Post by carruthersjam on Aug 6, 2007 11:31:06 GMT -8
Here is an interesting extract from Supertraining:
1. Muscle atrophy produced by lack of stimulation, nerve damage or reduced
gravity proceeds in the following order: atrophy in the slow extensors is
greater than in the fast extensors, which in turn is greater than in the fast
flexors. Conversely, regular progressive overloading increases the mass of
fast muscle more than slow muscle, with fast extensors hypertrophying more
than fast flexors. Possibly this is a rational manifestation of some survival
mechanism, since rapid extensor actions, which are associated with striking
an assailant or thrusting him away, generally are involved more in self
defense processes than flexion activities.
1. Muscle atrophy produced by lack of stimulation, nerve damage or reduced
gravity proceeds in the following order: atrophy in the slow extensors is
greater than in the fast extensors, which in turn is greater than in the fast
flexors. Conversely, regular progressive overloading increases the mass of
fast muscle more than slow muscle, with fast extensors hypertrophying more
than fast flexors. Possibly this is a rational manifestation of some survival
mechanism, since rapid extensor actions, which are associated with striking
an assailant or thrusting him away, generally are involved more in self
defense processes than flexion activities.