Is it true that fat can be turned into muscle? Or do you build muscle only by breaking existing muscle?

Answer 1

actually fat is burned away..technically since it is solid oily substance (through swet or converted into energy), the muscle that appears over time is the increase of the mass of muscle that you already have (the fat is out of the way so the muscle may enlarge). So technically no, fat is not turned into muscle and muscle doesn't break existing muscle because you already have all the muscles...they just haven't enlarged yet

Answer 2

Fat can never be turned into muscle. Fat cells are distinctly different from muscle cells (trust me on this). What happens when someone works out is this: Cardiovascular exercise breaks or "melts" the fat cells to use it for energy. So you lose fat. As you incorporate weights, your existing muscle generates more muscle cells, so you notice tone/definition where you've been using the muscle. New muscle cells don't build by breaking existing muscle cells. Fat cells or adipocytes cannot be transformed into muscle cells or myocytes. What happens is you lose fat and gain muscle, which has prompted people to say that fat has "turned" into muscle, instead of the more accurate "replaced by" :)

Answer 3

Fat does not turn into muscle, nor does muscle turn into fat. They are two completely different things. You have to break the muscle to build it.

Answer 4

fat does not turn into muscle. you loose fat, and build muscle. often times not really loosing any weight in the process. remember muscle weighs more than fat. so if you're lifting, running, and eating clean, and you're still gaining some weight, it's because you're putting on muscle.

you should be able to look in the mirror and see the difference.

Answer 5

fat can be turned into muscle. You have to work out enough to do that though. But never from existing muscle. It can increase, but never build from muscle. If you are trying to build muscle, eat plenty of protein, and gain fat, which is like gaining weight, then burn it off by working out.

Answer 6

sometimes depending on what area it is in sometimes you just end up building muscle under fat

Answer 7

muscle cells are myocytes and fat cells are adipocytes they are two completely different cell structures.

fat turning to muscle would be like turning an apple into an orange