1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories per day

1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories per day (Schuler 2003 , p50; Accu-Measure 1991).? 10 pounds of muscle = 500 calories per day = 3500 calories per week; your metabolic rate falls as you lose and increases as you gain muscle tissue. 3600 calories would be 1 pound of fat (allowing for some water weight). If you gain muscle it works for you to burn fat, even when watching TV or sleeping.