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FAST TWITCH MUSCLE FIBERS

arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2003/08/09, 06:26 PM Hey, I've been reading up on fast and slow twitch muscle fibers, and I was wondering how I could train my legs' fast twitch muscle fibers for jumping? What kind of exercises train the fast twitch? thanks -------------- If Satan ever tries to remind you of your past, just tell him of his future!
richardjst Posts: 410 Joined: 2002/07/13	2003/08/10, 08:12 PM Fast twitch respond very well to explosive training...also heavy lifting will make them respond...do snatches, cleans, squats, plyometrics, jumprope and other such quick moving exercises! -------------- If hard work and persistence were the keys to success, most people would opt to pick the lock.~Dick
timbaland Posts: 192 Joined: 2002/12/23	2003/08/11, 12:47 AM What are snatches?
richardjst Posts: 410 Joined: 2002/07/13	2003/08/11, 10:42 AM Place your hands wider than shoulder width, quickly snap the weight to arms length over your head...kind of like the clean and jerk only your hands are wider and you don't pause at your chest to catch the weight...its one motion very effective once you get the hang of it...maybe someone else knows a website that may illustrate these explosive lifts for timbaland and arondaballer -------------- If hard work and persistence were the keys to success, most people would opt to pick the lock.~Dick
kindred Posts: 16 Joined: 2003/07/16	2003/08/21, 10:17 PM there are different types of fast twitch muscles,, a good way to train all of these are complex training!! complex training combines,,resistance training, plyometrics, sprint training and specific training! the easiest way to do this is by paring up resistance exercises with plyometric excersises ,, theres a good book called jumping in plyometrics which is quite basic and easy to understand and also has plenty of illustrations of plyometrics for each muscle group :):)