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by yxhuvud 3697 days ago
> Intensity training is good for fast-twitch muscle. Endurance training is good for slow-twitch. The two are not interchangeable.

[Citation needed]

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Fast vs Slow twitch has been understood since the 1970s.

You think a body builder could ever run a 10K at sub-6 mile pace or a sub-6 runner benchpress what a body builder could?

The [citation needed] was for your association between muscle types and training types. For example, it's also a common assertion that intensity training is good for both fast and slow twitch muscles.