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    I did my first push-ups after failing for months

    @nataliem I think you're a dipshit who is downvoting all my comments and wants me to google shit for you. To use a different source: So for a 168 lb adult like OP who likely has a body fat percentage ~30% replacing even 5-10 lbs of that fat with the equivalent weight of muscle would have a...
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    I did my first push-ups after failing for months

    @nataliem Let me google it for you, wikipedia says: Looks like you can do the math yourself with that. Or just google image search "pound of fat vs muscle" and get a visual yourself
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    I did my first push-ups after failing for months

    @nataliem It's about density. Like I said: The same weight of fat and muscle occupies a very different amount of volume/space when you look at it because they have very different densities
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    I did my first push-ups after failing for months

    @melvin190909 Fair! I was presuming that the original poster might be at risk for developing an eating disorder given the focus on the scale over other metrics for fitness/improvement. I've seen a lot of people screw up their own progress at the gym when they hyper focus on the scale so in...
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    I did my first push-ups after failing for months

    @annmarkerls I have a few things to hit on this First: push ups are hard. In general it's a better idea to go with an easier variation (such as incline pushups) with full sets/reps with good form instead of throwing yourself at a variation that is too difficult for your current strength level...
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