What does FT stand for?

Fast Twitch (muscle fiber type)

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s being over seven feet tall and or being born with an incredibly large and effective heart or an inordinate amount of fast twitch muscle fibers, genetics plays a crucial role in one?

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Also, some research suggests that vitamin D can improve the number of fast twitch muscle fibers.

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Even the subtype of fast-twitch fibers (Fiia), which has more oxidative capacity than the absolute all-out fast twitch fibers (Fiib), develops more with endurance training.

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Intensive exercise impacts more on the strength influencing fast twitch type II fibers, therefore the increase in muscle size is accompanied by greater strength.

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I remember Gary Bailey, the Manchester United goalkeeper, used to play table tennis before a game to work on the fast twitch fibres and reaction.

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The guys who explode in their movement, have a greater predominance of fast twitch fibres, are the most at risk.

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Depending on workout regimens, fast twitch is converted into slow twitch or vice versa.

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THERE are two types of muscle fibre involved in Kegel exercises: slow twitch fibres, which need multiple repeated contractions to retrain them, and fast twitch fibres, which need maximum "squeeze" effort to retrain them.

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