Re: Strong Women, Strong Bones: my book report

"Art S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message

> > > I'm not sure what you mean by your "cuts."
> >
> > Muscle cuts.  Look in the mirror and set how many different specific
muscles
> > you can see below the surface of your skin.  You know what I mean,
right?
> >
>
> muscle cuts are a function of body fat (or, to be more accurate, a
function of
> low body fat), and not the amount of muscle you have (provided you have
some
> muscle).

Well, I do have very little body fat.  As I mentioned before, my figure
closely resembles Sarah Connor in T2.  Does she have muscle?

> > > You aren't "shocking" your body (or muscles), though.  Consider:  they
> > don't
> > > have eyes, so they can't see what you are doing; they are attached on
both
> > > ends (so the muscle is always pulled and always pulls in the same
> > direction);
> > > and all they know is "under tension" or "not under tension".  What is
the
> > > mechanism involved that "shocks" the muscle?
> >
> > Changing the direction and/or weight that works a particular muscle
group.
> >
>
> As I've said, changing direction won't "shock" the muscle because it is
> attached on both sides, so the direction of the pull on an individual
> muscle doesn't change.
>
> I suspect that neither of us will convince the other on this one.

Here you are wrong.  I've only explained what *my* understanding of shocking
muscles means.  That doesn't mean that what I believe is necessarily
*correct*.  Please do not misinterpret my replies as retorts - I'm simply
trying to explain what I understand.  I WELCOME correction and education,
believe me!

(( hugs Art for his/her undying patience ))