Fitness Myth: Muscle weighs more than fat
Have you ever said to yourself or to a friend, “Don’t worry. You haven’t gained any weight. Muscle weighs more than fat, so you’re probably just gaining muscle…”?
Let’s take ourselves back to elementary math…..a pound of sand weighs the same as a pound of rocks, right? Then why would a pound of muscle weigh more than a pound of fat? A pound weighs a pound no matter what you’re weighing. So a pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as a pound of fat. But muscle is more dense than fat so more muscle you have, the leaner you look. Two people who are the same height and weight can look completely different. One can hold their weight in lean muscle and the other in fat.
Did you know that one pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day but one pound of fat only burns 2 calories a day!? So the more muscle you carry or the leaner you are, the higher your metobolic rate. This is why its so important to include weight training in your workout routine if you’re trying to lose fat.
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