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How to Find Your Ideal Body Weight (II)

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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Body Mass Index (BMI)

Body Mass Index is an accurate indicator of surplus body fat kilos or pounds. It is a mathematical ratio of height and weight that can be linked with body composition (or body fat percentage) and with indices of health risk.

The BMI is calculated as follows:

BMI = Weight (kg) or BMI = weight (in pounds) x 700

Height (m) 2 Height (in inches) 2

For example, the calculation for someone weighing 80 kg (176 lbs) and 1.60 m (63 in) tall is:

BMI = 80 = 31.2 or BMI = 176 x 700 = 31.1

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What is a diet for muscle definition?

Monday, January 11th, 2010

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The diet of muscle definition is based on minimizing the amount of body fat while maintaining as much muscle as possible.

If you have been training to develop your muscles, you have achieved this increase and now you have adequate muscle mass and want to teach, following a diet of definition.

The time required to achieve a good level of definition varies from person to person, on average about two to three months. The decrease in body fat percentage has to be progressive, losing weight about 500 to 600 grams per week, more than that would mean a loss in muscle volume that was obviously not interested.

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