Sentences with phrase «type of fiber built»

Not exact matches

Tabata training (and HIIT) both share one great advantage for guys looking to hold onto muscle mass: Unlike traditional steady - state cardio, high - intensity intervals help you build and maintain muscle mass because the fast - twitch fibers — the ones most prone to growth, — are best targeted by this type of training.

Second, add «fermentable fibers» to your diet, which are also called prebiotics (sweet potato, yam, yucca, etc.) and eat a lot of fermented foods like kefir, sauerkraut, and certain types of yogurt (but most yogurts found in your grocery store are simply milk with sugar and are NOT healthy) You can also supplement with probiotics, but make sure to start slow and build up.

With the 3 rep sets, you're still hitting the power - oriented muscle fibers, which is what allows you to make this type of training work for mass building.

The uncommonly wide natural variation of fiber type composition seen with the quadriceps may be why some people only seem to be able to build up their thighs with high rep / lighter weight squats (e.g. 20 rep squat sets), while others seem to have no problem packing on size with a few sets of heavy weight / low rep squats (e.g. 1 - 3 rep sets).

All of this means that when you challenge your body to do more WORK — for instance, by going very slowly on the eccentric portion of the movement — you get more of your important type 2 (fast twitch) muscle fibers involved... which means you become more metabolically active to burn fat... AND build greater strength.

The engineering of this ultramodern car is absolutely unreal: a monocoque built from carbon - fiber - reinforced plastic; a racing - type weight distribution of 43 percent front / 57 percent rear; rear tires that are each over a foot wide; a plug - in hybrid powertrain with electric motors on each axle that delivers 19 miles of range in full - electric mode; a seven - speed PDK transmission; and a 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine that revs to 9150 rpm and makes 608 hp.