The Claim

In untrained adults, dual-arm and dual-leg bone mineral content are strongly correlated with corresponding limb lean tissue mass, with correlation coefficients of r = 0.90 and r = 0.86 respectively, suggesting a close structural and developmental relationship between bone and muscle in the appendicular skeleton.

Source: Resistance training-induced appendicular lean tissue mass changes are largely unrelated to pre-training bone characteristics in a larger cohort of untrained adults

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

In people who don't work out much, the amount of muscle in their arms and legs is closely linked to the strength of their bones in those same limbs — more muscle usually means stronger bones.

See the scientific wording

Dual-arm and dual-leg bone mineral content are strongly correlated with corresponding limb lean tissue mass (r = 0.90 and r = 0.86, respectively) in untrained adults, indicating a close structural and developmental relationship between bone and muscle in the appendicular skeleton.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Resistance training-induced appendicular lean tissue mass changes are largely unrelated to pre-training bone characteristics in a larger cohort of untrained adults

    The study found that people with more muscle in their arms and legs also tend to have denser bones in those areas, which matches what the claim says.

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