What kind of work do you do? are you sitting at a desk or something? Its important to rest your muscles after an intense workout. Whether you're napping at home, or being lazy at work, your muscles...
eat, then wait about an hour and then work out. burns the calories from your previous meal.
Squaw is a vulgar reference to a Native American woman. This idiom means work that is typically done by woman and work that is typically done by men.
He was a community organizer and professor of Constitutional law at University of Chicago.