PLEASE stop saying....
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Perhaps a more accurate statement would be to state that muscle has a much higher density than fat.0
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omg OP you took the words right out of my mouth! I HATE when people say that! It's like what weighs more a pound of rocks or a pound of feathers? It's the same damn thing! One is less dense than the other! Move along ignorant people!
People aren't saying a pound vs. a pound though, so it isn't the same thing.0 -
For heaven's sake...Please stop saying muscle weighs more than fat!!
Sorry for this stupid vent.... been hearing it everywhere..on here - on facebook - face to face etc.
Muscle takes up less space than fat however one pound of fat and one pound of muscle both weigh...ONE pound!!! LOL
This is why it is important to measure yourself! If your scale is not being nice...measure measure measure!!
My vent for the day!
Meh, I wish people would stop posting nonsense like this ^^ Who only has one pound of fat and one pound of muscle?0 -
For heaven's sake...Please stop saying muscle weighs more than fat!!
Sorry for this stupid vent.... been hearing it everywhere..on here - on facebook - face to face etc.
Muscle takes up less space than fat however one pound of fat and one pound of muscle both weigh...ONE pound!!! LOL
This is why it is important to measure yourself! If your scale is not being nice...measure measure measure!!
My vent for the day!
Lol yea, I just shrug it off... I know what they are really trying to say. And the 'know it all' lecture in bro-science responses are really not necessary for most people.0 -
For heaven's sake...Please stop saying muscle weighs more than fat!!
Sorry for this stupid vent.... been hearing it everywhere..on here - on facebook - face to face etc.
Muscle takes up less space than fat however one pound of fat and one pound of muscle both weigh...ONE pound!!! LOL
This is why it is important to measure yourself! If your scale is not being nice...measure measure measure!!
My vent for the day!
Most people know that.
When people say muscle weighs more than fat,they are most of the time
Talking about density/volume.
A square foot of muscle weighs more than a square foot of fat,so
Technically yea it does weigh more
^ Thanks, This pretty much sums it up.
Now, next discussion, Why do people think they are loosing fat rather than losing it? I rather lose fat than have loose fat.
RIGHT!!! This makes me crazy :laugh:0 -
How come no one is putting up this picture? I thought it explained everything perfectly.
But they both weigh exactly the same.0 -
The thing I find the silliest about these arguments on this site is that the question being asked is nearly always "Why am I losing inches but not weight". The answer is because you are losing more fat than muscle and muscle weighs more (i.e. is heavier).
To then start an argument over whether one pound = one pound is beyond ridiculous since we already know pounds are not the issue. Inches are. (or sometimes kg vs. cm).
So keep your silly 1 lb of everything and tell me how I would be smaller but not lighter, unless it's because what I'm maintaining weighs more than what I'm losing.0 -
How come no one is putting up this picture? I thought it explained everything perfectly.
But they both weigh exactly the same.
Exactly! 5lbs muscle weighs the same as 5lbs of fat. THE SAME!0 -
It should be repeated often. It should be a sticky and part of a welcome message when people join the site. lol0
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When I was in 4th grade, I remember a 3rd grader crushing her oreos on the playground. I asked her what she was doing and she said, "I wanted to make more cookies, so I am crushing them so there would be more". I feel just as smart today, knowing why her reasoning was so far off, as I feel right now reading these posts! :drinker:0
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Can't believe I just read this whole thread. Wowsers.
Scales tell you how heavy you are (on earth, they don't work in space) and that doesn't actually matter, unless you are going to do a bungee jump and the guy in charge of the elastic needs to know.
Calipers tell you how much of you is made up of fat. I suggest calipers.
I don't know how much calipers weigh compared to muscle. Probably the same?0 -
Ok so in 4 weeks of going to the gym 3 times a week i have managed to lose 1st1lb in fat and gain 8lb of muscle. 4 inches off hips, 4 inches off waist, 4 inches off *kitten* and and inch from each thigh weight loss of 10lb. So you can't build muscle on 1200 calories... Rubbish! I did it!!!
You are trolling right? You can't be serious.0 -
I can of manure has the same volume as 1 can of ordure. They're both full of *kitten*.:laugh:1 litre of kettlebells has the same volume as 1 litre of shakeology.
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It should be repeated often. It should be a sticky and part of a welcome message when people join the site. lol
Would the sticky say something like: "If you say something is heavier than something else we will assume you have the same weight of each but are too stupid to know it."?0 -
Can't believe I just read this whole thread. Wowsers.
Scales tell you how heavy you are (on earth, they don't work in space) and that doesn't actually matter, unless you are going to do a bungee jump and the guy in charge of the elastic needs to know.
Calipers tell you how much of you is made up of fat. I suggest calipers.
I don't know how much calipers weigh compared to muscle. Probably the same?
A pound of calipers weighs the same of a pound of muscle. don't know about fat though.0 -
This is awesome! Since a pound of me weighs the same as a pound of a supermodel, I weigh the same as a supermodel!0
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This is awesome! Since a pound of me weighs the same as a pound of a supermodel, I weigh the same as a supermodel!
Doesn't that make you feel empowered?0 -
Muscle does weigh more than fat. Rocks weigh more than feathers. Steel weighs more than paper.
To get a pound of rocks may just take one rock and you might need a thousand feathers BUT they both weigh a pound. Density, density, density.0 -
This is awesome! Since a pound of me weighs the same as a pound of a supermodel, I weigh the same as a supermodel!
I got you beat, I weigh the same as my kids.0 -
NO!
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Excerpt from Livestrong.com
On average, the density of fat is 0.9 g/mL. The density of muscle is 1.1 g/mL. Using the averages, 1 liter of muscle weighs 1.06 kg, or 2.3 lbs., while 1 liter of fat weighs .9 kg, or 1.98 lbs. This may vary due to numerous factors including race, being extremely lean, or being extremely obese
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/438693-a-pound-of-fat-vs-a-pound-of-muscle/#ixzz2SvLFwwiA0 -
God im so confused either that or thick !!!!0
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God im so confused either that or thick !!!!
Or people are crazy.0 -
I think you mean toned muscle. ;-)0
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Seriously, WHO CARES?! There is no one out there thinking that 1 pound of muscle weighs more than 1 pound of fat. Well, maybe there are a few lol but the vast majority of people that say it are just pointing out that if you fill one wagon with fat and one wagon with muscle, the wagon with muscle would weigh more. Why oh why oh WHY does everyone have to keep arguing about it? We're all saying the same thing!! GALKJSDFOSIMVE!!!!!!
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bahahaahaa!!!0
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