In my last blog post I covered many of our Adonis equations and some people were asking how can I apply these equations to women?More specifically women have been asking ‘how much should I weight?’ and ‘What’s a healthy weight for me?’Both very difficult questions to answer and always controversial to tell someone ‘ideal measurements’, but here are our general guidelines…For those of you have been following the Venus Index workout, this is the ‘rule of sevens’ we developed, only simplified into one equation.It’s actually very similar to the men’s equation, but also very different.Our equation for women (Called the Venus Equation) is as follows:C x H3Where “H”= Your height in meters and the coefficient “C” is what we use to control for age just like we do for men.  C = 10 at the age range that is associated with the highest degree of lean body mass in women… And this is where we start to see some very important gender differences.While men are in ‘maximal muscle potential’ between the ages of about 18-25, women don’t hit this phase until much later in mid-life (around 45 years of age). I’ll explain why this is ultra-important, but first the age ranges for the coefficient C are as follows:18-24 = 9.625-34 = 9.8 35-54 = 10 55+ = 9.8(With the standard deviation being 0.5)So for your average 5’6” women who is 36 years old the equations would be as follows (LBM means lean body mass):LBM = 10 x 1.67643LBM = 10 x 4.711 LBM = 47.11 KGLBM = ~104 POUNDSIn this case ~104 pounds would be the average lean body mass for a women aged 36 who is 5’6? tall.Now to get the range, we use the Standard deviation. Since Lean Body Mass is normally distributed, we can use 2 standard deviations to the right or left of average to get the range that 95% of the population is likely to fall into.In this case the range would be between:9 x 4.711 and 11 x 4.711or94 to 114 poundsAnd this is where it gets fun.  So we would expect a 5’6? woman at age 36 to have a Lean body mass that would fall somewhere within this relatively small range.***NOTE: Some people missed this part, but the equation above is for LEAN body mass, not TOTAL body mass.***Now part of the Venus Index is trying to create an ideal look through having a well proportioned body, and this is where these numbers are so important. With men, having a high amount of muscle mass is a visual queue for ‘youth’ since the highest amounts of lean body mass are found in men usually around the age of 25. For women it is different, too much muscle can actually make a woman look older since the highest amount of lean body mass is typically found in women aged 45+.

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