Mass and lean mass

beast4938

What is mass and lean mass and what do people mean by lean and bulk

RoxieDawn

Do you mean Fat mass and lean mass? Lean mass (LBM- lean body mass) is the amount of muscle a person has.

Bulk is where you lift weights, eat in a surplus of calories to build muscle.

Lean is where you lift weights, eat in a calorie deficit to lose fat and maintain muscle.

sijomial

Lean body mass is the mass of your body minus the fat (it's not just muscle, it's everything that's not fat).

Not sure what you mean by "lean and bulk" though?
Lean just means not fat.

Bulking is as stated above, eating in a calorie surplus so gaining weight while training to increase muscle mass.
Opposite of bulk is cut - training in a calorie deficit to lose surplus fat and preserve muscle.

There's different styles of bulking from fast (a.k.a dirty) which inevitably leads to a lot of fat gain as well.
Or more popular amongst people looking for aesthetic results - clean bulking (nothing to do with clean foods!) bulks, slower with less fat gained.

beast4938

sijomial wrote: »

Lean body mass is the mass of your body minus the fat (it's not just muscle, it's everything that's not fat).

Not sure what you mean by "lean and bulk" though?
Lean just means not fat.

Bulking is as stated above, eating in a calorie surplus so gaining weight while training to increase muscle mass.
Opposite of bulk is cut - training in a calorie deficit to lose surplus fat and preserve muscle.

There's different styles of bulking from fast (a.k.a dirty) which inevitably leads to a lot of fat gain as well.
Or more popular amongst people looking for aesthetic results - clean bulking (nothing to do with clean foods!) bulks, slower with less fat gained.

Thank you

beast4938

Any advice on loosing love handles?

sijomial

beast4938 wrote: »

Any advice on loosing love handles?

Calorie deficit.
You lose fat all over your body - genetics will determine where from first and last.