Is there any correlation between quick reflexes and fast twitch muscle fibers?
In: Biology
IT depends on what you mean by “reflex”, but…if you mean it as a precise term, then “no” – that’s a reference to response time of our neurological systems.
No…if you mean a more common conversation like someone who takes two steps and grabs a ball before it hits the ground, your fast twitch muscles will help you accelerate to perform that action that your reflexes may have kick-started by reacting to the object falling. Or…if you’re watching someone play basketball and they make great move that seems to be lighting speed you might say “wow..that gal has fast reflexes!”, but really be talking about skill, balance, fast muscles and so on”. We often use the technical term to talk about a much more complex system than “reflexes”.
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