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FT
(redirected from fast-twitch fiber)

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FT
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full-time
ft
abbreviation for
(Military / Fortifications) fort
FT (in Britain)
abbreviation for
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Financial Times
ft
Abbreviation of foot
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Noun1.ft - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"
foot
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
in, inch - a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
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ft
abbr of foot → ft
abbr of feet → ft
ft
written abbr ft
foot; feet He is 6 ft tall. voet قَدم، أقْدام фут stopa ft der Fuß πόδι (μονάδα μέτρησης) pie (lühend sõnast jalg) پا؛ فوت jalka pied רֶגל फुट kratica za stopu (mjernu jedinicu) láb (mint hosszmérték) kaki (30,48 cm) piede フィート 피트 pėda (mērvienība) pēda (30,48 cm) kaki ft, voet fot stopa фут stopa (jednotka dĺžky 30,48 cm) čevelj stopa fot ฟุต หน่วยวัดระยะของอังกฤษเท่ากับ 12 นิ้ว fut; fit 英尺 фут فٹ کی تخفیف phít 英尺


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Furthermore, studies have shown that glycogen is depleted faster from fast-twitch fibers, especially during interval type work .
Fuel Usage During Exercise by Yuri Elkaim / Food/cooking/nutrition community
The fast-twitch fibers contract more forcefully than the slow-twitch but have no blood supply and can only fire for a relatively short period of time before fatiguing from physiologic acidic (lactic) build-up and adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) depletion.
From endurance to strength to power by way of the water by Nessel, Edward H. / AMAA Journal
This is the opposite of what would be predicted, because the use of electrical stimulation should attenuate or reverse the typical shift toward fast-twitch fibers following SCI injury (32-34) and lower F50s.
Contractile properties and the force-frequency relationship of the ... by Binder-Macleod, Stuart A. / Physical Therapy
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