CIE CH 1.6 Muscle Fibre Types

Which are muscles fibre types?

• Power

• Slow

• Fast

• Explosive

Select the characteristics of Fast twitch fibres.

• low tolerance to fatigue

• high tolerance to fatigue

• Contracts quickly

• Contracts slowly

• Produces large amount of force / power

Select the characteristics of Fast twitch fibres.

• low tolerance to fatigue

• high tolerance to fatigue

• Contracts quickly

• Contracts slowly

• Produces low amount of force / power

Fast twitch fibres are suitible for:

• 100m

• 800m

• throwing a punch in boxing

• marathon

Slow twitch fibres are suitable for:

• Marathon

• 10km

• swimming 1500m

• 100m

Muscle fibres are:

Explain aerobic exercise & give an example.

Explain anaerobic exercise & give an example.