BASIC BIOMECHANICS
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ISBN: 9781259913877
Author: Hall
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 6, Problem 2IP
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To list: Five movement skills with rationales for each movement skills for which a high percentage of fast-twitch fibers is an asset and five movement skills with rationales for each movement skills for which a high percentage of slow-twitch fibers is an asset.
Concept introduction: The muscle fibers contain bundles of myofibrils that are arranged in parallel along with the longitudinal axis. They also include myofibrils, muscle membrane, sarcoplasm, sarcotubular system, and mitochondria. There are two types of muscle fibers that are type I and type II.
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