“Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen and built in bed” is a workout saying that has been printed on several posters. The saying was cited on Twitter on October 3, 2012.
 
The saying is often used to emphasize the last part (“built in bed”). People often forget the importance of rest in their training.
 
   
Twitter
Yasemin Piyale
‏@ypiyale
Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen, and built in bed #abs #eatclean #traindirty
10:42 PM - 3 Oct 2012
 
Twitter
Shawn Lim
‏@mediumshawn
Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen and built in bed.
11:07 PM - 10 Oct 2012
 
Endeavor Defense and Fitness
Posted by on Mar 31, 2013
The Importance of rest days and a relatively strict schedule for BOTH Krav and CrossFit!
“Muscles are torn in the gym, Fed in the kitchen and Built in the bed”
 
Facebook
Fitness is My Habit
May 7, 2013 ·
Remember ~ Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen, and built in bed.
Make sure you’re getting enough sleep so your muscles can grow, grow, grow!!!
 
LiveLifeActive
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June 4, 2014 by Erin Weiss
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11. Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen and built in bed.
 
The Training Edge
15 Best Fitness Motivation Quotes
by: Brian Carmody
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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“Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen and built in bed.”
 
Crossfit Victus
Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen & built in the bed
Posted March 16th, 2015
As coaches at CFV, we love seeing you awesome beasts roll in every day for a workout. We are however, quietly mindful of how often we see you. We here about issues relating to soreness, that “niggling” shoulder injury or low energy levels and think to ourselves; “when did they last have a rest day?”