You talk to your friend who runs the 100 m hurdles on the WS

You talk to your friend who runs the 100 m hurdles on the WSU track team. She trains differently than you.

1. What do you expect her muscle fiber composition to look like?

2. How does resistance training affect the quadriceps muscles?

3. Why is it important to stop training hard a couple weeks prior to a big competition?

Solution

ANSWER:

1) Type IIx are best known as fast-twitch muscle fibers. These are the muscle fibers primarily responsible for fast.

2) Resistance training effect an increase in the conventional hamstring/quadriceps ratio.

3)   It is important to stop training hard a couple weeks prior to a big competitionRest is a powerful tool to help you be in the best running shape for your Big Day.