Another MFP member inspired me to post this....

There is an old "brain twister" type of puzzle
"which weights more, a ton of rocks or a ton of feathers"

the answer is simple. a ton is a ton, theres just alot MORE feathers than rocks

Kinda the same theory

True, but no one argues that 1lb weighs more than 1lb, they argue that because muscle is more dense it weighs more. And it does and always will as long as gravity is around. the more dense something is the more it weighs, naturally.

That WAS the point I was making

Muscle most definitely weighs more than fat

If I understand correctly what people try to say is that if you had the exact same size (meaning same length, with and thinckness) in muscle and fat you can guarantee muscle would weight more. I think that is what they are talking about not 5lbs of one and 5lbs of the other. JMO

For those of you who are confused about the topic of "muscle weighing MORE than fat"....

Muscle Does Not Weigh More Than Fat (five pounds is five pounds), but it is Much Nicer to Look at



As you can see, the 5 lbs. of fat is much bulkier than the 5 lbs. of muscle, but five pounds is still five pounds. Muscle does not weigh more than fat.

Fat is bulky and lumpy so if you carry an extra five pounds of fat, you'll be lumpier than with five pounds more muscle. A five pound pile of fat will take up more space (volume) than a five pound pile of muscle; but five pounds is still five pounds, so for those of you that don't "get" English, you cannot say one thing weighing a certain weight weighs more than another thing at that same weight. It's a common joke to play on an 8-year old. The correct way to state the muscle weighs more than fat scenario is, "Muscle is heavier by volume than fat."

A woman weighing 150 pounds with 19% fat will look much smaller (and be much healthier) than a woman at 150 pounds with 35% fat. They weigh the same, yet the composition is different. Because muscle is more dense than fat the person with less fat and more muscle will look smaller.

Stop being so obsessed with body weight and start paying attention to body composition. How much body fat do you have compared to muscle? Simply seeing how much you weigh isn't very helpful.