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c/glp1muscle·submitted 1 year ago by u/edit_for_clarity

someone explain lean mass to me like I have not read a paper in years

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someone explain lean mass to me like I have not read a paper in years. If this has been answered properly somewhere, link me and I will delete. Tracked grip strength and three lifts monthly. Cheaper than scanning and directionally the same answer. Protein was the whole problem. Appetite dropped and I was eating well…

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u/diego_iyer0 points·1 year ago

Fat-free mass index is a ratio of fat-free mass to height squared. It moves when either term does, which makes it awkward to interpret during active weight change.

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u/edit_for_clarityOP-21 points·1 year ago

lean mass loss during weight loss is expected, the question is how much

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u/meera_oyelaran1 point·1 year ago·edited

Fasted and hydrated the same way for both scans?

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u/edit_for_clarityOP1 point·1 year ago

Correction: those scans are from different machines, and the difference you are describing is within the measurement error.

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u/saskia_wojcik1 point·1 year ago

the same DEXA machine or it is not a comparison

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u/tobias_vukovic1 point·1 year ago

What was the rate of weight change over that window?

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u/long_post_larry1 point·1 year ago

a single DEXA is a number, two is a comparison, three is a trend

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