Somebody Explain To Me The Term "lean Mass"

[JUICESEEKER]

OK PLEASE DON'T FLAME, JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION. WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE TERM LEAN MASS MEAN?

 

[Silent Method]

This depends on who you ask. Most people use it as bodyweight minus fat weight. However, most clinicians, especially those in the field of athletic study, use the term in reference to muscle weight.

 

[Golfer18--old]

I say Muscle wieight.

 

[genarr3]

For the purposes of this board when we say "...you should gain 15lbs of lean mass" we mean muscle, not water, not fat.

 

[Silent Method]

I say Muscle wieight.

I think most of us in the know do.

 

[JUICESEEKER]

THANKS BROS, I THINK I GOT THE ANSWER. BUT CONTINUE TO POST IF YOU WISH.

 

[gilly6993-recreatedbygeorge]

muscle.....

 

[johnny tougharms]

lean mass=total body weight-fat mass-bone mass-internal organ mass.........there is a formula to give you your lean mass based on b.f. and weight measurements.......its in a book i have....i'll post if i can dig it out......in a nutshell its your muscles, tendons, ligaments.....