This turned out to be a pretty informative thread!

It sure did! :)

Thanks Jen, I had fun! :)

Actually a cubic inch of muscle weighs more than a cubic inch of fat.

a pound is a pound but muscle weighs more than fat. hard to wrap your mind around i guess lol. but lets see if it can get clearer..
muscle does not weigh more than fat..becasue clearly a pound of fat and a pound of muscle both weigh a pound

BUT a pound of fat, will occupy more space than a pound of muscle, therefore if you have a set of fat and a set of muscle, that both occupy the same volume of space, then the muscle will weigh more than the fat

like a bowling ball weighs more than a blow up ball of the same size and shape.. right?

Yep! That's it! :cheer2: Good analogy, Aware210.

Jay

Yup... and that's what everyone means when they use that phrase... which is why I've always wondered why all of the "a pound is a pound" ****s will instantly correct anyone who says it. :dizzy: (I love you guys.. I really do.. it's just one of my pet peeves! And I'm not just referring to these forums.) I sure don't say it anymore, lol.

mayness, I think it's because a lot of people say, "A pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat." And that's wrong. :)

The right way to say it is that a pound of muscle is smaller in size than a pound of fat.

And around it goes! :rofl: :crazy:

Jay