Question 1

what is the average lean body mass for a male and female athlete?

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5-20: The leanest athletes are often distance runners.  At an elite level male could have a bf of 4.7 and women 14.3.

Question 2

what is lean body mass?

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Body mass: Body mass index (BMI) is weight over height squared - weight divided by height squared.
A BMI of 20-25 is OK. Anything below 20 or above 25 is considered not normal

Question 3

how can i build up (lean) body mass?

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Several factors: Do  you want to know,how,to build muscle without bulk?  Start with a healthy balanced diet.  Cardiovascular exercise is best if you keep a moderately elevated heart rate over longer time periods.  Weight training should use light weights at high repetitions.  Some activities lend themselves directly to this goal including some forms of yoga and dance, as well as The Firm exercise series.

Question 4

in layman's terms, what exactly is lean body mass?

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Your weight minus fa: This means the fat free weight of your body. In other words how much of your weight is made up of the fat and how much is fat free...Which is mostly made up by muscles and bones.

Question 5

how does lean body mass affect the clearance rate of drugs?

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Clearance of drugs.: This depends on your muscle and fat and the drug. I would Goolge drug metabolism for a more detialed answer. Also can go to drugs.com and check how different drugs can affect the metabolism of other drugs.

Question 6

what would be a highly effective kind of protein for gaining lean body mass?

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Depends: If you eat dairy products you can try greek yogurt or cottage cheese (otherwise soy/almond/coconut yogurt). Non dairy sources include chia seeds, beans, lentils, quinoa, eggs, artichokes, broccoli, avocado, asparagus, tofu, peas, spinach, beet greens, peanuts, pistachios, sesame seeds, garbanzo beans.

Question 7

what is the best kind of protein shake  for gaining lean body mass?

Accepted Answer

WHEY it out: Hydrolysed  whey protein is rich in all of the essential and non-essential amino acids, which are the building blocks for all proteins including muscle.  It is rich in glutamine and has precursors to produce glutathione, a powerful anti-oxidant in our body.  Don't need all the marketing hype.  Just pure whey will do.

Question 8

does muscle or lean body mass weigh more than fat itself?

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Yes: Muscle is more dense than fat.

Question 9

is using machine pilates as effective as strength training in gaining lean body mass?

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I'm not sure: I don't know of any real studies that compare the two methods.  Some types of apparatus used in pilates machine classes definitely offer resistance training, as well as stretching and flexibility. It would also depend on how high a resistance or how heavy a weight  is used, as well as the number of times (repetitions) the exercise is repeated. Strength training is probably best to build muscle.

Question 10

how long will it take to recoup lean body mass loss from gi infection of 1.5 months duration recovered spontaneously?

Accepted Answer

Depends on how much: You lost. Make sure you know why you got the GI infection so as not to repeat the problem. Eat healthy foods, take probiotics, and exercise. You'll probably be back to normal with in 3 months.

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