Old 11-25-11 | 07:37 PM
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tadawdy
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Originally Posted by zazenzach
one builds muscle mass and strength, and relies on type 2 muscle fibers. the other is predominantly joint health and cardiovascular health and relies overwhelmingly on type 1 muscle fibers
Not exactly true. Strength training also uses type I fibers, and all training drives the conversion of fibers toward more oxidative capacity.

It's theorized that part of power training is learning to bypass the slower type I units. Normally, those motor units are recruited first.
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