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C.: Hi, d.c. Where are you?
d.: I am waiting for my urologist appointment. What’s up?
C.: I was just thinking about what you said the other day about fast and slow-itches. I mean, if I am itching, I am going to scratch as quickly as my legs can go. What do you mean by “slow itch?”
d.: No, I said fast and slow-TWITCH muscles.
C.: Oh, well that’s different (I think). What is the difference between the two? Slow twitch sounds bad. Is it?
d.: No, not really. I will text you what one reputable website had to say about the difference between the two.
Slow-twitch muscles use energy slowly and fairly evenly to make it last a long time. This helps them contract (work) for a long time, without running out of power. Fast-twitch muscles use up a lot of energy very quickly, then get tired (fatigued) and need a break.
Fast twitch muscles are optimal for short, quick bursts of energy. Slow twitch muscles are better for long-term endurance activities and can improve your heart health. Working out both can give you a wide variety of activities to choose from and increase your overall health and strength.
C.: I still don’t completely understand, d.c.
d.: Well, I will put in your language. Earth cats are known for being quick. Some varieties of large Earth cats can run up to sixty miles per hour, but only for a short distance. Cats, as a rule, are blessed with fast-twitch muscles. When you scratch, you are probably using these, because your leg moves so fast that it almost looks blurry.
Some humans are blessed with these types of muscles as well. A good example would be Ussain Bolt. “Lighting” just retired from his career as a sprinter. He was still very fast, even though he was in his mid thirties when he retired. It is a little unusual for a man in his thirties to have the elite speed that Bolt had. The only other person that I can think of who even comes close is Carl Lewis. He won an Olympic gold medal at the age of thirty-five, but it was for the long jump. That sport also requires the competitors to have fast-twitch muscles. One needs to build speed to build momentum before jumping. The speed will help the long-jumper jump a farther distance.
Most long-distance runners have well-developed slow-twitch muscles. They can run long distances at a moderate speed. The best athletes, though, have a combination of both. That is why distance runners do Fartleks (interval training) to build their fast-twitch muscles while also keeping their slow-twitch muscles in shape.
C.: Do these exercises make one pass gas (hehe)?
d.: No, these exercises get their name from the man who invented the technique. He was Swedish. The word means “speed play” in that language.
Well, the nurse is calling my name now, so I must go. If you have any more questions, the website that I used as a reference may be of some help. Just click on it and open it up. It is an excellent website to use for reference about this subject.
C.: Okay, thanks d.c. (I wonder if beet juice would be a good thing to drink before doing these exercises. Maybe my ”special formula” beet juice would sell well at a track where runners were doing these exercises. This may be the extra source of income I need to be able to retire early. My beet juice certainly helped d.c.! Maybe it will work the same on all humans. I need to go home and mix up a big batch. I will give it away for free at first. If it does work, THEN I will start charging more and more HAHAHA).
Tune in tomorrow, folks, and see if Cal.E. regains her sanity
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