PSA: Muscles do not weigh more than fat.
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To the OP:
No effing *kitten*, Sherlock....
If I see another thread that addresses this highly inexcusable source of confusion, I'm going to scream.
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To the OP:
No effing *kitten*, Sherlock....
If I see another thread that addresses this highly inexcusable source of confusion, I'm going to scream.
:explode: :explode: :explode:
Not only is another thread on this topic possible, but also it is very likely. In fact, I would say that it is inevitable.
(Makes note in calendar...August 1, 2012...start MFP forum thread on relative weights of muscle and fat. Use the following as examples: dog poop, feathers, boats, aluminum foil, chunks of iron, buoyant humans in various positions, etc.)0 -
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The remedial math kids thank you for this.0 -
I do so enjoy these threads. Keep up the good work everybody.
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Oh just shut up like we haven't had this thread 100 times before. Are you being supportive! No. Are you teaching us something new? No.
Sort it out people this is a support forum.
*rolls eyes*
There are plenty of people on MFP that do not readily understand the saying "Muscle weighs more than fat"... it seems to me that the OP was stating it in such a way that those individuals could grasp the concept. I actually think it's important for everyone to understand that even though you may weigh the same you are still progressing because muscle IS heavier than fat proportionally. People should try (self included) not to focus so much on the scale but look at their measurements, notice how clothing is fitting and how much their strength and stamina has improved.
For me, I like the reminder to keep going even though my scale hasn't budged in a week and a half.
Why tell the OP to shut up, why is this so offensive?? I keep reading forums and wishing I hadn't because no matter what the thread is, people attack the OP and plaster the boards with negativity.0 -
And if it was true that *everyone* truly understands this...
...we probably wouldn't already be on page 8.0 -
You could state it thus: Muscle does not weigh more than fat by weight
Of course, that is silly and so is the need to pretend that people aren't implying "by volume".0 -
To the OP:
No effing *kitten*, Sherlock....
If I see another thread that addresses this highly inexcusable source of confusion, I'm going to scream.
:explode: :explode: :explode:
Not only is another thread on this topic possible, but also it is very likely. In fact, I would say that it is inevitable.
(Makes note in calendar...August 1, 2012...start MFP forum thread on relative weights of muscle and fat. Use the following as examples: dog poop, feathers, boats, aluminum foil, chunks of iron, buoyant humans in various positions, etc.)
I've seen at least 4 threads started on the same exact topic in the past 2 months, with only one of them being an intentional troll. It's very annoying! Forum guidelines DO suggest searching the forums for an answer (or topic) before posting a similar--or in this case, identical--topic.0 -
hahahahaha I love this post.0
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I have found my new favorite thread!! HAHAHAHA my day has been blessed since I read this. Sarcasm is rampant, people are getting upset, serious debate is happening, and I get to enjoy it all!! I think the calories burned while scrolling all 8 pages was well worth it!!
(I wonder if we can get another 8 pages out of this thread? I Double Dog Dare You!)0 -
Takes me back to my first message board debate... copy paper and dumb bells
Great memories! 0 -
Uh, no, the muscle is denser and so has less volume, meaning it will sink, where as the fat has a lower density and more volume and so will float...Um, a pound of MUSCLE does weigh MORE than a pound of FAT.
If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.
It's simple psychics, asimov's second law of motion. duh.0 -
If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.
No way, somebody really just typed that???
So if I lie down in the water and somebody drops an aircraft carrier in the water next to me the aircraft carrier will sink faster than me because it's heavier than me right???0 -
:laugh:
If no one had it yet, hopefully they got it now
DENSE everyone, get it :laugh:a pound is a pound is a pound no matter how you weigh it. Just the space it takes up varies pending on the object. A pound of feathers take up more space than a pound of muscle.
I still don't get it. Could someone please explain it one more time but without all of the big complicated sciency words?
Eh, I'm probably just being DENSE. <--
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If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.
