muscles

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Exercising some muscles while ignoring others is a common cause of injury, and any trainer worth their salt will advise fitness enthusiasts to balance their routine.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

To test the observation, they strapped pressure sensors around the bellies of lightly anesthetized mice and observed the brain when slight pressure was applied only to the abdominal muscles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Factors such as digestive stability and how much creatine muscles can store influence how much is retained.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Talib says other concerning behaviors include weight bets, where adolescents place bets on how much they weigh or how much they can gain or lose, and body checking, where they obsessively check their abdominal muscles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Rowan had heard Jiller say that when they all were children, she had decided that Allun's joking and playacting formed an armor stronger than Val's and Ellis's iron muscles or Bronden's bad temper.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda