Muscle is not heavier than fat!

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  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    How many ways can we say muscle is more dense than fat?
    Any takers...? :drinker:
  • Krissy366
    Krissy366 Posts: 458 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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:

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    AHH!!! This picture is exactly what I was thinking when I read this post. 7th grade health class!
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    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
    *2+2=5

    *For really large values of 2
  • sicilysclover
    sicilysclover Posts: 173 Member
    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
    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
    hehehe. Thanks for the pick me up this morning. You really put some aspects of my life into perspective!
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member

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

    This makes no sense. Muscle and fat don't make any noise on their own.
  • throgmar
    throgmar Posts: 16 Member
    Muscle is denser than fat.

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    Thank you. Beat me to it.

    It's fascinating what people will do to make themselves feel smarter than someone else.

    A pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of muscle, too, but I'm sure you'd rather not look like you have a pound of feathers under your shirt.

    By the way, a pound of muscle results in a higher metabolism than a pound of jellybeans, too.
  • ChgingMe
    ChgingMe Posts: 539 Member
    LOL never thought about it that way. Thats too funny. But muscle is denser than fat and therefore 1 lb of muscle looks smaller than 1 lb of fat. I workout probably too much and have lost inches but not a single pound yet. If I wasnt measuring and dropping clothing sizes I would have probably backed off back to what I was doing.

    Good for you for not being a slave to the scale. Too many of us look at that number NOT moving and get discouraged. The real test is the clothes and the tape measure. Keep up the good work.
  • DJTJ34
    DJTJ34 Posts: 22
    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.



    Learn the difference between THEN AND THAN!
  • PhillyTD
    PhillyTD Posts: 375 Member
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  • shortnerdy
    shortnerdy Posts: 131
    This might be more accurate

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  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I suppose it would clear things up if we all said "Muscle is denser than fat". But then we'd have the people who say "What's 'dense' mean?"

    ...sounds like you may be one of them. :huh:

    Oddly enough, it's probably the dense people who don't get what dense means.
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Wait.... is the OP Honey-Boo-Boo or an unfortunate relative??? If so, this post make total sense.
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    Agreed, a certain volume of muscle will weigh more than the same volume of fat. TA-da.
  • hellohappylisa
    hellohappylisa Posts: 141 Member
    If you replace the amount of space that fat takes up with muscle, it will be heavier, because muscle is more dense. When people say that muscle weighs more than fat, they're talking about a human being who has burned fat and gained muscle and looks sexy as hell, but weighs more than what they started at!
  • 1Fizzle
    1Fizzle Posts: 241 Member
    But what if it's 2 pounds?? :tongue:
  • flyuk
    flyuk Posts: 28
    Successful troll is successful.
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    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.



    Learn the difference between THEN AND THAN!

    Im in the south. you be happy i aint sayin sumptin y'all aint able two reed, awrite?

    Bless your heart.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    but my pound does not weigh a pound as I'm from the UK. I would like a lb of £'s..

    Your pound weighs a stone.
  • kebrown73
    kebrown73 Posts: 17 Member
    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??

    THIS.
    :laugh: I am dying right now :laugh:
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    How many ways can we say muscle is more dense than fat?
    Any takers...? :drinker:

    Welp, we're at 3 pages so far....
  • TexanThom
    TexanThom Posts: 778
    Pikey!!!
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    But what if it's 2 pounds?? :tongue:

    well... since 2+2=5 (for really large values of 2) I would say 10 pounds.
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    but my pound does not weigh a pound as I'm from the UK. I would like a lb of £'s..

    Your pound weighs a stone.

    I wish I had a stone of £ but that is 14lbs
  • Snitch1
    Snitch1 Posts: 201 Member
    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.

    ^^^Is it not the density of the muscle which makes it sink?

    One cup water, one cup oil.
    Put in CLEAR glass jar.
    Water sinks, Oil floats.
    Molecular density.

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