– List the traits of each of the three muscle fiber types.
– Describe how myoglobin, mitochondria and myosin proteins differ between fiber types, and how those differences contribute to their traits.
– Understand how fiber type proportions vary between muscles, and how fiber type proportions may change.
– Understand how different types of resistance training may result in fiber type specific adaptations.
– Understand how age results in specific fiber type atrophy, and how resistance training may be beneficial.
Muscle Fibre Types
- Provided by Brookbush Institute of Human Movement Science
Pre-requisites
- Level 3 Personal Trainer
- 1.00 CPD Points
- Professional Standards: Personal Trainer
- Training Provider Partner (TPP)
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