Cool study compares fast-twitch and slow-twitch ppl strength-training one arm/leg 2X/wk and the other arm/leg 3X/wk. Key result: both groups (surprisingly) made similar muscle and strength gains. BUT slow-twitchers needed ~25% more reps to hit failure. outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

Thanks, Alex, for highlighting our recent work so eloquently 💪 "Slow-twitchers probably need to do more reps than fast-twitchers to get a comparable stimulus. Three workouts a week trumps two for muscle size. And you can’t blame your muscle fibers for your failure to bulk up."

An interesting piece from our friends at Ghent University. They used a Springbok Analysis to better understand factors that contribute to the variability in gains after resistance training. Check it out. ⬇️ physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP…

Thanks JP Nunes for highlighting our work with Kim Van Vossel, 雯雯❤营口-(外卖|兼职|核酸)鲅鱼圈,老边区,老边,盖州,大石桥 and Eline Lievens on myotypes and strength training "Those born to be lizards will never become alligators" 🇧🇷 or do they? physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Kim Van Vossel, 雯雯❤营口-(外卖|兼职|核酸)鲅鱼圈,老边区,老边,盖州,大石桥, Freek Van de Casteele, Thibaux Van der Stede, Weyns, Jan Boone, Eline Lievens, Derave (BSW UGent) and Blemker (Virginia BME) question if muscle typology can explain the inter-individual variability in resistance training adaptations! 📜buff.ly/3qY0ug8

Excited to present my research on non-invasive assessment of muscle fiber type composition at ECSS. And maybe even more excited to see my international sports research friends back :) Hope to see you soon! ⏲️Friday 07.07.2023, 08:00 🏢Lecture room.: 343 #ECSS2023

Great talk by Kim Van Vossel at the ECSS conference #ECSS2023 🏋️‍♂️

Fantastic presentation by Kim Van Vossel on a possible muscle reallocation mechanism when only performing single joint RT exercises

Very excited to present for the first time on #ECSS2023 with a poster about genetic variants influencing the effectiveness of dietary supplements. Find my poster today: 📍Hall Bordeaux, Poster Session 14 🕕06.07.2023, 18:00

Are all fibers in skeletal muscle created equal? How important are myosin heavy chains isoforms? In a joint effort between TeamDerave and @AtulDeshmukh lab, we tried to answer these (and more) questions. #myotwitter #muscle A 🧵on our preprint (1/24) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

🚨 We are hiring ⚠️ We are looking for a junior scientist to work on topics surrounding resistance training. Together with me, Jan Boone and TeamDerave. Apply before Oct 15th! jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Scien… Please RT

Is muscle fiber type composition (MFTC) important in professional football⚽️?🧵 In our new SJMSS paper we investigated if 1) fast and slow typology players naturally gravitate to/get selected for specific positions 2) MFTC impacts match running performance doi.org/10.1111/sms.14…

Muscle atrophy during resistance training… Huh? Learn more in the thread🧵below or by reading our new Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise paper🏋️ (1/12) journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abst…