I prefer to ignore fiber types and imagine a continuum from fastest to slowest twitch, from anerobic to endurance. If you've exercised enough you probably know what you're good at (I'm an anerobic type), but whatever you were born with can be trained in one direction or another, within some limits. At club level I wouldn't worry about genetics and fiber type, but at an elite level, yeah, if you have the wrong genetics you're probably wasting your time.
I've mentioned the principle of training specificity before. Your training should look somewhat like your performance. Marathoners run more, shot putters lift more weights and so forth. There is some crossover but training can enhance your power, your peak strength or your endurance depending on how you train.
There are supplements for each type of performance. Creatine is the basic one for anaerobic output, carnitine for aerobic output. I'll try to cover those and others in depth soon.
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Date: 2006-09-06 12:15 am (UTC)I've mentioned the principle of training specificity before. Your training should look somewhat like your performance. Marathoners run more, shot putters lift more weights and so forth. There is some crossover but training can enhance your power, your peak strength or your endurance depending on how you train.
There are supplements for each type of performance. Creatine is the basic one for anaerobic output, carnitine for aerobic output. I'll try to cover those and others in depth soon.