Muscle Mass Measurements

catharinamkotze
catharinamkotze Posts: 57 Member
edited November 27 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hi
How do you measure your muscle mass increase?
The Tanita scale I have been using is pretty useless.

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    To be honest I don't trust scales. If you are gaining weight, you can rely on measurements (going up in the right places of focus, and less in other places like the waist), you can look at changes in bodyfat% visually (by mirror, photo comparison) so you should be looking bigger without looking too soft, gym performance increases (more strength, able to handle more volume), how your clothes are fitting. I am sure there are scans and things that can give you a better idea of muscle gained, but there are even errors with those so I never bother with them.

  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    BF measurement using DXA or hydro testing is the only reasonably accurate and readily available means to measure LBM (lean body mass).

    The really is no way commercially available way to measure ONLY "muscle mass". MM makes up a large part of LBM (about 40% "but the actual # varies) and changes in LBM can be an indicator of changes in MM but only an indicator.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I use my mirror, and comparison photos.
  • echoresco
    echoresco Posts: 57 Member
    Nutrishop has a machine that you stand on bare foot and hold electrodes works pretty good they pay 9g for these machines and you can use for free and it tracks your progress
  • echoresco
    echoresco Posts: 57 Member
    Example
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