[srmb60]

This turned out to be a pretty informative thread!

[Jen415]

It sure did!

[FB]

Thanks Jen, I had fun!

[redlight]

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

[aware210]

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?

[JayEll]

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

Jay

[mayness]

Originally Posted by aware210

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?

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. (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.

[JayEll]

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!

Jay