Is it normal for my muscles to "deflate" after a workout?

[Anonymous]

When I workout, my muscles "deflate" meaning they are pretty big when I just get done working out and then they shrink back to normal size about a half an hour later. Is this normal? What is the science behind it so I can better understand it.

[chloecheree42]

Yep, that's pretty normal. After you workout, your muscles are bigger because they're filled with blood, because your heart had to pump a lot of blood to them so they can work. After a while, the heart will stop sending so much to the muscles, and they will shrink some. Nothing to worry about.

[yololoyo]

It happens when you don't have any

[apple24]

I think thats normal!