muscular system
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I Tried a Vintage Mail Order Bodybuilding Course and There’s a Reason Nobody Does These Anymore
“I CAN GIVE YOU MASSIVE ARMS, BROAD SHOULDERS, AND A GIANT SIZED CHEST IN JUST FOUR WEEKS,” the Body-Tone pamphlet promises. It is the “World’s Fastest Strength and Muscle Building System.” It cost $US20 in the late 1950s, but I found the text of the program in the Stark Center Archives. I am ready to…
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How to Change Your Muscle Fibre Composition (and Why You’d Want To)
Most fitness-minded people have probably heard of fast- and slow-twitch muscle fibres. However, the distinction can be somewhat mysterious, especially in the context of understanding how it relates to our ability to do endurance versus sprinting, and our body’s ability to develop one versus the other, depending on our training.
