Slow and Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers Within Our Pelvic Floor - What They Are and How to Work Them

By Tasha Mulligan MPT, Health Pro Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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Have you ever heard of slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibers? Muscles that are predominantly made up of fast twitch muscle fibers are our quick reacting, higher contractile force muscles that fatigue rather quickly. Muscles made up of predominantly slow twitch muscle fibers are our less exp...

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2/26/10 11:15pm

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Nick Rainey

8/ 9/10 8:16pm

I did not know about the 4 levels of the pelvic floor. I know the pelvic floor is very important, but this was very beneficial knowledge. I'm writing a related post about stabilizer muscles in the core at http://sixweekworkoutprogram.com/health-fitness-blog/ Thanks for the quality writing!

Slow and Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers Within Our Pelvic Floor - What They Are and How to Work Them

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