When people start physical activity, they usually seek to improve their diet and turn to nutritionists for this. And one of the most common things you hear in a consultation is about the percentages of lean mass and muscle mass. What we do know is that for each person there is a different reference value. However, do you know why? See it all below.
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Nutrition professionals, when consulting with their patients, often use the terms lean mass and muscle mass. Even though they are similar terms, each has its particularities.
Lean mass is made up of the muscles, bones, organs, fluids and other structures in the body, while muscle mass is made up of just the muscles. In a macro way, body composition is formed by fat and lean mass.
According to the doctor, Walid Nabil Ourabi, each person has a different muscle mass index. This variation happens due to biotype, age, sex and the practice of physical activities.
He also says that it is responsible for helping to maintain good health, balance and muscle mobility during physical exercises.
After all, how to calculate muscle mass?
First, Walid explains that it is very important to know that the ideal is to have 30% more muscle mass than fat mass. And, also, that our fat does not exceed 30% of the ideal weight of each person, because, in this way, the possibility of developing obesity becomes smaller.
The doctor says that carrying out these calculations is very difficult, which is why there are clinical exams to evaluate the skin folds and the muscular area of the arm.
In addition to this option, there are also bioimpedance tests that can describe the amounts of lean mass, body fat, water, and even say about the levels of fats that need to be diminished.
