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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #45 on: July 24, 2002, 02:29:25 PM »
My weight training /physical fitness vision had long term visions, knowing I was going to raise  a family, I wanted to be sure I was in tip top shape for that family, low and behold, I now have 2 sons, that inspires me even more to hit the weights so I can stay active with them until they're adults! ;)  Now if I could just stop these damn cigars! ;)

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« Reply #46 on: July 24, 2002, 04:17:33 PM »
No... fast twitch muscle is for explosive power. It is for bursts of speed as well. What it typically lacks is endurance- which is what slow twitch excels at.

If you wanted to do a type of workout that required a large number of reps in each set, then you are usually doing more slow twitch work than fast twitch. If you do the pyramid bench Rip described earlier, that would be more of a fast twitch routine.

In running, sprinters are pure fast twitch, whereas distance runners tend to be more slow twitch. This doesn't mean fast twitch athletes can't be distance runners; fast twitch can be taught to behave as slow twitch. What you can't really do is make slow twitch fast. To this extent, you are either born fast or you're not. Most people can train to excel at distance running, few people can be trained to excel at sprinting.

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« Reply #47 on: July 24, 2002, 04:29:39 PM »
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« Reply #48 on: July 25, 2002, 10:28:46 AM »
Okay... maybe I have this mixed up. Now... when I do the 3 reps 8 sets w/one min rest inbetween I'm bringing it down in a very controled manner and and then SUDDENLY EXPLODING upwards. I envision throwing the wieght threw the roof....or blow it up so to speak. I fiqured this works my fast twitch....?

It sure seems to work and a guy who benchs just over 500 is the one who turned me onto it  some years ago.


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« Last Edit: July 25, 2002, 11:03:44 AM by batdog »
Of course, I only see what he posts here and what he does in the MA.  I know virtually nothing about the man.  I think its important for people to realize that we don't really know squat about each other.... definately not enough to use words like "hate".

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