what does "since recruitment of fast twitch motor units really occurs in a graded, rather than a threshold, fashion." mean?brentono wrote:On Muscle fibre type recruitment... Alex, you probably know this one...
Interesting article-"Quadrant Analysis" if you are willing to wade your way through it.
http://home.trainingpeaks.com/articles/ ... lysis.aspxFinally, it should be emphasized again that powermeters currently on the market
do not directly measure the force applied to the pedal
Cheers,... the distinction between relatively low force and relatively high force pedaling is actually somewhat arbitrary,
since recruitment of fast twitch motor units really occurs in a graded, rather than a threshold, fashion.
In addition, muscle force and velocity, while important in determining fiber type utilization,
are not the only factors that determine recruitment patterns - for example,
as mentioned previously the duration of exercise also plays an important role,
and there are other factors as well
(e.g., the threshold for fast twitch motor unit recruitment is reduced during ballistic contractions).
Because of such considerations, "quadrant analysis" should be viewed as a general indicator of fiber type recruitment,
not as an absolute measurement.
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Cadence....discuss
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Postby brentono » Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:29 pm
Will let Alex take your question, as it is his field, his friend's article, and the main reason
I caught up with the article was they used Dr. Jim Martin's data, so I followed that up.
Think this statement, is quite relevant..."quadrant analysis" should be viewed as a general indicator of fiber type recruitment,
not as an absolute measurement.
I personally found the article extremely detailed but extrapolated a few points, and lost the plot,
especially when we got to fiber type recruitment.
As with Alex's BMX article link, which was interesting, but saw some technical flaws, one being
0.5s interval recording at cadence rate of around 180rpm, would leave a great area for error.
And as already pointed out that powermeters currently on the market do not directly measure
the force applied to the pedal, so power measurement could be at error.
And the BMX style, with no pedaling at each stage, use of ramps etc... strays a fair way from the
type of cycling we are discussing (not quite relevant?) and the muscle fatigue extrapolation,
and final assumptions, were a bit over-emphasised I thought. Just my view of it.
Your own cycling, Alex, is going well, so the meters, must work for you.
All the best,
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Postby foo on patrol » Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:33 pm
Exactly! You will find, that most riders in this category will be aware that they will never be world beaters, but will take great pleasure in making others hurt.twizzle wrote:And those 'average' riders are sometimes the ones putting in 400 - 500 km a week and think that they will be able to overcome their genetic deficiencies by training even harder. Much better to know where the strengths and weaknesses lie and train accordingly.foo on patrol wrote:I still think all this micro science for the average riders, just confuses them, but that is my opinion as you know doubt have picked up on!
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Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:02 pm
It just means that it's not an on/off switch, nor a "threshold" value of some kind that triggers fibre use use, but rather a graduated recruitment, which increases substantially as power approaches the max AEPF-CPV curve.mikesbytes wrote:what does "since recruitment of fast twitch motor units really occurs in a graded, rather than a threshold, fashion." mean?
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:17 pm
In plain English, why are "fast twich fibres" called "fast" ?
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Of course fast twitch/slow twich are laymans terms. There is a more information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:01 pm
Well that makes a lot more sense and its readable, unlike this lot following, especially that nerd articlehuman909 wrote:They are call fast because they are involved fast movement which in the context of exercise normally means high intensity movements. These are generally anaerobic activities which is what these types of fibres good at. They are the muscle fibres that are better for sprinting and intense bursts of energy.
Of course fast twitch/slow twich are laymans terms. There is a more information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle
Alex Simmons/RST wrote:Muscle fibre type recruitment is a function of power, not cadence.mikesbytes wrote:For fast twitch, I've been training in the 130 - 140 rpm on 175 cranks. It kinda feels like the fast twitch kick in around 130.
brentono wrote:On Muscle fibre type recruitment... Alex, you probably know this one...
Interesting article-"Quadrant Analysis" if you are willing to wade your way through it.
http://home.trainingpeaks.com/articles/ ... lysis.aspxFinally, it should be emphasized again that powermeters currently on the market
do not directly measure the force applied to the pedal
Cheers,... the distinction between relatively low force and relatively high force pedaling is actually somewhat arbitrary,
since recruitment of fast twitch motor units really occurs in a graded, rather than a threshold, fashion.
