact, a pound of muscle weighs significantly more than a pound of fat...
Tragically, I don't think you're being sarcastic...
A pound of feathers and a pound of lead both weigh a pound. Don't think to hard about it (please).
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I don't know about you, but its really irritating when someone posts about how irritating it is that muscle weighs more than fat.
Thank you for the PSA though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlSv4SUYWo
^^^^ I second this. This must also be the most trolled thread topic EVER.0 -
This is all BS. I was asked, just this morning, whether a pound of feathers weighed less than a pound of lead. I answered, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the pound of lead was heavier. Everyone knows this, and you'd be stupid to suggest otherwise. So, as muscle is denser--as is lead to feathers--than fat, one must deduce that, in fact, a pound of muscle weighs significantly more than a pound of fat...
I hope you posted this on purpose in the guise of sarcasm....Otherwise, I feel that our educational system is failing us!0 -
5 POUNDS of muscle is the same as 5 POUNDS of fat...it's just that muscle is less dense and takes up less room. How come people don't get that?
Actually, muscle is denser than fat. It's a fun fact that helps fat people like me float better in water.0 -
This is all BS. I was asked, just this morning, whether a pound of feathers weighed less than a pound of lead. I answered, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the pound of lead was heavier. Everyone knows this, and you'd be stupid to suggest otherwise. So, as muscle is denser--as is lead to feathers--than fat, one must deduce that, in fact, a pound of muscle weighs significantly more than a pound of fat...
I hope you posted this on purpose in the guise of sarcasm....Otherwise, I feel that our educational system is failing us!
Apparently there are two different ways to view this - I guess you don't see that.0 -
Muscle weighs more than fat...BY VOLUME.
Truth. End story.0 -
This is all BS. I was asked, just this morning, whether a pound of feathers weighed less than a pound of lead. I answered, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the pound of lead was heavier. Everyone knows this, and you'd be stupid to suggest otherwise. So, as muscle is denser--as is lead to feathers--than fat, one must deduce that, in fact, a pound of muscle weighs significantly more than a pound of fat...
Tragically, I don't think you're being sarcastic...
A pound of feathers and a pound of lead both weigh a pound. Don't think to hard about it (please).
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lmao, this topic is funny every time.0
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Fifty dollars worth of gold costs the same as fifty dollars worth of manure, but no one says that cow poop is as valuable as gold.
If you're a farmer it's worth more (by volume). Ever tried fertilizing a crop with gold?
If you're a jeweller it's worth more (by value). Ever sold crap?
Ratner's have. Apparently.
(you probably have to be a UKer to understand that one).
Truth. End story.
Ha ha. Sadly not!
Blimey and I thought I was a language pedant. This thread though. Hilarious!
I think - at least I hope - most people have the common sense to understand people say things a bit wrong sometimes, and the phrase "muscle weighs more than fat" pretty much universally gets interpreted as "if you body is flabby and you start working out and turn it to muscle, you might not lose actually weight, but you will be fitter and healthier".
Because surely that's what actually matters.0 -
ok, I can't believe I'm actually wasting my time replying, but since someone has recently bumped an old thread like this that I have previously posted on and I can easily copy and paste my response from there, here goes...
If you think someone is wrong when they say that muscle weighs more than fat then you are an idiot.
If you need it to be specified that they are talking about a comparative volume then you are either intentionally misunderstanding or are too stupid and shouldn't be allowed to comment...
Would you also argue that steel isn't harder than rubber because it wasn't stated whether the steel was in solid or liquid state?0 -
ok, I can't believe I'm actually wasting my time replying, but since someone has recently bumped an old thread like this that I have previously posted on and I can easily copy and paste my response from there, here goes...
If you think someone is wrong when they say that muscle weighs more than fat then you are an idiot.
If you need it to be specified that they are talking about a comparative volume then you are either intentionally misunderstanding or are too stupid and shouldn't be allowed to comment...
Would you also argue that steel isn't harder than rubber because it wasn't stated whether the steel was in solid or liquid state?
"Muscle does not weigh more than fat, any more than lead weighs more than feathers. A pound is a pound is a pound. Where the misunderstanding often comes in is that muscle is much more dense than fat, so that, by volume, it seems to weigh more. That is, a pound of muscle occupies less space than a pound of fat. In addition, because a pound of muscle burns more fat than a pound of fat, even at rest, by increasing your lean muscle tissue mass, you're helping your body burn more calories."
Most people are not talking about volume from my experience.0
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