Throughout my rowing career in college at on the national team we were constantly gauged on our power to weight ratio on the Concept 2 rowing machine and the effect it had while rowing on the water. Athletes and individuals alike must be aware of the negative consequences when dieting. Muscle Weighs More Than Fat I always try and tell people not to worry about weight but to go off of how you feel, look, and how you fit in your clothes. Weight is trivial because muscle weighs more than fat so if you take a very strong healthy individual and someone else that does not work out or eat well they might weigh the same but are also completely different from the inside out. In a culture that seeks instant gratification, personal trainers must often cater to clients who desire to lose weight and lose it now. Clients requesting assistance in rapid weight loss must be educated on how the body functions as well as its adaptation responses. Clients must also be made [...]