fast-twitch
Americanadjective
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And it’s all thanks to $150,000 pieces of technology—and the fast-twitch virtuosos who pilot them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
These included a shift in slow-twitch muscle fibres to express genes characteristic of the lost fast-twitch subtype, and increased regeneration of remaining fast-twitch fibre subtypes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
Stacey Derosier’s fast-twitch lighting effectively shuttles us between sessions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
According to Bohannon, this may be because women have more so-called slow-twitch muscle fibers than men, whose bodies favor fast-twitch muscles.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2023
Dupont, a bundle of fast-twitch fibres and even faster brain, left English tacklers clawing at his coattails as he danced under the posts.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
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