The image above is 1 pound of Muscle compared to 1 pound of Fat. 1 pound of each obviously weigh the same, but there are two visual differences in relation to our bodies. First of all Muscle is more dense than Fat. So when you compare 1 pound of each the Muscle will take up less space (see image above). How this relates to the way your body looks is very important. If you lose 5 pounds of fat and put on 5 pounds of muscle you will weigh the same, but you will have lost inches. Therefore you will be smaller & you will fit into smaller clothes sizes. The image below compares 5 pounds of each. The second difference is the look of the two tissues is very different. Fat is lumpy & bumpy while muscle is smooth and dense. So, with more muscle you will have a fit & in shape appearance. You also won't be as I call it "doughy" to touch. For those of you who love your Cardio, don't forget about your Resistance Training.

Exercise Myth: Spot Reduction

Spot Reduction is the Exercise Myth that claims you can lose fat in a specific area by working the muscles in that area. So if you have Leg Fat that you want to get rid of doing leg exercises doesn't remove that Fat from your legs. How you lose Fat in the specific areas of your body is genetically predetermined. Everyone is genetically different with which areas of their body that they gain and lose Fat. Doing leg exercises will help give your leg muscles more shape, but that shape will be revealed after a consistent lifestyle of exercise and clean eating burns through the Fat Layer that covers the Leg Muscles. So, if you have an area that doesn't have much shape you can incorporate a lot of exercises with that body part to re-shape the muscles in that area, but to get rid of the fat......... burning lots of calories in your workout, building muscle, and eating clean is how your are going to get rid of the Fat in your Problem Area.

Everyone genetically different, but in general this is what I see with how people carry their Fat and how they will lose it.

All Over: You lose Fat evenly all over

Pear Shaped: First lose in your arms, chest, & upper back. Second lose in your abs & low back. Third you lose in your butt & thighs

All Over and Belly: You lose evenly all over including your abs, since you carry the most in abs the last phase mainly comes off the abs.