So, for 20 million you could go into orbit and the zero G would convert your
slow twitch to fast...Is that what Tito was doing?
Tom
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From: Ed & Dana Parrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 't-and-f@darkwing. uoregon. edu' (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: t-and-f: Re: Fast twitch/slow twitch question?
> Paul -
>
> Great, informative post. I had not been aware of this research. A
> question, which may be more theoretical than scientific, will untrained
> fast-twitch muscles be able to sprint faster than trained slow-twitch
> muscles? And is it possible for a reasonably active person to change the
> composition of fibers significantly based on the type of training he does,
> or is it only by removing all stress on the muscle that the fibers revert
to
> fast twitch?
>
> Is there any reseach that suggests that the "fiber-switch" that Paul
> observed in unweighted muscles could be stimulated in a more practical
way?
>
> - Ed Parrot
>
