Sentences with phrase «twitch fibers enable»
Fast - twitch muscle fibers are used in explosive bursts of power, for example when working with heavy loads or during sprinting, while slow - twitch fibers enable long endurance feats such as high - rep sets with light loads or distance running.
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As I discussed last month, training to increase your alactic capacity enables you to increase your ability to do explosive movement in the gym and also increases the stimulation of fast - twitch muscle fibers.
It requires the most energy and effort to activate the largest of the fast twitch fibers so it seems reasonable and most effective to me to train those fibers when your energy levels are the highest, enabling the heaviest weight to be lifted and training the highest number of fibers.
Fast twitch muscle fibers (which fatigue quickly, but help with quick bursts of energy) convert easily to the better slow twitch muscle fibers that enable endurance exercises.