Muscle is not heavier than fat!

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  • Pandasarecool
    Pandasarecool Posts: 508 Member
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    Yes it is.
    Put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water!
    The fat floats, muscle sinks. Therefore, the muscle is heavier.

    No, therefore the muscle is denser. High school Chemistry, look it up. ;-) :drinker:
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
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    go away

    ^^ If we say pretty please?
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,293 Member
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    Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat?

    1lb of fat weighs 1lb.

    1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!!

    1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1

    Hope this helps lol

    How about that.... then with this logic you and I weigh the same as 1 lb of you weighs the same as 1 lb of me, what a horse *kitten* argument this is.

    Because muscle is more dense it naturally weighs more (in equal volumes). When someone says muscle weighs more than fat, they are implying by volume, since "by volume" is implied there is no reason to state it or question the validity of the statement itself.
  • bridies01
    bridies01 Posts: 57 Member
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    compare weights for equal VOLUME and muscle weighs more then fat.
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    this!
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
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    Yes it is.
    Put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water!
    The fat floats, muscle sinks. Therefore, the muscle is heavier.

    No, therefore the muscle is denser. High school Chemistry, look it up. ;-) :drinker:

    The casual conversation definition of what constitutes a heavy material vs a light material is the definition of density.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat?

    1lb of fat weighs 1lb.

    1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!!

    1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1

    Hope this helps lol

    Seriously, semantics. Muscle is more dense than fat. One cup of muscle will weigh more than one cup of fat.

    That is what people mean when they say it. They know a pound is a pound. But I guess you feel better now you showed us all how smart you are.
  • amselby81
    amselby81 Posts: 150 Member
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    Yes it is.
    Put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water!
    The fat floats, muscle sinks. Therefore, the muscle is heavier.
    Welbert that is density, not weight:laugh:

    Then why does a witch weigh the same as a duck??

    Because she's made of wood, of course!
  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
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    Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat?

    1lb of fat weighs 1lb.

    1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!!

    1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1

    Hope this helps lol

    Because most people are talking volume when they say it and most people don't realize it. Here, let me show you:

    18429001_8072.jpg
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,667 Member
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    Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat?

    1lb of fat weighs 1lb.

    1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!!

    1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1

    Hope this helps lol
    Because if the volume (not the weight) is the same for both, muscle is heavier due to density. Hope that helps.

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  • APawli1224
    APawli1224 Posts: 80 Member
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    I platitude at 271 for about 3 weeks.. I lost over 20 inches in those two weeks though so while my fat was shedding off I was gaining muscle equally the same.. People are so silly sometimes
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
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    How many ways can we say muscle is more dense than fat?
    Any takers...? :drinker:
  • Krissy366
    Krissy366 Posts: 458 Member
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    Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat?

    1lb of fat weighs 1lb.

    1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!!

    1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1

    Hope this helps lol

    why does one gallon of muscle weigh more then one gallon of fat?
    why does one quart of muscle weigh more then one quart of fat?
    why does one liter of muscle weigh more then one liter of fat?
    why does one cubic inch of muscle weigh more then one cubic inch of fat?


    compare weights for equal VOLUME and muscle weighs more then fat.

    this makes more sense then your skewed logic anyway.. when I say Milk is heavier then gasoline, do you not first compare them for the same volume?

    when I say steel is heavier then wood , do you not compare them with identical size blocks? You wouldnt argue with me because the small steel bar in your hand weighs less then a 12' long 4x4.. you could easily see the volume diff.

    This...exactly.
  • amselby81
    amselby81 Posts: 150 Member
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    To the original poster, if you take a piece of muscle and a piece of fat that are exactly the same size, and then weigh them, the muscle would weigh more. If you take 1 pound of each, the fat would be bigger. That's why someone who's 200 lbs of mostly fat would be bigger than someone who is 200 lbs of mostly muscle. Stop being a jerk!
  • RDR1051
    RDR1051 Posts: 4
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    Yes it is.
    Put a pound of fat and a pound of muscle in water!
    The fat floats, muscle sinks. Therefore, the muscle is heavier.
    Welbert that is density, not weight:laugh:

    Then why does a witch weigh the same as a duck??

    Because she's made of wood, of course!

    Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
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    Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat?

    1lb of fat weighs 1lb.

    1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!!

    1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1

    Hope this helps lol

    Because most people are talking volume when they say it and most people don't realize it. Here, let me show you:

    18429001_8072.jpg

    AHH!!! This picture is exactly what I was thinking when I read this post. 7th grade health class!
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
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    but my pound does not weigh a pound as I'm from the UK. I would like a lb of £'s..
  • Williamj
    Williamj Posts: 199 Member
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    *2+2=5

    *For really large values of 2
  • sicilysclover
    sicilysclover Posts: 173 Member
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    Why do people always say on here that muscle is heavier than fat?

    1lb of fat weighs 1lb.

    1lb of muscle weighs.. guess what ... 1lb!!

    1lb of anything always weighs the same!!!111!1

    Hope this helps lol

    Seriously, semantics. Muscle is more dense than fat. One cup of muscle will weigh more than one cup of fat.

    That is what people mean when they say it. They know a pound is a pound. But I guess you feel better now you showed us all how smart you are.

    ^ thank you
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
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    How many ways can we say muscle is more dense than fat?
    Any takers...? :drinker:

    well.. jocks have muscle..and they're traditionally pretty dense compared to eggheads that normally dont have muscle..
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    hehehe. Thanks for the pick me up this morning. You really put some aspects of my life into perspective!

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