How many pounds of muscle does a man have?

[BJE]

I've done some searches and can't find anything on this.

A person has fat mass and lean mass. Fat mass can be estimated with calipers etc. When you subtract fat mass from total body mass you get the lean mass. Lean mass includes everything that is not fat such as bones, skin, organs, retained water, food in digestive system and so forth. On average, what percent of lean mass is muscle, or how could you calculate this? Or in other words, how many pounds of muscle does an average person have? Obviously this varies widely, but does anyone have a way of estimating this?

[Brackneyc]

The "average" person is a fat ass. The rest have about tree fiddy. (did I get that right)

[lac38780]

Sorry broseph, i dunno. Why do you want to know anyway? just curious?

[Old-Time-Lifter]

I've done some searches and can't find anything on this.

A person has fat mass and lean mass. Fat mass can be estimated with calipers etc. When you subtract fat mass from total body mass you get the lean mass. Lean mass includes everything that is not fat such as bones, skin, organs, retained water, food in digestive system and so forth. On average, what percent of lean mass is muscle, or how could you calculate this? Or in other words, how many pounds of muscle does an average person have? Obviously this varies widely, but does anyone have a way of estimating this?

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[BuckSpin]

From the NSCA CPT book:

Skeletal muscle comprises anywhere from 36-45% of overall bodyweight.

[BJE]

Sorry broseph, i dunno. Why do you want to know anyway? just curious?

If you have a increase in lean mass all that may mean is you just ate a big meal or you're retaing water. I'm just trying to see if there is a way to calculate how much muscle a person is gaining as apposed to water etc.

Also just curious what percent of lean mass is muscle.

From the NSCA CPT book:

Skeletal muscle comprises anywhere from 36-45% of overall bodyweight.

Thanks!

[Wildtim]

You can't seperate your lean mass from water, without intracellular water you would be tiny.

[BJE]

You can't seperate your lean mass from water, without intracellular water you would be tiny.

I'm not talking about intracellular water. I'm just talking about retained water, and water you just drank. For example I could drink a gallon of water after measuring bodyfat with calipers and the 8lbs in the gallon of water would register as an 8lb. gain in lean mass, but is wouldn't be muscle mass.

[wjford]

72 lbs men
46 lbs wemon

Google it.

[mtpockets]

72 lbs men
46 lbs wemon

Google it.

Shook the dust off this one didn't ya?

[ElrondHubbard]

This thread made me think of watermelons.

[Sweetums6000]

72 lbs men
46 lbs wemon

Google it.

Did they even have google back then?

[JediRN]

How many pounds of muscle does Chuck Norris have?















All of them.

[2nd_chance]

Bout tree fiddy

[debandmikeb]

I have 78lbs of muscle but I don't have it with me, at the moment.

[Brackneyc]

I have 78lbs of muscle but I don't have it with me, at the moment.

Mine’s all virtual.

[weiss1967]

OP, you can't find info on this because this knowledge has no meaning. In realm of bodybuilding all you need to know is a trend, not an absolute numbers. Gain or loss of muscle is derived from circumference measurements, your lifts weight/rep changes, skin folds combined with weight change etc. You can't add another plate by taking a big dump, this kind of thing.

[ImBunky]

I'm not talking about intracellular water. I'm just talking about retained water, and water you just drank. For example I could drink a gallon of water after measuring bodyfat with calipers and the 8lbs in the gallon of water would register as an 8lb. gain in lean mass, but is wouldn't be muscle mass.

Weight yourself in the morning after eliminating waste.

I weight daily, take the lowest of the last 7 days, and then keep a 7 day running average. This will give a more accurate measure of change.

[ImBunky]

OP, you can't find info on this because this knowledge has no meaning. In realm of bodybuilding all you need to know is a trend, not an absolute numbers. Gain or loss of muscle is derived from circumference measurements, your lifts weight/rep changes, skin folds combined with weight change etc. You can't add another plate by taking a big dump, this kind of thing.

No, but you might get another rep in pull-ups.