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30 Days To “The Best Me Ever” - Day 21 - Longer and Leaner?

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog

Have you ever heard someone tell you they know of a workout that makes you “longer and leaner”? Did you believe them?

If so, I have some prime real estate in Florida that you might be interested in. Yeah, sure there’s a few gators scrambling around amidst the reeds…and a bit of a stench, but its really not that bad once you get used to it.

Seriously though, the truth is exercise can make bodies “leaner”, but it can’t make them”longer”.

“Lean” means that you have proportionately more muscle tissue and less fat tissue. That is certainly a realistic goal to have with any consistent workout routine.

But “length” is another matter all together. Muscle length is a function of your limb length.

Folks with longer bones (such as the femur in the leg and the humerus in the arm) have longer muscles strung across them to make them move properly.

No matter what you may read on the cover of a magazine — no exercise program will make you “longer”…although there was that medieval torture “the rack”…hmmm…maybe they were on to something… could be the next Thigh Master…but I digress.

The truth is if you are an adult then your limb length is set. So unless your limbs happen to be made of salt water taffy — they won’t get LONGER from exercise.

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