Lean Body Mass Calculator

What is Lean Body Mass (LBM)?

Your total weight on the scale is highly deceptive. Your weight is physically composed of two completely distinct categories: **Lean Body Mass** and **Fat Mass**. Lean body mass accounts for the combined weight of your internal organs, skeletal bones, water retention, and highly metabolic skeletal muscle tissue.

The Boer Formula

To accurately deduce your lean mass without requiring a DEXA radiation scan, we utilize the mathematically proven Boer Formula. By establishing a rigid ratio between your biological gender, vertical height, and overall weight density, the algorithm extracts a highly accurate estimate of your exact lean tissue weight.

Why is LBM important for nutrition?

Adipose tissue (fat) is essentially dead architectural tissue that requires almost zero calories to sustain. Skeletal muscle tissue is highly metabolic and burns calories 24/7. Therefore, advanced nutritional programming focuses on generating macronutrient splits strictly off a user's *Lean Body Mass* (for example: eating 1.2 grams of protein per pound of Lean Body Mass), rather than feeding their inert body fat.