Q

How can someone assess their muscle fiber type without a biopsy?

From 5 years of verified research · Vassili Sandqvist
A

While a muscle biopsy provides definitive results, an indirect method to assess muscle fiber type is the rep-to-failure test. Performing maximum repetitions at approximately 80% of your estimated one-rep max can indicate fiber type predominance, with fewer than 8 reps suggesting Type II dominance and 12 or more indicating Type I.

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