In addition, muscle force and velocity, while important in determining fiber type utilization,
are not the only factors that determine recruitment patterns - for example,
as mentioned previously the duration of exercise also plays an important role,
and there are other factors as well
(e.g., the threshold for fast twitch motor unit recruitment is reduced during ballistic contractions).
Because of such considerations, "quadrant analysis" should be viewed as a general indicator of fiber type recruitment,
not as an absolute measurement.
BrentonO
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Re: Cadence....discuss
Postby human909 » Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:37 am
My first sentence was typed incorrectly, I meant to say: "They are call fast because they are involved high intensity movement which in the context of exercise normally means fast movements."mikesbytes wrote:Well that makes a lot more sense and its readable, unlike this lot following, especially that nerd articlehuman909 wrote:They are call fast because they are involved fast movement which in the context of exercise normally means high intensity movements. These are generally anaerobic activities which is what these types of fibres good at. They are the muscle fibres that are better for sprinting and intense bursts of energy.
Of course fast twitch/slow twich are laymans terms. There is a more information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle
The change is an important distinction. Fast twitch muscles don't need to be acting fast. If I do a heavy bench press really slowly then I am using more of my fast twitch muscles. Alternatively if I do a 200 reps of just the barbell I am using more of my slow twitch muscles.
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Re: Cadence....discuss
Postby brentono » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:21 am
Mikesbytes,mikesbytes wrote:There's a serious overdose of nerd talk in this thread
In plain English, why are "fast twich fibres" called "fast" ?
You are correct, and much of the scientific research, is just that, and in many cases, only theory.
Personally, from my experience, and having Applied Science background, and having been in laboratory
situations, I feel many of the articles I have read, take poetic licence in their summations.
Many times you can adjust the results, to fit the program, and vise-versa.
Back to Fast/Slow twitch, are muscles that are controlled by electrical impulses, for their operation,
to keep it simple. Some operate faster, some slower.
And if you wish to wade thru another "nerd talk" paper... you can find out that...
http://muscle.ucsd.edu/musintro/es.shtmla well-defined progression of changes is observed whereby the fast muscle first changes
its metabolic and then its contractile properties to completely "transform" into a "slow" muscle.
As this points out, with a specific type of training and control of the muscles, no matter the makeup
of your muscle architecture (ratios of your F and S- twitch muscle fibers) you can change it.
Which was a point I was making, earlier.
All things are possible, with effort. Even in cycling, there is not just one type of rider, that
you are personally locked into. This is just my take on it, but it opens up more/many possibilities.
Cheers,
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Postby mikesbytes » Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:46 pm
When I first came on the cycling scene another rider told me that my legs were packed with fast twitch fibres, I'm not sure how he could tell.
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Postby mikesbytes » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:28 pm
It would take a mighty good day for me to beat himfoo on patrol wrote:Did you beat him in the sprints all the time?
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Postby brentono » Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:00 am
mikesbytes wrote:It would take a mighty good day for me to beat himfoo on patrol wrote:Did you beat him in the sprints all the time?
MB, If that is the case (packed with fast twitch fibres), that is your "strength"another rider told me that my legs were packed with fast twitch fibres
and with the correct training, anyone can be beaten, on "your day"
... and that would be a mighty good day for you to beat him.
While you have the interest, keep up your efforts, all the best. Respect.
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brentono wrote:Here's how to train for high cadence, and get your pedaling happening...
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Re: Cadence....discuss
Postby brentono » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:38 pm
Take a plug sample, and examine under a microscope (was the approved method)mikesbytes wrote:Yeh, how could one judge if that was fast or slow twitch?
Separate, take each weight, work out %'s-ratios.
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:14 pm
Exactlybrentono wrote:Take a plug sample, and examine under a microscope (was the approved method)mikesbytes wrote:Yeh, how could one judge if that was fast or slow twitch?
Separate, take each weight, work out %'s-ratios.
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Postby PortableDave » Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:40 pm
You can'tmikesbytes wrote: Can't see how you can tell by just looking
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Postby Wayfarer » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:23 pm
In general, muscles with slow twitch predominance are long and lean (eg those African marathoners) where as fast twitchers would look something more like this
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:56 pm
According to all 3 of those tests and using my 1RM for deadlift, I'm mixed fibre.Wayfarer wrote:There's easy gym based tests we can do to roughly figure out the predominant type http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tes ... sition.htm
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