Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to skeletal muscle that is composed of weak, slowly contracting fibers, adapted for low-intensity, high-endurance activities.
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Examples
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This natural "springiness" is both genetic and conditioned: some people are born with more so-called "slow-twitch" muscles (making them good endurance athletes); others have more "fast-twitch" fibres (better at short bursts of speed or force).
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Southcreek Global/Zuma Press The Tampa Bay Rays' on-deck circle The results, he says, prove that deviating from a normal swing just before hitting activates slow-twitch muscle fibers.
Baseball's Weight Problem Craig Wolff 2011
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This is in addition to the capacity of the slow-twitch fibers used in steady cardio.
To Heal a Heart, Train Harder Katherine Hobson 2011
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The fact is that we understand the bases for that difference (ratio of slow-twitch to fast-twitch muscle fibers). 100 years from now it may be equally accepted science that IQ or other learning capacity has a similar genetic component.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Approaching Arguments That Have A Racist Past 2010
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It's quite embarrassing when you see what the sprinters can do, but we're all about slow-twitch muscles.
Small Talk | Men's coxless fours: 'The Winklevoss twins? They're a bit geeky actually' 2011
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I was never going to be a sprinter -- all slow-twitch muscles -- so the only way I was gonna outrun somebody was to get a long lead and go for the marathon.
Smart Martial Artists Steve Perry 2010
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The fact is that we understand the bases for that difference ratio of slow-twitch to fast-twitch muscle fibers. 100 years from now it may be equally accepted science that IQ or other learning capacity has a similar genetic component.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Approaching Arguments That Have A Racist Past 2010
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East Africans, especially in a particular Kenyan valley, have more slow-twitch fibers and dominate in distance running.
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There would be no fair way to divvy up the competitors according to weight or muscle mass or percentage of slow-twitch muscle, because for any of those you will find a woman who seems to be at an “advantage” greater muscle mass than the fastest-running male but who would still lose.
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I do my cardio every day, but I'm no distance runner not a lot of slow-twitch muscle on me.
In a Forwardly Direction Amanda@Lady Scientist 2009
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