Fat Versus Muscle

wnbrice
wnbrice Posts: 244 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey I found this, and thought it was pretty legitimate so figured I would share it with people.

Summary: Muscle density is 1.06 g/ml and fat density is (about) 0.9
g/ml. Thus, one liter of muscle would weight 1.06 kg and one liter of
fat would weight 0.9 kg. In other words, muscle is about 18% denses
than fat.

So if you are working out hard, this combined with muscle water retention means you might stay the same or put on weight for awhile, however dont fear, you are just putting a short term gain for a long term loss.

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  • SocialPath
    SocialPath Posts: 6
    Thanks for sharing! I'll keep this in mind, so I don't go crazy. I've cut my calories, work out 4 times a week, and have gained 4 pounds across six weeks. It's hard to stay positive when every single measure shows no improvement, but I know it'll fall off eventually!
  • ArtemisMoon
    ArtemisMoon Posts: 144
    So funny to see this when I was just making comparisons of two body composition analysis reports I had done at my gym. They use some system with electrodes to check composition. I have been working with a personal trainer for five months twice a week and started out with 54.3% body fat. My most recent test was 48.8% and I weighed ten more lbs. for the second test than I did the first. So my weight went up, but my body fat still went down!

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