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Muscle volume/mass vs Fat

muscle vs fat

Sort of off the usual topic but a facebook friend (female of course ;) ) recently asked: “How much more does a muscle weight compare to fat of the same volume?”. It got me thinking, recalling all sorts of bullshit stats from the countless men’s health magazines I’ve read. At first I thought I remembered reading that muscle weighs 2-3x more than fat, bull. It wasn’t easy to google this up as people asking this question on teh internets would phrase it: “how much does a pound of muscle weigh compared to a pound of fat”… and the answers being, a pound is a flippin’ pound.

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Don’t Die Sitting!

Stumbled upon this interesting infographic. Interesting.. disturbing rather..

Sitting is Killing You
Via: Medical Billing And Coding