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Muscle girth — Edexcel GCSE Physical Education Definition

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GCSE Physical Education · key term

Muscle girth

Definition

The size or circumference of a muscle.

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Edexcel GCSE Physical Education · 1PE0

Specification 1.3.4, 1.3.5 · Paper 2

Four important factors affect optimum weight: sex, height, bone structure and muscle girth.
Revise: Factors affecting optimum weight
Revise: Variation in optimum weight

Edexcel Physical Education past papers

Exam tips

1
Muscle girth means muscle size, not body-fat percentage. A heavier performer does not necessarily have more body fat.

Related key terms

Optimum weight
Body composition
Bone structure
Height
Sex

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