Published on January 28, 2025
Let me clear up this misconception.
As you can see from this graphic, 5 lbs. of fat is much bulkier than 5 lbs. of muscle but 5 lbs. are still 5 lbs. whether it’s 5 lbs. of fat, muscle, books, marbles, potatoes, rocks, coins, etc.
Fat is bulky and lumpy, so if you carry an extra 5 lbs. of fat, you’ll be lumpier than with 5 lbs. more muscle, and a 5 lb. pile of fat will take up more space (volume) than a 5 lb. pile of muscle.
A woman weighing 150 lbs. with 19% fat will look much smaller than a woman of 150 lbs. with 35% fat. They weigh the same, yet the composition is different because muscle is denser than fat.
Another way to visualize this: One pound of fat is roughly the size of a small grapefruit; one pound of muscle is about the size of a tangerine. That tangerine, however, is active tissue, meaning that it burns more calories at rest than fat does.
In other words, even when you’re lounging on the couch watching TV, your muscles are burning up energy much faster than the fat cells in your body. The more muscle tissue you have, the more energy you’re burning. The more energy you burn, the faster you’ll lose weight.
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