Muscle Weighs More Than Fat?(Sometimes a reader will. This is one of those times.)QUESTION: I’m trying to lose fat, but I seem to have reached a weight loss plateau. My weight has remained exactly the same for about 4 weeks straight even though I’m eating right and working out. Is it possible that I’m still losing fat but just gaining equal amounts of muscle? I’ve heard muscle weighs more than fat, so I figured the muscle I’m building is replacing the fat I’m losing and it’s causing my weight to remain the same even though I’m still losing fat just fine? Is this what’s happening? ![]() How to Build Muscle Without Fat. Bulking up typically involves consuming more calories in order to feed the muscles you are building. The problem with eating more is.Burn The Fat, Feed the Muscle Reviews "Among the overwhelming plethora of fitness, weight loss and exercise books on the market today, there are very few that will. Want to get a Ripped and Cut body as fast as you can naturally? Here's how bodybuilders, fitness models, and actors get ripped and cut muscles and abs. How to fight fat after 40 You'll gain 30lb a year if you eat the same in middle age as you did in your 30s. A new book reveals how you can stay trim. When you pause and reflect on the past year as you look ahead to a new one, it really makes you think. ![]() ANSWER: Boy do I love this question. It contains 2 elements that I love (a mostly silly idea and a meaningless saying), and this gives me a chance to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. But right now I want to look at the specific cause this person referenced in their question. They claim that despite eating right/working out with the intent to lose weight, they aren’t. In fact, it’s been 4 weeks since they’ve lost any weight at all, which means they have officially hit the dreaded weight loss plateau. Now, since “weight” can be a few different things besides just fat, IT IS possible that they are losing fat, but that “fat weight” is being counterbalanced by the gain in some other form of weight. For example, weight loss and weight gain can happen as a result of: fatmusclewaterglycogenpoopall of the above. So sure, there is a possibility that a pound of fat was successfully lost in the same period of time that a pound of something else was gained, thus making it appear as though you’ve hit a fat loss plateau even though some fat WAS actually lost (which means you’re just experiencing a weight loss plateau, and now you can see the difference between the two). This is why it’s a good idea to monitor your progress using more than just your body weight (for example measurements, body fat percentage, pictures, mirror, etc.). Daily, weekly and even monthly (if you know what I mean, ladies) fluctuations in body weight as a result of some of the items on the list above can skew actual fat loss progress. No doubt about that. But let’s get back to this person’s exact question? Is it possible that they are losing fat but just gaining muscle at an equal rate? Let’s see. Probably not. You’re Not Gaining Muscle. Fat loss is too of course, but it absolutely destroys muscle growth in terms of the rate and quantity it commonly occurs at. I mean, the average natural male who is past the beginners stage and doing everything right might gain 0. The average female fitting the same description might gain half of that. On the other hand, the average person with an average amount of fat to lose will typically lose it at a rate of 1- 2lbs per week without a problem. So the clear message here is that in most of the cases where you see NO weight loss for an extended period of time and think it’s because “muscle weighs more than fat” and you’re really losing fat but just simultaneously gaining an equal amount of muscle at an equal rate. And by “probably,” I mean you’re wrong 9. And when you take into consideration that women are capable of building muscle at about HALF the speed of men, you’ll understand why it’s so extra funny. And let’s also keep in mind that if you’re truly losing fat, it means you’re in a caloric deficit. And with the exception of fat beginners, steroid users and those who are regaining lost muscle, the majority of the population will not be building ANY muscle in a caloric deficit (let alone exceeding the best- case- scenario numbers and gaining muscle at the same rate fat is being lost at). So yeah. Um, No. And please, for the love of God, can we all stop saying this nonsensical phrase? Muscle weighs more than fat. I got 2. 0 bucks that says they will both weigh 5 pounds. What’s that you say? Problem is, as someone who has watched people use this phrase for 1. I can tell you with absolute certainty that 9. ![]() This is just some silly saying/excuse that people throw around to try to make sense of their weight loss plateau or really just their inability to do what’s needed for fat to be lost (sort of like “starvation mode“). Here’s an exaggerated case in point? You must be building muscle! You know what they say. Keep up the good work!”Sorry Sally, but you’re just failing to create the caloric deficit that is required for fat loss to take place. Eat less calories, burn more calories, or do a combination of both. I got another 2. 0 bucks that says you’ll magically bust right through your plateau. ![]() ![]() Burn The Fat Contest Photography 102 By Stef O'Donnell. It's challenge time and although getting healthy and fit are really the greatest prizes, don't "BURN" your. Tom Venuto is a lifetime natural (steroid-free) bodybuilder, fitness writer and author of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle: Fat Burning Secrets of. Fasted cardio has been getting a ton of press over the past couple years, but there's still something to be said for fueling up with healthy foods before hitting the. Burn The Fat Recipes; Burn The Fat Calorie Calcs; Burn The Fat Workouts; Burn The Fat Macro Calculator; Burn The Fat Foods; Burn The Fat Goal Success Kit.
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