Muscle Weighs More than Fat | Beating the Bulge

Muscle vs Fat

by Michael on 01/05/09 at 10:44 pm

Please stop consoling overweight people by telling them that muscle weighs more than fat. It’s simply not true. A pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as a pound of fat because a pound is a pound. Got it? What is true is that fat takes up about 20 percent more space than muscle. Take two women who are virtually the same height and weigh 150 pounds each; one woman has 19% body fat and the other has 35%. The first woman will look smaller because muscle is more dense than fat (it takes up less space). The second woman will look lumpier and bigger because her body is composed of 35% fat.

This is why working out is so important. Building lean muscle mass will not only make your body more efficient and healthier, but you’ll look better. And the mere presence of more muscle on your body means that your body is burning more fuel to carry on its daily activities.

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