Hello Sam,
Do you mean optimal body fat, or optimal muscle mass? I assume that you
mean body fat...
Every scale uses its own formula to calculate bodyfat. Hence, you should
use the body fat chart that comes with the scale. If you use a chart
provided here or on the internet you scale might show readings which are
not meaningful in this chart. There are dozens of bodyfat formula that
assume different variables, such as age, etc.
However: note that body fat scales are not very accurate. If you can,
get body fat calipers, or go to your local gym and let them do a body
composition assessment. This should yield a fairly accurate body fat
reading.
Provided that you have an accurate body fat reading, it should be
between 5-15% (never less than 5%, because it is dangerous). Apparantly,
the average American has an average of 25%-35% body fat - far too much.
Hope that helps, Chris
[email protected] wrote:
> Hello group,
> I recently bought a scale which gives the muscle mass,
> body fat and water content. I am trying to figure out the optimum
> muscle mass % and internet was of zero help to me. I would appreciate
> if anyone can post(or give pointers) the muscle mass figures
> categorized by the age.
>
> Thanks,
> Sam.
>