How to Harness the Healing Power of Water for Muscle Health

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Most people do not realize how powerful water is in the healing process.

No, this is not an article about spa therapy, holistic medicine, or anything like that. This is about using simple methods to build muscle and strength as well as maintaining your overall health.

Your body might be 60% water overall, but your muscles are actually 70-75% water. Each time you work these muscles as you lift weights, small tears and rips form in the fibrous muscle tissues. Your muscles grow when these small tears are repaired. Guess what happens if your muscles aren’t able to heal:

Nothing.

Nothing happens at all. That means no growth, no toning, no strength increases… nothing.

Here’s a quick breakdown of why you need water to heal and how to harness its power to help your muscles after a workout.

Got Water?

Not getting enough water has serious side effects. Even a 1 percent change in your body’s water levels can seriously impair your exercise performance. Even worse, your ability to recover goes down the toilet… and the toilet it goes down is one of those water-saving dry flush things that doesn’t quite get the job done.

Some other reasons you need extra water when you lift weights: (more…)

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