The lean body mass refers to the amount of weight that is on your body, however, this weight is not taken as the ‘’negative fat’’. When it comes to fitness enthusiasts and body builders, their aim and goal is to lose the un needed body fat but not the Lean body mass. They try to balance the lean body mass but lose or shred the fat that is present on their bodies. However, it must be taken into consideration, that lean body mass is not completely fat free. There is about three percent of the fat that is present in the lean body mass of a person.
Lean body mass is basically the muscle that is present on your frame. The lean body mass of men therefore, is much higher in comparison to the women because they averagely have more muscles on their frames when compared to women.
It is possible to lose the fat but to maintain the lean body mass on your body. And this is done through the workouts and specifically muscle workouts. Having a lean body means a body that is low on fats but the lean body mass is just in the required level as a fitness enthusiast or a body builder would need. The LBM must be so, that you fall in not a weak or thin range but a healthy and physically strong range. It is extremely surprising to know that, the skinny people are usually not lean.
The lean body mass is also referred to as, ‘the fat free mass’’. Which means that it is the overall added weight of the bones, organs and even the skin present on your body.
Fats and the calories that you intake are a lot different. Fat, in excess of when exceeds the required level, becomes dangerous. However, the lean body mass is the weight of organs and the muscle development usually occurs by taking LBM into consideration and getting rid of the un needed dangerous fats.
There are many ways in which you can increase the lean body mass of your body.
You don’t have to cut all the calories all of a sudden. This can prove to be extremely dangerous.
Moreover, it is preferred to have a diet rich in proteins. Apart from exercising, protein rich diets, such as eggs, meat etc must be consumed for the increase in LBM.
If you are a fitness enthusiast and want to cut on your fats but increase your lean body mass, then you must first know how much amount of lean body mass you have in your body. And that can be done with the help of this very simple lbmcalculator. (given below)