Revealing worked muscles in fitness animations is an important animation technique for conveying motion and illustrating the progress of physical motion. Instead of showing the worked muscles throughout the entire motion, the muscle-reveal technique allows viewers to see exactly when muscles are activated during exercise. By showing the viewer how their muscles are responding to the exercise, they can be more aware of their actions and can ensure they are doing the exercises correctly in order to obtain optimal results.
This can be especially useful for viewers who are not well-versed in anatomy and are struggling to understand where and how muscles are being worked.
Let us take a look at this example that illustrates the importance of the muscle reveal technique
As you can see, this compound movement, consisting of weighted squats and bicep curls, activates different muscle groups at different stages of the movement. When squatting, the lower leg muscles become red, indicating that these muscles are working. When curling, the arm muscles are turning red, showing viewers exactly when these muscles work.
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