Find out your dominant muscle fibre type.

[allthegoodnamesaregone]

So here's how it's meant to work:

You find out your 1rm on an isolation exersize then do as many reps as you can with 80% of this weight, if you can do 4-7 reps you have mainly fast twitch fibres in this muscle, if you can do 12-15 reps with the weight you have mainly slow twitch in the muscle.

Any truth in this method people?

[kp1512]

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So here's how it's meant to work:

You find out your 1rm on an isolation exersize then do as many reps as you can with 80% of this weight, if you can do 4-7 reps you have mainly fast twitch fibres in this muscle, if you can do 12-15 reps with the weight you have mainly slow twitch in the muscle.

Any truth in this method people?

I think there was another method similar to this if I recall...not sure the truth to it though...but if it IS true...would def be usefull to individuals...

KP

[allthegoodnamesaregone]

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I think there was another method similar to this if I recall...not sure the truth to it though...but if it IS true...would def be usefull to individuals...

KP

I wrote this off memory I hope I got it right.

[Gareth83]

think i posted something up before, i'll see if i can dig it out

[allthegoodnamesaregone]

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think i posted something up before, i'll see if i can dig it out

cool, I appriciate that

[Ripped Barbarian]

I guess it could give a rough indication but it's highly dependant upon current training, glycogen stores and other factors.

Cos i'm cutting at the mo i've found i'm seriously hammered on reps but still can push out a heavy weight once or twice, when i'm well fed i can disproportionately put out tons of reps but less max effort weight.

[allthegoodnamesaregone]

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I guess it could give a rough indication but it's highly dependant upon current training, glycogen stores and other factors.

Cos i'm cutting at the mo i've found i'm seriously hammered on reps but still can push out a heavy weight once or twice, when i'm well fed i can disproportionately put out tons of reps but less max effort weight.

Ye it's no muscle biopsy for sure

Also yes, you don't want to do it carb depleted.

[James Copping]

Its been posted before and I will give the same reply.

It works in untrained individuals but not trained people, as training goals will cause varying results.

Someone that powerlifts will no way get 12-15reps, even if they are genetically slow twitch predominant for example.