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Muscle weighs more than fat?
Is it true that a person can become skinnier but still weigh as much as they did when they where fat? Like that whole "muscle weighs more than fat", is that true? So, could I be skinny but still weigh a lot on the scale? Please explain that concept to me. Thanks!
P.S- I am 14/F if you need to know that;)
Also, I am about 145 pounds and 5ft 4in.
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I know this is an old question, but since people can still come across it easily through a Google search, I wanted to correct a few things that were said here.
First, muscle doesn't technically weigh more than fat. A pound weighs a pound. Fat, per pound, takes up more room than muscle. If you start working out, you can go down in clothing size and still weigh the same.
Fat does NOT turn into muscle. They are two different things. You can lose fat and build up muscle by working out. You cannot magically turn one into another.
If you are female, the chances that you will bulk up or get larger from working out or lifting weights is very slim. This is a common misconception that is dangerous, because it prevents women from working out. Professional body builders have to have the right body type to begin with and have to left very large amounts of weight to look like that. It won't happen to you by accident.
These things are not my opinion. They are medical facts.
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yes when you are very muscler and leanand you weigh the same amount as a over weight person that is becasue muscle weighs three times more that fat
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Yes, that is true. Muscle weighs more than fat. I don't think you are overweight, but if you feel you need to tone some areas up there are lots of exercises you can do. I always have problems with my stomach and this website helps me:
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I know it says it is for after you have a baby but honestly it helps all women/girls with their problem areas. Make sure you are eating healthy, drinking lots of water, and at least walking (if not doing more exercising) daily. That will keep your weight AND body healthy.
Good luck.
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Yes, it's true. Muscle is denser than fat, which means that 1 pound of fat will take up more space than 1 pound of muscle; therefore if you lost fat and gained muscle, you can still weigh a lot but you will look thinner. This is also why bodybuilders can have very little body fat and still weigh a lot.
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yeah, muscle weighs more than fat. So if you're skinny and you have a good amount of muscle you could weigh more than someone not as skinny as you who has more fat.
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Yes, it's completely true. A person who has a higher body fat percentage than someone else but weighs the same as them, then they will look bigger. Think of it this way: Muscle is like gold, it's solid and dense. Fat is fluffy, like cotton balls. If you were to fill a plastic baggy with gold, and another bag with cotton balls, the gold bag would weigh much more, but the bags would still be the same size. Same goes for body composition. That's why athletes who are extremely fit and muscular have distorted BMI results. They have a lot of muscle which weighs a lot, but it's all packed in so they look really toned and lean. Your goal should be to become lean and strong, not skinny. Most people who diet often lose muscle mass, and then they are faced with eating less in order not to gain weight. Hope I explained this well enough, it's kinda confusing...i know.lol
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It's absolutely true. Here's why:
Like the rest of our body, muscles are comprised of about 72% water and when your muscles grow from working out, essentially what has happened is that water and muscle glycogen have been forced to be retained inside the muscle belly; hence the increased size. This of course means that the mass is heavier than the lipids which make up bodyfat which contain less water. This is why Iam always saying that weight is deceiving and the mirror is a better tool to measure progress.
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Muscle weighs more than fat. You're right about that.
Like thoes body-builders weigh like 230 pounds... but they are all muscle and you can tell that. =]
So when you start your diet *or if you have already* for the first little bit, you will lose weight, but eventually, you will start to gain weight back. that most likely is muscle.
But when, for example, you lose weight on your arms for lifting, eventually, you will get muscles.
Most people who exersize a lot arn't the skinniest people because they exersize and have lots of muscles, so you will never be the tiniest person around.
Hope this helps.
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yeah definately true. muscle weighs a lot more than fat. i work out a lot because i play basketball & i did weightlifting for a few months. i weighed the same, but some fat turned into muscle. soo yeah it kind of depends on your body type. saying your 'skinny' doesn't have to do with how much you weigh, but how much body fat you have. you can go do the doctor to figure out your body fat percentage.
-hope that helped!♥
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