I've read that the more muscle you have the more fat you'll burn, I can't remember the exact number. What happens if two individuals have the exact same LBM but one of them is a lot stronger? Will the stronger individual burn more fat than the weaker person, who has the exact same LBM? I'm just wondering if a stronger muscles mean more fat burning capabilities or it doesn't really matter. Does a pound of muscle burn the same amount of fat, regardless of how much it can resist. I hope this wasn't too confusing. I'm just curious.

I've read that the more muscle you have the more fat you'll burn, I can't remember the exact number. What happens if two individuals have the exact same LBM but one of them is a lot stronger? Will the stronger individual burn more fat than the weaker person, who has the exact same LBM? I'm just wondering if a stronger muscles mean more fat burning capabilities or it doesn't really matter. Does a pound of muscle burn the same amount of fat, regardless of how much it can resist. I hope this wasn't too confusing. I'm just curious.

As John said in his daily update, LBM includes muscle, bone, organs; everything but fat. But your question is tricky. If someone is stronger because they have more muscle than someone else with the same LBM, they will burn more calories per hour because they have a higher % of muscle, all else being equal. However, "strength" is not determined solely by the amount of muscle one has, but other physiological factors. Sorry if I made this more confusing.

I understand what your saying. My brother is stronger than me, even though I have a lot more LBM than him. My LBM is higher than his total weight. I'm just wondering if a muscle burns more fat if it is stronger than a weaker one that is the same size. I'm sorry if I'm confusing you guys.

Thanks blob...judging my your avatar, I"m guessing your a burning fat machine :)

Your brother being stronger then you with a smaller total muscle mass just means his CNS is alot more efficent then yours.

There might be some difference in the muscle fiber types between
you and your brother, but the different stranghth levels are probabely mostly nurlogical.

I have no idea if different muscle fiber types have different
levels of energy consumption @ rest, but even if there is a difference it is probabely so minimal to bother with.

my 2cents :)

Shahar.

Black-Dawn has the right idea. The stronger person wouldn't burn more calories necessarily. Too many variables on the strength issue.

When we reach full adult-hood, say 21 years old, our bones and organs won't change much until our older years, past 60. So the two things that we can change and control is the amount of fat and muscle. Of those two, the easiest to measure is fat amounts, but even there it is an estimate.