Why do lumps of meat, esp chicken, tend to 'blow up' when reheating meals in microwave?

I notice it particularly with chicken meat in meals I've made, stored in fridge (or longer in freezer) and go to re-heat in my roughly 1000 w microwave.

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RodneyTrotter1 · 100+, M

Never reheat on full power and only use a microwave if you really need to, it's far healthier and safer to reheat on a hob on a low to medium flame/setting.