If you’ve ever wondered why some people seem to adapt more quickly to resistance training, it’s probably due to the type of skeletal muscle tissue they have. Each of our muscle fibers is either ...

Ever wonder why some people seem to pack on muscle effortlessly while others spend months in the gym with little to show for it? Muscle growth isn't just about lifting weights -- it's a complex ...

University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Exercising regularly is one of the best defences against metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes - but why? It's a ...

There are a bunch of different reasons that serious endurance athletes generally don't have big pipes. The most obvious one is that they spend a lot of time running and pedaling and so on, and very ...

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the words twitch and muscle? Spasms, perhaps. You'd hardly be alone in thinking that. But when it comes to fitness, it's most commonly ...

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Almost one in five people lack the protein α-actinin-3 in their muscle fiber. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show that more of the skeletal muscle of these individuals comprises ...

Most humans move a lot less than our ancestors did, a change in use which is likely reflected in the composition of muscles themselves. Understanding our muscle makeup is a key step towards improving ...