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Originally Posted by match000
So I asked my buddy who is a first year med student.. he told me that "sure, it can get loose.. its a muscle, and so why can't the muscle fibres relax and get more flexible and loose over time, just like any other muscle?" And then he pointed out that, for example, older women are looser (of course he's guessing he doesn't have this experience)...
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I'm a doctor and your friend is incorrect. Muscles don't "get loose" over time - By that rationale bodybuilders ought to be soft and limber. Connective tissue stretches and gets more flexible, but muscle can be exercised (e.g. kegel exercises) to hypertrophy and tighten.
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Last edited by longbough; 06-03-2007 at 05:10 AM..
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