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Wang, Z., Ying, Z., Ma, J., Heymsfield, S. B., & Pietrobelli, A. (2010). Body mass index as a measure of adiposity among children and adolescents: A validation study. Obesity, 18(10), 2162-2168. DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.94
Hello Everyone,
1. I know many wannabes or laypeople once believed that a pound of pure muscle gains 50 calories. We know now that is over-simplified and over-done.
2. Still, the study that only 6 calories per pound of muscle seems flawed. That is only showing rest.
(e.g. the people who put on 10 lbs of muscle show only 60 calories of increased energy output on total rest days, RDEE).
3. Any way we can debate this, with evidence?
My guess is that each lb of muscle only gains 6 calories per day at rest. But, when that newly muscular person is active, their energy rises much greater.
4. In practice, I think the numbers are far underestimated. Look at the real-world scenarios:
a. Suppose someone like me had been totally detained or even untrained. In the last two weeks, I have gained a lb of muscle.
Surely, my metabolism when exercising is higher than 6 calories!
b. Suppose someone goes from the Army or Marine Reserve to boot camp and gains ten lbs of muscle. Again, he must be burning off more than 60 extra calories a day.
Those impressive body transformations we see require much more energy.
c. In a more extreme scenario, pretend a 100 lb Charles Atlas does Androl and pumps iron for a year, adding 50 lbs of pure muscle.
Again, surely that is more than 300 extra calories a day.
5. Any room for debate?
Hello Everyone,
1. I know many wannabes or laypeople once believed that a pound of pure muscle gains 50 calories. We know now that is over-simplified and over-done.
2. Still, the study that only 6 calories per pound of muscle seems flawed. That is only showing rest.
(e.g. the people who put on 10 lbs of muscle show only 60 calories of increased energy output on total rest days, RDEE).
3. Any way we can debate this, with evidence?
My guess is that each lb of muscle only gains 6 calories per day at rest. But, when that newly muscular person is active, their energy rises much greater.
4. In practice, I think the numbers are far underestimated. Look at the real-world scenarios:
a. Suppose someone like me had been totally detained or even untrained. In the last two weeks, I have gained a lb of muscle.
Surely, my metabolism when exercising is higher than 6 calories!
b. Suppose someone goes from the Army or Marine Reserve to boot camp and gains ten lbs of muscle. Again, he must be burning off more than 60 extra calories a day.
Those impressive body transformations we see require much more energy.
c. In a more extreme scenario, pretend a 100 lb Charles Atlas does Androl and pumps iron for a year, adding 50 lbs of pure muscle.
Again, surely that is more than 300 extra calories a day.
5. Any room for debate?