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#68 - Muscle fiber types revisited with Professor Wim Derave

Inside Exercise

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Debate on Genetic Inheritance and Muscle Fiber Types

In this chapter, the speakers discuss the debate surrounding the genetic inheritance and potential changes in muscle fiber types. They explain the challenges in studying this topic, including the need for muscle biopsies and the variability between biopsies. Twin studies suggest a genetic component to muscle fiber composition, but there is also evidence of slight shifts in fiber types through adaptation.

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