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Fuel, Fatigue and Fibre Types · Muscles

Are some people born to be sprinters?

Two personalities of muscle fibre, mixed in every muscle.

The simple answer

Some of your muscle fibres are built to contract fast and hard and quit within seconds. Others contract slowly, weakly, and can go for hours. You have both — mixed together in every muscle you own.

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