Sentences with phrase «maximum number of muscle»

The goal is to contract the maximum number of muscle fibers in the minimum amount of time.

Not exact matches

Instead, it appears to be related to a much more fundamental metabolic constraint: the length of time required for the animal to reach its theoretical maximum speed, based on the number of «fast twitch» muscle fiber cells in the creature's muscles, as compared to the length of time it takes for those cells to run out of readily available energy.

Every set, except the abdominal crunches, consists of 8 - 12 reps.. This number of reps is generally thought as best in achieving maximum gains in muscle size, and widely accepted by the bodybuilding community.

The only difference is that instead of promoting relaxation to reach your maximum range of movement as you do in passive stretching in isometric stretching you deliberately contract your muscles against a form of resistance for a number of seconds (normally between 8 and 10) to deliberately tire out the muscles and then when you relax you have a short window of opportunity in which you can stretch further before the stretch reflex reasserts itself.

The combination of working muscles to failure and eliminating rest periods creates workout regimen that burns the maximum number of calories in a minimal amount of time, and most efficiently develops muscle tone and strength.

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