Fast Twitch Muscle Fiber Types. The two types of skeletal muscle fibers are slow-twitch (type I) and fast-twitch (type II). Slow-twitch muscle fibers support long distance endurance activities like marathon running, while fast-twitch muscle fibers support quick, powerful movements such as sprinting or weightlifting. How do you know if youRead More →
Everyone knows what a shrug looks like—in its simplest form, a quick lift of the shoulders. … The shrug is not limited to Anglo and European communities—in fact, it has been described as a “candidate gestural universal.” Speakers of several African languages—including Yoruba, Hausa, and Luo—have been observed to shrug.Read More →
The Shoulder to Shoulder measurement is taken ON THE BACK from one end of the shoulder to the other. Do not pull a straight line from these two points; follow the natural curve of the body. This measurement should be close to the length from a suit jacket’s shoulder seamRead More →