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Originally posted by UTI
misconception... they both weigh the same... a pound of muscle is the same as a pound of fat...
But muscle makes you seem thinner, because it takes less muscle per pound.
Exactly, 1 lb of anything will weigh the same as 1 lb of anything else. What is really meant is muscle is much more dense than fat, and therefore weighs more per cubic cm/inch/metre/foot/yard. Its the same as having a small bag of pennies vs a huge garbage bag of feathers. Each can weigh the same but take up a much different volume of space.
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