This is another one of those fun little half-truths.
> 10 pounds of muscle would burn 50 calories in a day spent at rest, while 10 pounds of fat would burn 20 calories [1]
50 pounds of fat burns 100 calories per day.
10 pounds of muscle burns 50 calories per day.
If you lose 50 pounds of fat and replace it with 10 pounds of muscle, you're net 50 calories per day. About 1/10th of a Starbucks muffin.
Not eating a Starbucks muffin is the same as having 90 extra pounds of muscle. You'd have to look like John Cena for this to make any difference whatsoever. But you're never going to look like John Cena unless you adjust your diet.
Who said anything about resting? I'm talking about exercise. The more you exercise, the more muscle you build, which makes you spend more energy while exercising.
Do you have any idea how much bodybuilders eat, without gaining any significant fat?
> The only way to lose fat is to change your diet.
False. You can lose fat by exercising, without changing your diet whatsoever.
> Who said anything about resting? I'm talking about exercise. The more you exercise, the more muscle you build, which makes you spend more energy while exercising.
Again muscle vs fat don't change significantly that quantity of calories burned, unless you have some citations.
> False. You can lose fat by exercising, without changing your diet whatsoever.
Not in any practical sense. Most folks don't have the time to run a five-miler for each muffin they eat in a given day.
This advice is just not useful. It's technically correct but totally unhelpful. It's basically the tautology: 'once you've lost weight you've lost weight.'
Why would I need citations for simple physics equation? A person with stronger muscles will lift more weight more times than a person with weaker muscles. Since more energy is needed to lift more weight, more energy will be expanded.
Can you point out the mistake in my reasoning, please?
> Most folks don't have the time to run a five-miler for each muffin they eat in a given day.
You are completely missing my argument. I am not saying that your average Joe can spend all the energy he eats through running. I am saying that your average Joe can start going to the gym, develop muscles, and eventually gain enough muscles to be able to expand as much energy as he eats. At that point, he will start losing weight, even if he's eating the same amount of food that he was eating before developing muscles.
> It's technically correct but totally unhelpful
That's totally your opinion, unless you have some citations.
> 10 pounds of muscle would burn 50 calories in a day spent at rest, while 10 pounds of fat would burn 20 calories [1]
50 pounds of fat burns 100 calories per day.
10 pounds of muscle burns 50 calories per day.
If you lose 50 pounds of fat and replace it with 10 pounds of muscle, you're net 50 calories per day. About 1/10th of a Starbucks muffin.
Not eating a Starbucks muffin is the same as having 90 extra pounds of muscle. You'd have to look like John Cena for this to make any difference whatsoever. But you're never going to look like John Cena unless you adjust your diet.
The only way to lose fat is to change your diet.
[1] https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/features/8-ways-to-burn-c...