2007-05-23 04:08:34 · 18 answers · asked by moonlilystar 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yes, and if you're working out, the fat you have will turn to muscle before you start to feel like you're actually making progress. Keep it up.
2007-05-23 04:11:30 · answer #1 · answered by Brownie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a great question and one that has been the center of debate for years! First off, remember that the scale only tells you your entire body weight. It does not tell you the composition of that weight. And it is body composition that really matters.
Muscle does not weigh more than fat, any more than lead weighs more than feathers. A pound is a pound is a pound. Where the misunderstanding often comes in is that muscle is much more dense than fat, so that, by volume, it seems to weigh more. That is, a pound of muscle occupies less space than a pound of fat. In addition, because a pound of muscle burns more fat than a pound of fat, even at rest, by increasing your lean muscle tissue mass, you're helping your body burn more calories.
But back to your question. If you only have a small amount of weight to lose, then you may feel like the weight training is not helping you move down on the scale. In fact, the number may even go up, but you will look thinner. This is due to an increase in lean body mass (muscle, bone, blood volume) and a decrease in body fat. In other words, even if the scale doesn't change much, you will probably see a difference in how your clothes fit.
On the other hand, if you have a lot of weight to lose, you will also experience an increase in lean body mass and loss of body fat. But the results on the scale will probably be more dramatic.
2007-05-23 11:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by holla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A fat 170 lb guy will be a couple sizes larger than one the same weight but muscular
2007-05-23 11:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same mass of muscle does indeed weigh more than the same amount of fat. muscle is a denser tissue than fat.
2007-05-23 11:12:33 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscle is more dense than fat. That's why people with lower percentage body fat will not float as easily in water.
2007-05-23 11:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, muscle is denser than fat.
So if you had a shoebox full of fat, and a 2nd shoe box full of muscle, the shoebox full of muscle would weigh more.
2007-05-23 11:14:14 · answer #6 · answered by sandand_surf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes muscle weighs more
2007-05-23 11:15:10 · answer #7 · answered by ShirXtc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, according to what I have read, about 3 times more for the same weight.
2007-05-23 11:11:19 · answer #8 · answered by Pegasus90 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, absolutely. I lift weights and have done so most of my adult life, and even though my body fat is about average for a fit woman of my age, my weight is a lot higher.
2007-05-23 11:15:59 · answer #9 · answered by Amanda 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no a pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle. the muscle is denser however so it is more compact
2007-05-23 11:13:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