skeletal muscle
noun
: striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control
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Exercise and metabolic health: beyond skeletal muscle Discover Magazine.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
This mechanism works by using the contraction of skeletal muscles to push blood through veins.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
Sleep tracking is also a strong point, and the advanced bioelectrical impedance analysis gives you a wide spectrum of data like BMI, skeletal muscle and more.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2025
Conventional resistance training, which is any exercise that causes muscles to contract against external resistance, improves skeletal muscle mass, strength and power.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2025
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
This mechanism works by using the contraction of skeletal muscles to push blood through veins.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2025
Sleep tracking is also a strong point, and the advanced bioelectrical impedance analysis gives you a wide spectrum of data like BMI, skeletal muscle and more.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2025
Conventional resistance training, which is any exercise that causes muscles to contract against external resistance, improves skeletal muscle mass, strength and power.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Skeletal muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal%20muscle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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