If you didn’t already know you have different types of muscle fibers in your body, now you do. And depending on how you exercise or what sports you enjoy, you’re building and recruiting some more than others.
Muscle fibers can be categorized as slow-twitch (type I) and fast-twitch (type II), and we utilize them differently depending on the movement output you focus on. To dig deeper, we spoke to qualified experts in sports science, nutrition and biomechanics to give you an insight into the main muscle fiber types, their benefits, how to train them and everything else you need to know.
