[jdm022]

I've done some internet research on the human body a found this very interesting info.

The average human is made up of 40% organs, 20% bones and 40% muscle.  So a 6 foot tall, 200 pound man has about 80 pounds of muscle.

A professional bodybuilder can carry as much as 60 – 65% of their bodywieght as muscle.

So, a 135 pound female bodybuilder in somewhat near contest shape can carry approximately 81 – 88 pounds of muscle…1 to 8 pounds more muscle than your average 6' 200lb. man!

Meaning, Nicole Bass, who once cometed at a shreaded 202 pounds carried approximately 120 pounds of muscle! ;D

[Lingster]

Tell it to Archimedes.

[stmercy2020]

Tell it to Archimedes.

Now, was that nice- introducing concepts like leverage into discussions about pure muscle-mass? 😀

[BlackKusanagi]

You learn something new every day. 😀

[cpbell0033944]

I mean no disrespect to jdm, but are we certain that those statistics are correct?

[jdm022]

Not suprised there was some questioning on this.  That's why i said "professional bodybuilder near contest shape."  That eliminates the extra fat percentage carried by bodybuilders when not cutting down for a contest.

I found several sources claiming the "average" human bodyweight is 40% muscle, 20% bone and 40% everything else. 

Doing some math, a thin Sharon Marvel weighed 112 pounds before bodybuiding, meaning she was (45lbs. muscle, 67lbs skeletal, organ and fat weight).

Sharon went up to 180 off-season but was 145 near contest shape.  145 pounds minus the 67 pounds of skeletal, organ, and some fat weight = 78 pounds of muscle.  Knowing, she surely has a lower fat percentage near contest shape, Sharon is probably between 55 – 60% muscle.

Hope this helped ;D

[Lingster]

I don't doubt that jdm022's numbers are about right, what I doubt is the conclusion.  Many limb movements rely on leverage to multiply the force exerted by the muscle.  Thus strength is often partly dependent on bone length.

[jdm022]

Lingster, …just ment it as a general statement that a Female Bodybuilder that may be 30 to 50 pounds lighter than an average sized guy, has more muscle mass and is probably stronger than him.

When Female Bodybuilders like Susan Meyers, at 5'3" and 145 pounds can bench 265 pounds, I can tell you right now, she's a lot stronger than me and most of my friends.  My guess is, she could squat and curl more than me too.

I play roller hockey and run 2-3 times a week to keep in shape so I'm representing the average guy in this post ;D

[cpbell0033944]

Lingster, …just ment it as a general statement that a Female Bodybuilder that may be 30 to 50 pounds lighter than an average sized guy, has more muscle mass and is probably stronger than him.

When Female Bodybuilders like Susan Meyers, at 5'3" and 145 pounds can bench 265 pounds, I can tell you right now, she's a lot stronger than me and most of my friends.  My guess is, she could squat and curl more than me too.

I play roller hockey and run 2-3 times a week to keep in shape so I'm representing the average guy in this post ;D

Long levers do make a lot of difference, though.  It's why you can't compare a 5'7" woman to a 6'1" man and say "look how much stronger men are, pound for pound".  Eliminate lever length from the equation and things get a lot closer.  I do agree, though, that a strong FBB will be stronger than an average man. 😉

[AlexG]

"professional bodybuilder near contest shape."

Except you're not taking into account that as one depletes themselves (fat, water, sodium, etc) to reach (the appearance) of contest shape there an inverse loss of strength at work.

In fact, at contest level a bodybuilder is at their very weakest in physical strength.

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