Muscle weight v bone weight?

[|D_J^B_J|]

A few questions (would appreciate any help):

1) Which is heavier, muscle or bone? (one of my friends is heavier than I am, but I think it may be due to his bone thickness/weight, not the amount of muscle he has. Is this possible?)

2) Are the discrepancies in bone mass between two random people similar to the discrepancies in muscle mass that exists between one person who lifts and one person who doesn't lift? (for example, if one guy is much larger than another, is it most likely due to muscle mass or could it possibly be a large difference in bone mass?)

3) Does eating a calorie surplus and lifting weights increase bone mass as it does muscle mass? (if not, is there any other way to increase bone mass?)

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

And 4) (this may be a stupid question but I'm gonna ask it anyway), how can you tell the difference between someone who has lots of muscle mass from working out and someone who is just naturally thick-bone?

 

[jwwpua]

And 4) (this may be a stupid question but I'm gonna ask it anyway), how can you tell the difference between someone who has lots of muscle mass from working out and someone who is just naturally thick-bone?

Tell them to flex. If it expands, it's muscle. If not, it's bone and fat.

Muscular people have curves, whereas naturally "big-boned" people are flat/straight.

It's really not hard to tell

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

Tell them to flex. If it expands, it's muscle. If not, it's bone and fat.

Muscular people have curves, whereas naturally "big-boned" people are flat/straight.

It's really not hard to tell

Okay, thanks for clearing that up, lol. Now, can anyone answer my first three questions?

 

[Illuminati]

A few questions (would appreciate any help):

1) Which is heavier, muscle or bone? (one of my friends is heavier than I am, but I think it may be due to his bone thickness/weight, not the amount of muscle he has. Is this possible?)

2) Are the discrepancies in bone mass between two random people similar to the discrepancies in muscle mass that exists between one person who lifts and one person who doesn't lift? (for example, if one guy is much larger than another, is it most likely due to muscle mass or could it possibly be a large difference in bone mass?)

3) Does eating a calorie surplus and lifting weights increase bone mass as it does muscle mass? (if not, is there any other way to increase bone mass?)

4) (this may be a stupid question but I'm gonna ask it anyway), how can you tell the difference between someone who has lots of muscle mass from working out and someone who is just naturally thick-bone?

1. i can't answer this question. but for some reason, i would think that a pound of muscle is heavier than a pound of bone. at least that is what i have been told.

2. if you take a cross-sectional analysis of person A who works out, and person B who doesn't work out, you will more than likely notice that because person A who does lots bicep curling in the power rack, has no significant increase in bone mass due to the fact that person A works out, and person B doesn't work out.

3. if having a surplus in calories would cause someone to have more bone mass, then you should start drinking reindeer milk. there is 580 calories per serving (http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calories-milk.htm) or you could always get a bone transplant with someone who has "thicker bones."

4. Genetics, Genetics, Genetics! that seems to be the answer when people can't find a way to explain something.



























*i hope you didn't take any of those answers seriously. lifting will not cause your bones to get thicker, and it will not cause you to have more bone "mass."