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I decided to put together a fitness challenge here at work in order to raise morale and have people, myself included get in shape. I was expecting a low to moderate turnout, but to my surprise the turnout was phenomenal. There were 100 people that signed up for the challenge. We had a local gym come in and do bodyfat tests on all participants. I'm excited, as I'm sure are the rest of the people that signed up. I wish all of you the best of luck and "HAPPY TREADMILLING"

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Debunking the muscle weighs more than fat myth.

Hi guys and gals. Well, week 1 of the challenge is almost over and so far so good. I've had a few set backs. I drank 2 cokes thus far and don't plan on drinking one tomorrow, so that makes it 2 cokes for the whole 1st week. I plan on having a great 2nd week and making some real progress. I will weigh myself and see where I'm at. Muscle does not weigh more than fat. Fat is bulky and lumpy so if you carry an extra five pounds of fat, you'll be lumpier than with five pounds more muscle. A five pound pile of fat will take up more space (volume) than a five pound pile of muscle; but five pounds is still five pounds, you cannot say one thing weighing a certain weight weighs more than another thing at that same weight. The correct way to state the muscle weighs more than fat scenario is, "Muscle is heavier by volume than fat." A woman weighing 150 pounds with 19% fat will look much smaller (and be much healthier) than a woman at 150 pounds with 35% fat. They weigh the same, yet the composition is different. Because muscle is more dense than fat the person with less fat and more muscle will look smaller. Don't be so obsessed with body weight and start paying attention to body composition. How much body fat do you have compared to muscle? Simply seeing how much you weigh isn't very helpful.

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