increased firing rate of motor units

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Kaveh

"increased firing rate of motor units"
What exactly does this mean in terms of Strength, power and fast twitch fibre employment and does it differ/ relate to increased motor unit recruitment of muscle fibres?

Hi Kaveh, Here are a couple

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MichaelPP

Hi Kaveh,
Here are a couple of articles from the site:

Explosive strength training: research on resistance training suggests that doing less is more! - the relevant section is subtitled 'Explosive contractions' about half way down the page.

Fast-twitch muscles

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