2648: How Many Calories Does a Pound of Muscle Burn - Really? by Christian Finn of Muscle Evo on Physical Fitness

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🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2648: Christian Finn debunks the myth that each pound of muscle burns 50-100 extra calories daily, revealing it’s actually closer to 5-6 calories. He explains how the metabolic boost from muscle gain is modest and highlights the importance of resistance training for overall body composition and metabolism. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://muscleevo.net/muscle-metabolism/ Quotes to ponder: "Most research shows that muscle doesn’t burn that many calories when it’s in a resting state." "In short, you can’t turn fat directly into muscle. But the energy stored in fat can and will be used to fuel muscle growth." Episode references: Power of 10: The Once-a-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Once-Week-Revolution-Harperresource/dp/006000889X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, episode 2648.
0:03.8	How many calories does a pound of muscle burn?
0:06.4	Really?
0:07.1	By Christian Finn of Muscleevo.net.
0:09.8	And I'm Dr. Neal, your host and narrator.
0:12.6	Hey there, happy Monday.
0:13.7	Thank you so much for being here.
0:15.2	And welcome back to a new week of Optimal Health Daily.
0:18.4	This is where I read to you from some of the best health and fitness blogs
0:21.4	on the web, kind of like an ongoing audiobook. And with that, let's get right to today's post
0:26.9	as we optimize your life. How many calories does a pound of muscle burn? Really, by Christian Finn of
0:37.3	MuscleEvo.net. Some say that for every pound of muscle burn, really, by Christian Finn of Muscleevo.net.
0:39.7	Some say that for every pound of muscle you gain, your body will burn an extra 50 to 100 calories
0:45.9	per day. According to Adam Zickerman, author of Power of 10, the once-a-week slow-motion
0:51.5	fitness revolution, quote,
0:58.6	three extra pounds of lean muscle burns about 10,000 extra calories a month,
1:02.6	and burns as many calories as running 25 miles a week,
1:07.2	or doing 25 aerobic workouts a month without leaving your couch.
1:08.4	End quote.
1:14.2	You've probably read similar claims that muscle burns calories around the clock just to maintain itself even while you're sleeping or sitting at a desk.
1:17.7	Here's the truth.
1:18.8	When you gain muscle, your resting metabolic rate, the number of calories your body burns
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