Is it true that if you have more muscle, youre less likely to put on weight?

SamTheMan, losing muscle but not fat, as may happen to someone giving up previous activity, will increase bf%, but their muscles wont make them any more likely to gain fat

your muscle will soon turn to fat!

Hey there, I've been told that muscles burns more calories - does this mean that if you have more muscles, you'll burn off more so you're less likely to put on weight?

its been said that each lb of muscle you put on, it burns an extra 30-50 calories.

30-50 cals per....?

lol muscle cannot turn into fat(its impossible), its a popular misconception, the idea stems from the fact that people who weight train eat A LOT, if they stop training but continue to eat huge amounts they get fat as its a lot easier to change excersise habits then eating habits and people often carry on eating huge amounts after they stop training.

More muscle will stop you getting fat but on one condition: You keep a regular work out if you stop working out altogether or drastically cut down on it then your muscle will soon turn to fat!

But muscles don't keep on their own. If you don't keep them in their current state, then you'll become fat much quicker.

This is most striking among people who put on bodymass by doing a sport requiring more muscles and then giving up the sport altogether.

That's false. Muscle does not turn into fat if you stop exercising. The reason why those who have put muscle on tend to get fat if they stop exercising is probably because to put on the muscle in the first, and as a result of the extra muscle their body demands more calories. Now if you are taking in all these calories without exercising you will undoubtedly get fat. However, if you stop exercising and control your calorific intake then there is no reason for you to become fat. Besides, muscle building does not happen overnight - it takes time and consistency.