Fat vs Muscle

I hear people say all the time "muscle weighs more than fat" I don't know who started this, but they must have missed school that day. There is absolutely no way that one pound can more weigh than another. A pound is a pound whether it is muscle, fat, feathers, rocks, cookies or apples. You cannot change how much a pound weighs.

The thing you need to look at is how much space it takes up. Muscle takes up so much less space. Like a pound of rocks takes up a lot less space than a pound of feathers. A pound of apples takes up less space than a pound of Hershey's kisses. So stop saying a pound of fat weighs more than a pound of muscle. That can never happen. These two weigh the same, but the one with muscles looks much smaller. That is because the muscles take up so much less space. To get a lean toned body you should focus on building lean muscle mass. Do not focus on what that number on the scale says. Focus on getting healthy and building your muscles. (Don't worry women you will not get bulky. We have less testosterone and our muscles will not bulk up like this).

 

 

I would much rather carry around some tangerines than some grapefruits. Wouldn't you? So be sure to focus on building those muscles!!