skimom Posted March 20, 2006 Report Posted March 20, 2006 (edited) Your fast twitch muscles drop off with "normal aging" faster than slow twitch muscles. So, totally correct, if you do nothing, you're cooked. And, it takes more to rev up the system when you are older. Still, if you focus on what you CAN do, there are intermediates around waiting to be converted, and our type II's retain some ability to hypertrophy and do other good stuff like get improved blood supply and mitochondria (ummm, more mitochondria... ). And everyones Type I's can easily do more - look at Sibby's > 37,000 K vertical from the other day! A problem in determining how much potential our type II's retain is that study populations rarely include people who remain fast-twitch-active as they age. Ha, maybe you would be a good person to study - sprinting around after Zonked... Edited March 20, 2006 by skimom Quote
Ski Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Posted March 20, 2006 Thanks, 'Mom, very much. And I only had to read that twice. Quote
Metz the Jersey boy Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 I think I'm going to apply to med school so that in 6 years I can understand 'mom's posts But I think I got the gist of it... So what you're saying is ski fast now while I can, because when I get older its going to take a lot more to ski at that level? I think we should have a PASR cup next year. We could all race a certain set of ASRA and Nastar races with a world cup points system. Then, at the end of the year I'll convince Zonked to award medals. Either her or we'll find a studly young man to award for mom or Jeff.... I think you'd see ski999's fast twitch muscles working at full capacity then... Quote
skimom Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 So what you're saying is ski fast now while I can, because when I get older its going to take a lot more to ski at that level? That's right, and build your muscles up when you are young so you have a lot of reserve. Quote
skimom Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 I think we should have a PASR cup next year. We could all race a certain set of ASRA and Nastar races with a world cup points system. Then, at the end of the year I'll convince Zonked to award medals. Either her or we'll find a studly young man to award for mom or Jeff.... The fastest male gives the awards to the females and the fastest female to the males. NASTAR and ASRA results could be added to the stats. ASRA already tabulates total points - It parallels the USSA system. Metzy, you came in 97th of the men with 14 points. i didnt understand any of that It's easy. Your muscles are composed of two fiber types. Sprinting fibers (twitch fast) which are big fibers that make you go fast, but they tire quickly and "slow twitch" fibers which contract slowly - these are good for endurance. When you get older, your some fast twitch muscle fibers die, so it takes more effort to stay fast. That's part of the reason old folks go slow. My point was that as you get older, you don't need to accept slowness - there are things you can do to maintain your speed or compensate. I've gotten faster over the past few years and aspire to continue doing so. Quote
Ski Posted March 21, 2006 Author Report Posted March 21, 2006 steriods keep you fast to Ha, but 'Mom will be more than happy to graphically describe how they shrink your pelotas. Quote
AtomicSkier Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 Ha, but 'Mom will be more than happy to graphically describe how they shrink your pelotas. She'd also be glad to tell you why smoking is bad for Metz Quote
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