Fast Twitch vs Slow
Twitch Muscle Fibers Sports science has accepted there are two types of muscle fibers.
Not exact matches
Since they have a higher percentage of fast -
twitch muscle fibers when compared to other body types, these people are at their best in
sports that rely on power and speed.
Joshua: Avoidance of fatigue in all
sports is primarily the domain of Type I «slow
twitch»
muscle fibers, which are trained through prolonged low - intensity training that does not culminate in fatigue.
But
sports science has also said that doing 1 rep with maximum weight will also stimulate more red
muscle fibers (fast -
twitch).
Sports science has now proven that when we train heavy there is an increase of growth - prone fast -
twitch muscle fiber activation.