Re: [Paddlewise] Re: racing with a long paddle

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:27:08 -0700
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 5:46 AM, <rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com> wrote:

>
>
> Makes sense to me. Perhaps longer paddles might therefore be favoured by
> muscular older people, bearing in mind that fast twitch muscles atrophy
> faster with age in humans than slow twitch muscle fibres. And in lab animals
> at least theres a suggestion that slow twitch fibres increase with age to
> compensate.
>
> Peter... does this mean that I may yet become a decent bicycle climber? I'm
going to rush out before it gets hot and give my all on a hill. Oh, wait...
too late... it's already hot. Maybe tomorrow. :)

Craig
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