I've had it! It's time to rant. If you're not in the mood to hear a rant, click elsewhere. You've been warned... here it comes:
I am sick of reading articles by personal trainers who claim that the idea that "muscle weighs more than fat" is a myth. Here is their ridiculous argument:
"If you put one pound of muscle on a scale, and one pound of fat on a scale, they will both weigh one pound."
DUH!!! If you put one pound of feathers on a scale and one pound of concrete, they'll both weigh a pound, too. According to this (STUPID!) argument, everything weighs the same. Because no matter what two items you weigh, a pound is a pound.
It really makes you wonder where those jokes about trainers only being able to count to ten come from. Unbelievable.
If you think feathers and concrete weigh the same, then you probably like the argument that muscle and fat weigh the same. Otherwise, here's the truth:
Muscle and fat do not weigh the same. Muscle weighs more. If you take the same volume of muscle and fat, (maybe a handful of each,) and put them each on a scale, the muscle will weigh more.
Why does this matter? Because if you gain muscle and lose fat, you can still weigh the same but be much smaller. If you don't know what I mean, check out Nicci's before and after picture. She didn't lose any total weight, but lost a lot of fat. She looks amazing.
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