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Question asked by Wendy Thompson 1392 days ago

Does muscle weigh more then fat

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Do you weigh more when you have more muscle

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Answered by Karin Singleton 1392 days ago
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Hi Wendy,

when you look at it from a volume perspective, yes. When you google "volume of muscle compared to fat" you will see some images that illustrate this very well.

Karin Singleton
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Answered by Paul Thomas 1392 days ago
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Hi Wendy,

As Karin pointed out, muscle weighs more when expressed as the same unit of volume. In other words, fill a container with muscle tissue and fill the same-size container with fat tissue - the container with the muscle tissue will weigh more. That's because muscle tissue is more dense than fat tissue. Hopefully that makes sense to you.

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Answered by Harris Sophocleous 1390 days ago
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If you are talking in LBS. then 1lb of muscle weights the same as 1lb of fat. The only difference is that muscle is more dense than fat (as Paul mentioned).
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Answered by Susan Dalonzo 1390 days ago
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So many people think that the minute they begin working out and not losing weight the reason MUST be because muscle weighs more than fat.

Fat and muscle are completely different tissues. The more muscle one has the more metabolically fit they become.
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Answered by Nancy Korf 808 days ago
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Muscle takes up less space than fat (as others have said, it's more dense). So, a 150 pound person with relatively low body fat and more lean muscle will be more thin and trim than a person of the same height and weight with a higher percentage of body fat.

That's how people lose inches but not weight in some cases when they work out.
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Answered by Martin Petrofes 805 days ago
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The tissue density of muscle is higher than that of fat. To demonstrate this, a lean cut of meat will sink in water. While a chunk of fat floats. But how does this affect the perception of fat compared to lean muscle?
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