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Podcast: Strength Changes Everything
Episode: Does Muscle Really Weigh More Than Fat?
Description: Brian Cygan and Amy Hudson break down the age-old question of whether muscle really weighs more than fat and why the number on the scale can be very misleading when you're trying to improve your health and fitness. When many people start a strength training program, they look at their body composition and may wonder whether muscle is heavier than fat. The accurate answer is that muscle is more dense than fat. When people say that muscle weighs more than fat, what's really being communicated is that muscle is more dense so it takes up less space within...