All things related to gyms - fitness, freeweights, lifting, etc. A continuation of the r/GYM community. Any mods from there please reach out to me if you are interested in modding here.
New resources are being added to the sidebar
I've been adding good resources as I find them, but if anybody has any other suggestions for what they'd like to see up there let me know!
How many additional calories does each pound of muscle burn?
Old-school gym lore suggested that each pound of muscle burned 50 calories per day. The more common figure you’ll hear from sciency folks is 6 calories. The truth is somewhere in the middle.
