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Training and Competition in Warm Conditions
This Training and Competition in Warm Conditions article is contributed by Phil Watson - Research Student, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University Medical School, Aberdeen Training and Competition in Warm Conditions For those living in the UK, the summer is now upon us, and the prospect of training and / or … [Read More...]
Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Under this section we shall discuss muscles and their functioning, including the various tests that have been done to discover how muscle fibres differ and how they effect performance In the first inclusion we shall discuss the physiology of muscle function, from its Basic Architecture to its Firing Pattern. … [Read More...]
Basic Skeletal Muscle Physiology – The Motor Unit
The Motor Unit Each fiber of a muscle can contribute to force production only if it is recruited by the brain. One motor nerve can branch into tens, hundreds, or even a thousand branches, each one terminating on a different muscle fiber. One motor nerve plus all of the fibers that it innervates is called a motor unit. … [Read More...]
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Skeletal Muscle
This is intended to be a bare-bones review of physiology of muscle function. The … [Read More...]
Under this section we shall discuss muscles and their functioning, including … [Read More...]
The Motor Unit Each fiber of a muscle can contribute to force production only … [Read More...]
