Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Muscle pound to Inch ratio...

froshman
froshman
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Joined: 2003/07/12
United States
2003/07/20, 07:53 PM
If I wanna add a 2 inches to my chest, for example, how many pounds of muscle would I have to pack on? Is there a mathmatical equation to determine the pound-to-inch ratio?
bb1fit
bb1fit
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Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2003/07/21, 12:42 PM
I don't know that there would be or is a mathematical equation for what you ask. For instance, the mass of a muscle must play some part. It would be much easier I believe for instance to gain an inch in the quadriceps than in the biceps.(area of mass)

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