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Lean Body Mass Calculator

Calculate your Lean Body Mass (LBM) using your height, weight, and gender. Estimate the weight of your muscles, bones, organs, and body water excluding body fat.

Calculate your lean body mass (LBM), fat free body weight, and estimated body fat mass using your height, weight, and gender.

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How the Lean Body Mass Calculator Works

1

Enter Your Gender

Select your gender for accurate lean body mass estimation.

2

Enter Height

Provide your height in centimeters.

3

Enter Weight

Provide your body weight in kilograms.

4

View Results

See your estimated lean body mass and fat-free body weight.

Lean Body Mass Formula

Male: (0.407 × Weight) + (0.267 × Height) − 19.2 | Female: (0.252 × Weight) + (0.473 × Height) − 48.3

The Lean Body Mass Calculator uses the Boer Formula to estimate fat-free body mass. Lean body mass includes muscles, bones, organs, and body water while excluding body fat.

Example Calculation

Input: Male, Height: 175 cm, Weight: 75 kg

Output: Lean Body Mass ≈ 61.8 kg

Common Uses

  • • Body Composition Analysis
  • • Weight Loss Tracking
  • • Muscle Gain Planning
  • • Fitness Assessment
  • • Bodybuilding
  • • Sports Nutrition
  • • Health Monitoring
  • • Strength Training
  • • Fat Loss Programs
  • • Performance Optimization

Questions about this calculator

Lean Body Mass is the weight of everything in your body except body fat, including muscles, bones, organs, and water.

Lean Body Mass helps evaluate body composition, monitor fitness progress, and plan nutrition or training programs.

No. Lean Body Mass includes muscle mass but also includes bones, organs, and body water.

Yes. Resistance training, proper nutrition, and healthy lifestyle habits can increase lean body mass over time.

It provides an estimate based on proven formulas and should be used as a guideline rather than a medical measurement.

Athletes and active individuals often calculate daily protein targets using lean mass rather than total body weight. This approach ensures accurate amino acid delivery for muscle repair without overestimating requirements in individuals carrying higher fat mass.

What lean body mass includes

Lean body mass is total body weight minus estimated fat mass. It includes muscle, bone, organs, body water, and other non-fat tissue, so it should not be interpreted as muscle mass alone.

Why the result is an estimate

Formula-based methods use height, weight, and sex to estimate an average body composition. Hydration, age, training status, pregnancy, and unusually high or low muscularity can make an individual's true value differ substantially.

Using the number safely

Use the estimate for general education and broad trend tracking under consistent measurement conditions. Clinical decisions and medication dosing may require professional assessment or validated measurements such as DEXA or other methods selected by a healthcare provider.

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Written & maintained by Aditya Singh

Aditya Singh is a software engineer and the founder of DevCalc, based in Uttar Pradesh, India. He builds and maintains every calculator on this site using documented formulas, worked examples, and clearly stated limitations, with careful attention to accuracy. Read more about the author →

This calculator is for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Consult a qualified healthcare provider for health decisions.