How big is a pound of fat compared to a pound of muscle?

I've tried to look it up, but I get widely differing answers.

Mon. Jan 14, 4:05pm

person and for differnt muscles. but Muscle has the ability to be much more dense than fat. https://www.yttomp3.org

Monday, October 9, 2006, 8:19 AM

I really dont know. I am sure that it fiffers greatly on each person and for differnt muscles. but Muscle has the ability to be much more dense than fat.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 4:48 PM

well, compare a pound of butter to a pound of pound of extra lean steak.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 5:04 PM

my trainer tell me that a pound of fat is about 2-3x larger than a pund of muscle. And, 1 lb of muscle is about the size of your fist. I hadn't verified that though, but he has been lifting for +10 years. So, I figured I could trust him somwhate... :)

Monday, January 14, 2008, 7:52 PM

At my gym we have a model of 5lbs fat next to 5lbs muscle - amazing motivation! Here is a photo I found online of a 1lb comparison - the difference doesnt look quite as startling when you are only using 1 lb models:
http://www.starling-fitness.com/wp-content/uploads/p1010875.jpg

Monday, January 14, 2008, 8:26 PM

Muscle is 18% denser than fat

So if you had a pound of each the muscle would be 18% smaller than the fat. 2-3x is a gross exaggeration.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 8:09 AM

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