Re: IIB OR NOT IIB that is the question?

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What is the nature of the " heavy loading " ? Resistance training

presumably. If so what kind? What exercise(s)? Is this training being

done in isolation or concurrent with for example, traditional sprint

training?

Is that all " strength or power " training? If that is the case then how

does one train and become more powerful while one's fibers supposedly

becoming slower?

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> > Here's the crux of it from Peak Performance, presuming it all pans out

> > as reliable science:

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> > " It has also been known for some time that increases in activities

> > like

> > strength or power training can lead to conversion of muscle fibres.

> > But, unfortunately, this conversion operates in one direction only,

> > changing fast type IIb fibres into slower type IIa fibres(6).

> > Moreover,

> > if heavy loading of muscles continues for a month or more, virtually

> > all type IIb fibres will transform to type IIa, with obvious

> > consequences for sprinting potential.

>

> Hi ,

>

> I have asked the following question to the list before. Does the

> transformation of IIB to IIA result in the previous IIB losing

> contractile speed and or strength? I don't know if it was ever

> resolved. It would seem the transformation results in " typical " IIA

> characteristics?

>

> Jerry

> Jerry Telle

> Denver, USA

>