Mass and lean mass

beast4938
beast4938 Posts: 39 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
What is mass and lean mass and what do people mean by lean and bulk

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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    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
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited September 2016
    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
    beast4938 Posts: 39 Member
    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
    beast4938 Posts: 39 Member
    Any advice on loosing love handles?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    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.
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