training slow twitch muscles

[rbuchman]

When the main goal is size (i.e. body building) it seems that most people around here say you should train slow twitch muscles differently than fast twitch.

What are the following groups (please rate on a scale 1 being mostly slow 10 being mostly fast), Abs, chest, tris, bis, thighs.

The advise is to use higher reps for slow twitch fibers, what about doing the same reps (8-12) and more sets (as opposed to the traditional 3 sets)

Also I can't bench well for reps, I have a hard time ever getting more than 8 reps, if I don't up the wieght I platue at 8 reps but if I raise the wieght I can quickly get back up to 8 or so reps with the new wieght. What gives I do bench first so I shouldn't be tired, is the chest just that much of a fast twitch group?

[abarlament]

Don't worry about training your slow twitch muscles, they don't exibit the same growth characteristcs as fast twitch fibers. Training with lots of reps/sets will lead to overcompensation of the other stuff in the muscle: water, mitochondria, etc. I personally think you should train with a combination of low and high reps.

[Todd]

Have a look at this article. Very interesting!

Also read this one!

Here is another article.

[cursor]

Thanks for those references Todd. MORE information is (almost) always best. :

I'm not sure about Skp's claim that,

You have to realize that a muscle fiber labeled as an "endurance" fiber does not grow through endurance training. If they did you see enormously large and muscular marathon runners. Even the "endurance" fibers require maximum overload for maximum growth.

Perhaps the muscle endurance capacity.