does it bother you when...

ecolkitt
ecolkitt Posts: 7 Member
edited October 2 in Chit-Chat
people say that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat...........no they don't!!- they are both just a pound. Just like a ton of feathers weighs exactly the same as a ton of bricks. I get that the amount of muscle in a pound is much less then the amount of fat in one pound. It just makes me crazy to hear it put that way!

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  • focus2bfit
    focus2bfit Posts: 201
    agreed
  • skinimin
    skinimin Posts: 252 Member
    So true!
  • Heatherbelle_87
    Heatherbelle_87 Posts: 1,078 Member
    People truly confuse density with weight. Very frustrating but incredibly common, and not just in the fat vs muscle issue
  • SarabellPlus3
    SarabellPlus3 Posts: 496 Member
    I've never heard anyone say that! Wild. I've only heard "muscle weighs more than fat."
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    No one says a pound of anything weighs more than a pound of anything else unless they are a complete idiot. People say muscle weighs more than fat because a cubic inch of muscle weighs more than a cubic inch of fat.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    Nope i mean who really cares what people say
  • ecolkitt
    ecolkitt Posts: 7 Member
    I'll tell you whats not going to weigh the same though..me after I go to the gym! thanks for letting me vent now its off to the gym for me!
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    :flowerforyou:
  • dmwaski
    dmwaski Posts: 6
    AMEN! I don't think people realize what they are saying!
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
    No one says a pound of anything weighs more than a pound of anything else unless they are a complete idiot. People say muscle weighs more than fat because a cubic inch of muscle weighs more than a cubic inch of fat.

    :)
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    No, I have much more important things to think about. Does it really matter? Or for that matter does it have any impact on losing weight? No. It's simply a way to express the idea that 2 people who weigh the same can look completely different... but it does seem to make for a good argument starter on the boards.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Again?
  • SimplyShanRunning
    SimplyShanRunning Posts: 885 Member
    :yawn:

    its whatev.....
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    Stfu are you serious?!?!
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    This doesn't even register on my list of things that bother me. I don't care what other people believe. I have my own misguided beliefs to grapple with.
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    This doesn't even register on my list of things that bother me. I don't care what other people believe. I have my own misguided beliefs to grapple with.

    I love grappling..... i prefer japanese over brazilian jiu jitsu
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    It' doesn't bother me, it's "eh whatever dude".
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    This doesn't even register on my list of things that bother me. I don't care what other people believe. I have my own misguided beliefs to grapple with.

    I love grappling..... i prefer japanese over brazilian jiu jitsu
    I hate you.
  • CountryDevil
    CountryDevil Posts: 819 Member
    :noway:
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
    This doesn't even register on my list of things that bother me. I don't care what other people believe. I have my own misguided beliefs to grapple with.

    I love grappling..... i prefer japanese over brazilian jiu jitsu
    I hate you.

    what about capoeira?
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    people say that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat...........no they don't!!- they are both just a pound. Just like a ton of feathers weighs exactly the same as a ton of bricks. I get that the amount of muscle in a pound is much less then the amount of fat in one pound. It just makes me crazy to hear it put that way!

    Most people don't say "a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat" (granted some do, but that's just assanine), most people say "muscle weighs more than fat" which is true when taking volume into consideration because muscle is more dense than fat so by volume muscle does weigh more than fat. Or a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    This doesn't even register on my list of things that bother me. I don't care what other people believe. I have my own misguided beliefs to grapple with.

    I love grappling..... i prefer japanese over brazilian jiu jitsu
    I hate you.

    what about capoeira?
    That's more my speed.
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member
    This doesn't even register on my list of things that bother me. I don't care what other people believe. I have my own misguided beliefs to grapple with.

    I love grappling..... i prefer japanese over brazilian jiu jitsu
    I hate you.

    what about capoeira?
    That's more my speed.

    see...i knew me and you rocked for some reason. we'll add that to our traveling act.
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    people say that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat...........no they don't!!- they are both just a pound. Just like a ton of feathers weighs exactly the same as a ton of bricks. I get that the amount of muscle in a pound is much less then the amount of fat in one pound. It just makes me crazy to hear it put that way!

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  • NotGoddess
    NotGoddess Posts: 1,198 Member
    It did at one time, but now I just translate. Just like when someone says they want to 'tone' their muscles. I know there is no such thing and what they want to do is reduce the fat layer and pump up the muscle so it's more defined.

    Sometimes you have to read what they mean, not what they write.
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    This doesn't even register on my list of things that bother me. I don't care what other people believe. I have my own misguided beliefs to grapple with.

    I love grappling..... i prefer japanese over brazilian jiu jitsu
    I hate you.

    what about capoeira?

    I cant dance i tend to stick with sambo and krav maga.....i fight dirty!
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