18 Interesting human body muscles facts

Over 40% of body weight is muscles. Tweet This

You find the smallest muscles at the same place where you find the smallest bones – in the middle ear. Tweet This

Muscles are great at pull. However they can’t push. Tweet This

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For masseters are among the strongest muscles in body, helping us to chew. Tweet This

Bodybuilding will not help you grow new muscle fibres, but will make them thicker. Tweet This

Combined strength of all muscles in human body theoretically would be enough to lift 30 tons. Tweet This

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Frowning employs much more muscles than smiling. Tweet This

Skeletal a.k.a. striated muscles are consciously controlled. Smooth and cardiac muscles are not. Tweet This

You are probably sitting right now on your biggest muscle, the gluteus maximus. Tweet This

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There are 3 types of muscle – smooth, skeletal and cardiac. Tweet This

Smooth muscles make the food move through intestines. Tweet This

Smooth muscles also control the bladder. Tweet This

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Caterpillar has much more muscles than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Tweet This

Idleness makes your muscle tissue disappear. Luckily, exercises can re-build it twice faster. Tweet This

Fingers are in fact moved from muscles in palm and forearm. Tweet This

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More than 100 muscles are directly or indirectly activated while you make a single step. Tweet This

For each pound (0.45 kg) of muscles gained, up to 7 miles (10 km) new blood vessels appear. The same when you gain fat. Tweet This

No animal has so many facial muscles as people do. Tweet This

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