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Does fat-free mass predict powerlifting performance?

Oct 27
4 min read

Powerlifters often hear that the way to a bigger total is more muscle. Body composition research on competitive lifters supports a strong link between lean mass and the absolute total, but evidence on body-mass-adjusted performance is thinner, and none of it proves that adding lean mass will raise any one lifter's total. Here is what the data show.

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