No way, somebody really just typed that???
So if I lie down in the water and somebody drops an aircraft carrier in the water next to me the aircraft carrier will sink faster than me because it's heavier than me right???
By George! I do believe you've got it. :glasses:0 -
Uh, no, once again confusing density with mass, it sinks because it is denser.Um, a pound of MUSCLE does weigh MORE than a pound of FAT.
If you put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water, only the muscle is going to sink because it's HEAVIER.
It's simple psychics, asimov's second law of motion. duh.
C'mon, man, keep up.
That post is sooooo five pages ago. We've since moved on to boats with various hull designs and balls of crumpled aluminum foil.0 -
I'm going to have to use sarcasm tags. 4 obvious tells and a veiled monty python reference are not enough.0
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I have found my new favorite thread!! HAHAHAHA my day has been blessed since I read this. Sarcasm is rampant, people are getting upset, serious debate is happening, and I get to enjoy it all!! I think the calories burned while scrolling all 8 pages was well worth it!!
(I wonder if we can get another 8 pages out of this thread? I Double Dog Dare You!)
I think we can do it.
Meanwhile, that's a nice looking largemouth bass you have there.0 -
I'm going to have to use sarcasm tags. 4 obvious tells and a veiled monty python reference are not enough.
No, please don't do that. Detecting sarcasm is a skill learned through practice. If you give it to them, they'll never get it.
You know, that old teach a man to fish thing...0 -
true a pound is a pound from water to fat0
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I'm going to have to use sarcasm tags. 4 obvious tells and a veiled monty python reference are not enough.
No, please don't do that. Detecting sarcasm is a skill learned through practice. If you give it to them, they'll never get it.
You know, that old teach a man to fish thing...
BAZINGA!0 -
I think the important question is:
If an MFP -Master- Debator dies in the middle of the Forrest...
Would any one care ?0 -
Got me there, although it is gone 2300 here and I have no idea why I am reading this thread rather than sleeping...
:laugh:I'm going to have to use sarcasm tags. 4 obvious tells and a veiled monty python reference are not enough.0 -
First, I'll apologize for being in a bad mood. I'm sick. Please forgive me.
Some of these forum topics are petty...who cares? I think we all know what people mean when they say 'muscles weigh more than fat'. I think you're being as rude as the spelling police! Everyone KNOWS a pound is a pound. You aren't making youself sound smarter by pointing that out.
Try to be constructive and really help people, not put them down.
That is all.0 -
Some of these forum topics are petty...who cares? I think we all know what people mean when they say 'muscles weigh more than fat'. I think you're being as rude as the spelling police! Everyone KNOWS a pound is a pound. You aren't making youself sound smarter by pointing that out.
Try to be constructive and really help people, not put them down.
That is all.
Maybe a dose of your own advice will make you less bitter.0 -
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I think you know what people mean when they say it.
I don't see what's wrong about saying "muscle weighs more than fat" ... if you take a blob of fat and then take a blob of muscle of the same size, the muscle will weigh more. I wish people would stop nit picking everything that is said on here.
Sounds good and I agree. But my endocronologist told me i was obese due to height/weight ratio. at 5'3 and 172 i am classified as obese. When I told her that i was in a size 9/10 and did insanity 6 days a week and muscle weighs more that fat she laughed and told me to lose 30 pounds.
I lost the doctor!!!
Good choice!
Oh I forgot this part. that was after she told me to go on the scarsdale diet to lose the weight.... Ahhh No!!!
Yeah, the Scarsdale Diet is pretty good. I've lost weight on it for sure, but I'm still not at my goal. There are a bunch of them on the internet that all differ, but I used http://www.scarsdale-diet-plan.com I dropped about 20 pounds on this, but it was kind of hard, but it still worked.0 -
Weight has nothing to do with it: it's all about leverage.0
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None of this even matters...
...until you stop lifting and your muscle turns to fat.0
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