Some of you are going to read this article because you really want to know if it's possible to turn fat into muscle. Don't worry, you'll get your answer. The rest of you probably think it's hilarious that I think there are people out there who truly believe something as stupid as this. Well, I do. Wanna know why? Because for about 1 week in 1998, I believed it too. And I figure if a workout and diet myth like this can actually get believed by me, chances are high that others believe it too.

Alright... go ahead... laugh it up. I'll laugh right along with you. For those of you who may not have realized it yet, it is 100% impossible to turn fat into muscle. Actually, the idea of turning fat into muscle is so idiotic that it is very likely to cause people to laugh right in your face if you ask them about it. You shouldn't feel too bad about it though, because like I said earlier, I was just like you. Really... I was.

Like I mentioned in the personal training article, I originally joined a gym with a friend of mine. I was the ectomorph (naturally skinny person) and he was the endomorph (naturally fat person). Realizing the difference in our body types, he came to the conclusion that he would be able to gain more muscle faster than me because he could turn his fat into muscle. At the time, I doubted it. So to settle our debate, we asked one of the personal trainers who worked at this gym.

Do you want to know what they said? They actually said yes, it is possible to turn fat into muscle. So, I believed it... for about a week. It was then that I was lucky enough to come across someone who actually knew what the hell they were talking about. It was then that I realized that first, this is just a stupid workout myth. And second, it is actually possible for a personal trainer to be a complete idiot. Allow me to clarify...

There is fat. There is muscle. They are two completely different things that can NOT magically become each other. The only thing fat can do is increase and decrease. The only thing muscle can do is increase and decrease. At no point can they change into each other. Only a proper diet plan and/or cardio workout will help with losing the fat, and only a proper diet plan and weight training workout will help with gaining the muscle.

What? What's that you say? You turned your fat into muscle? Really? Are you sure about that? You do realize it's impossible, right? Here's what I think happened. I think you lost fat, and I think you built muscle. It is very possible to lose fat and build muscle, but you must realize that they are two separate things. You did not turn fat into muscle. You just happened to separately lose fat, and separately gain muscle. One had nothing to do with the other. If anything, you replaced fat with muscle. You lost one and gained the other, you didn't turn one into the other.

So, there you go. You can not turn fat into muscle. If you want to lose fat and build muscle, you’re going to have to do both.

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