Match Running Performance in Australian Football Is Related to Muscle Fiber Typology

CONCLUSION: AF athletes with a greater estimated proportion of type I muscle fibers were associated with a greater capacity to accumulate distance running at high speeds, as well as a greater capacity to maintain higher output of HSR running during peak periods as duration increases.PMID:37857382 | DOI:10.1123/ijspp.2023-0014

Source: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance - October 19, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Henry J Hopwood Phillip M Bellinger Heidi R Compton Matthew N Bourne Wim Derave Eline Lievens Ben Kennedy Clare L Minahan Source Type: research