PSA: Muscles do not weigh more than fat.

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  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,267 Member
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    :yawn:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    A pound of muscles equals a pound of fat. However, muscle is denser than fat; therefore a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

    Thanks so much for letting me know that a pound equals a pound. I've been wondering about that for sooooo long.

    But I'm still a little confused. If I have 6 kg of fat and 6 kg of muscle, which weighs more???
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    By this logic there is no difference between a feather and a pile of poop.

    1lb of feathers = 1lb of poop. If you want to compare weight.

    To make it simpler for everyone:

    1lb of anything weighs the exact same as 1lb of anything else.

    Any further questions?

    Yes. Where is this magical world where there is only 1 pound of everything?
  • PittShkr
    PittShkr Posts: 1,000 Member
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    By this logic there is no difference between a feather and a pile of poop.

    1lb of feathers = 1lb of poop. If you want to compare weight.

    To make it simpler for everyone:

    1lb of anything weighs the exact same as 1lb of anything else.

    Any further questions?

    Yeah how do you know all of this stuff Brett .... are you smart or something?
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
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    What about about a lb of copy paper vs a 1 lb dumbbell?

    :laugh:

    As long as you do some Tae-bo, they'll balance out.

    But don't hold the dumb bell while you Tae-Bo, you don't want to get all bulky and manly.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
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    Well I never! *clutching pearls*
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,720 Member
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    Yeah how do you know all of this stuff Brett .... are you smart or something?

    Well I'm no nuclear engineer or anything, but I hear they're mostly just drunks anyway.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
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    You realized that people mean "by volume" when they say that right?

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    See? I weigh the same as I did when I was fat but now my volume is smaller.
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
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    A pound of muscles equals a pound of fat. However, muscle is denser than fat; therefore a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

    Thanks so much for letting me know that a pound equals a pound. I've been wondering about that for sooooo long.

    But I'm still a little confused. If I have 6 kg of fat and 6 kg of muscle, which weighs more???

    They both weigh...6kg
  • ZombieChaser
    ZombieChaser Posts: 1,555 Member
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    The answer is 42.


    ..... /endthread
  • NamibianRose
    NamibianRose Posts: 151 Member
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    I think you know what people mean when they say it.

    I don't see what's wrong about saying "muscle weighs more than fat" ... if you take a blob of fat and then take a blob of muscle of the same size, the muscle will weigh more. I wish people would stop nit picking everything that is said on here.

    People on the interwebs love to be pedantic.
  • ChgingMe
    ChgingMe Posts: 539 Member
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    I think you know what people mean when they say it.

    I don't see what's wrong about saying "muscle weighs more than fat" ... if you take a blob of fat and then take a blob of muscle of the same size, the muscle will weigh more. I wish people would stop nit picking everything that is said on here.

    Sounds good and I agree. But my endocronologist told me i was obese due to height/weight ratio. at 5'3 and 172 i am classified as obese. When I told her that i was in a size 9/10 and did insanity 6 days a week and muscle weighs more that fat she laughed and told me to lose 30 pounds.

    I lost the doctor!!!
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,291 Member
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    thisthreadagain.jpg \m/
  • zombiefarmboy
    zombiefarmboy Posts: 222 Member
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    Ah-ha! Excellent point my friend, but a challenger appears! Take a piece each of fat and muscle, portioning equal volume betwixt the two. A square inch of muscle would indeed exert more gravitational force than a square inch of fat!

    I have no idea why I typed like that, but I was really into it.
    IU think you just proved her point.
  • zombiefarmboy
    zombiefarmboy Posts: 222 Member
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    thisthreadagain.jpg \m/
    Heh, heh.
  • ashlafer
    ashlafer Posts: 42 Member
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    Ohmygosh you just made my day. :D
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    Boy! It's been awhile since I saw one of these threads!

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  • zombiefarmboy
    zombiefarmboy Posts: 222 Member
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    You realized that people mean "by volume" when they say that right?

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    See? I weigh the same as I did when I was fat but now my volume is smaller.
    Why does it look like the sides of your mouth are getting heavier as you're looking better? Smile!
  • jonward85
    jonward85 Posts: 534 Member
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    By this logic there is no difference between a feather and a pile of poop.

    1lb of feathers = 1lb of poop. If you want to compare weight.

    To make it simpler for everyone:

    1lb of anything weighs the exact same as 1lb of anything else.

    Any further questions?


    This is not true. 1lb of Gold (and most precious metal) weighs LESS than 1lb of other substances. Now the question is why :smile:
  • tungsten93
    tungsten93 Posts: 76 Member
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    A pound of muscles equals a pound of fat. However, muscle is denser than fat; therefore a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.

    Have a blessed day!

    I don't think anyone ever said a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat.

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