| That's right, the chicken leg will teach you about muscle | | | | why I tell my clients not to work a muscle group that is |
| and I am going to show you how. We have all seen a | | | | sore. |
| chicken leg. Parallel that to our own leg - our calf | | | | Muscle that is built up and worked is heavy as well. |
| muscle or the bottom half of our leg. They are identical | | | | Muscle weighs more than fat. Did you notice that on |
| in shape and form. | | | | your chicken leg? This is why a 200 pound man with |
| Picture the chicken leg in your mind. It has fat on the | | | | 25% body fat will burn more calories around the clock |
| top. We usually pull the fat off and eat only the muscle. | | | | than a 200 pound man with 60% body fat. The more |
| The muscle is the healthy part or the meat on the | | | | muscle you have the better. |
| bone. Notice how the fat is on top of the muscle? Well | | | | Now, let's take away all that muscle and get down to |
| that is a fact. The reason why we cannot see muscle | | | | the bone. There are some really rubbery parts there |
| is because there is fat on top of the muscle. This is | | | | aren't there? Well those are tendons. They connect |
| why you can do crunches all day long and work very | | | | the muscle to the bone. And the better shape your |
| hard for that six pack but you cannot see that six | | | | muscle tissue is the better in shape your tendons are |
| pack. The fat is on top of the muscle! This is true for | | | | which in turn leads to better bones. Bones are not solid. |
| the entire body. | | | | Bones are breathing, porous parts of our body. They |
| Peel away the fat on that chicken leg and there you | | | | need proper work as well. That is why strength training |
| will see the muscle. Notice the consistency and how | | | | helps bone density. |
| hard or soft it is. The harder the muscle the more that | | | | Have you ever torn a chicken apart? When you pull |
| chicken worked. You see every time you work out | | | | the bones apart from one another you are tearing the |
| your muscle builds more and more and that definition | | | | chicken's ligaments. Ligaments connect the bones to |
| creates bigger and bigger muscle. The more work the | | | | one another. See why a ligament might be harder to |
| muscle gets the more definition it gets. But that muscle | | | | repair than a tendon? But if your muscle is strong |
| cannot be overworked. | | | | around all the bones the tendons and ligaments will be |
| When a muscle is worked it breaks down and tears. | | | | strong too. |
| The harder the muscle is worked the more tears it | | | | In short, it is very important for everyone to add |
| gets. This is the reason you get sore after a hard | | | | strength training to their fitness program. A simple |
| workout. But if you do not allow that muscle to rest | | | | chicken leg will teach you that. The more meaty the |
| and repair after a workout it and does not repair | | | | chicken leg the more fit the chicken was. The tougher |
| properly. This would make for a gristly meat and ugly | | | | it was to pull apart the bones the stronger that chicken |
| muscle. | | | | was! You do not have to workout in a gym to have |
| Let's say you work the same muscle group while it is | | | | strength. I have some great advertisers right here on |
| sore and do not give it time to repair. The muscle has | | | | this site that will show you that. Click around and see. |
| to tear down more and those tears make the muscle | | | | My site is full of FREE tips on how to strength train |
| messy. But if you rest and let the muscle repair | | | | with or without weights. Anyhow, something tells me |
| properly, aka let those tears repair, then the muscle will | | | | that chicken leg with all that great meat on it did not hit |
| build up into a beautiful, hard, solid muscle that you are | | | | the weight room three times a week. Happy Training, |
| wanting to build. This is why rest is so important. This is | | | | Kathie. |