What weighs more... Muscle or Fat?

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Ok people, it's that time again to ask "what weighs more... Muscle or Fat?"

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I don't care what anyone says...Muscle weighs more than fat.

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Trick question! They both weigh nothing in space.

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Boob fat definitely weighs more than ankle fat. I've done a clinical study on this.

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If you're comparing equal volumes, then the muscle will weigh more.
If you're comparing equal weights, then they will weigh the same and the muscle will take up less space.
If the muscle is on the moon and the fat is on Earth, then it will probably weigh less than the fat depending on the volumes of each.

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Muscle weighs more than fat, however, you want to burn fat not muscle.

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Mycophilia wrote: »

Trick question! They both weigh nothing in space.

I'm glad we're all approaching this from the same angle (also, I type too slowly!) :drinker:

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When comparing materials, you weigh one vs the other with equal volumes. This also helps to determine density.
Muscle vs fat in equal volume..................muscle will weigh more.

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Really want to bake your noodle? Weigh both, then go to the top floor of a tall building and weigh both again.

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Depends....

If you have 5 lbs of muscle and 1 lb of fat... muscle weighs more.
If you have 5 lbs of fat and 1 lb of muscle... fat weighs more.
If you have 5 lbs of muscle and 5 lbs of fat... they weigh the same.

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Iv been working out and eating good ️been under my calorie count for ages and I'm the same as I was 2 week ago

was hoping it was because muscle Weighs more

not good

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A pound of each will weigh the same--muscle just takes up less space, doesn't it?

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nikkinoellemary wrote: »

A pound of each will weigh the same--muscle just takes up less space, doesn't it?

You can't compare equal of weights of something to see which is heaver as they will weight the same. You need to compare equal volumes. At the same volume, muscle will weigh more than fat.

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kami3006 wrote: »

nikkinoellemary wrote: »

A pound of each will weigh the same--muscle just takes up less space, doesn't it?

You can't compare equal of weights of something to see which is heaver as they will weight the same. You need to compare equal volumes. At the same volume, muscle will weigh more than fat.

Well, yeah of course.

A gallon tub of Cheese Doodles will weigh less than a gallon tub of cottage cheese. Of course at equal volume cottage cheese will weigh more. There has to be more of it to take up volume. But a pound of Cheese Doodles will be larger in size than a pound of cottage cheese, even though they weigh the same.

I misunderstood the context of the question.

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jessicalallen18 wrote: »

Iv been working out and eating good ️been under my calorie count for ages and I'm the same as I was 2 week ago was hoping it was because muscle Weighs more not good x

It's pretty hard to build a lot of muscle in two weeks. But it's really common to retain a little extra water for a couple of weeks, which can cause a stall on the scale. Sometimes people mistake this for muscle gain, but fortunately it's just a temporary fluctuation.

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Bored?

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what weighs more 10 pounds of feathers or 10 pounds of bricks?

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solieco1 wrote: »

what weighs more 10 pounds of feathers or 10 pounds of bricks?

Which hurts more when you drop it on your foot?