MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The two types of skeletal muscle fibers are slow-twitch (type I) and fast-twitch (type II). Slow-twitch muscle fibers support long distance endurance activities like marathon running, while fast-twitch muscle fibers support quick, powerful movements such as sprinting or weightlifting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Type 2 A: Fast oxidative (FO) fibers have fast contractions and primarily use aerobic respiration, but because they may switch to anaerobic respiration (glycolysis), can fatigue more quickly than SO fibers. Type 2 B: Fast glycolytic (FG) fibers have fast contractions and primarily use anaerobic glycolysis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Type IIa muscle fibers are fast twitch, meaning they fire more quickly. They are also more powerful than type I fibers and are recruited for activities that require more intensity: sprinting, lifting heavy weights. These fibers provide major strength, but they also fatigue more easily than type I fibers.

Detailed explanation-4: -You use type 2 muscle fibers, your “fast-twitch” muscle fibers, during short, explosive periods of physical activity. “Type 2 muscle fibers are quicker to fatigue but can produce stronger and faster bursts of power, ‘’ says Joe Tatta, PT, DPT, founder of the Integrative Pain Science Institute.