Why Olympic weightlifters have different muscles: insights from muscle fiber expert Nathan Serrano

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/inside-muscle-91545093 🏋️‍♀️How muscles of weightlifters are built? What types of fibers characterize an elite weightlifter? How much can we influence the fiber types with training?Nate will answer these and many other questions. We talk about muscles, training, and how these influence our metabolism. This interview is packed with mind-blowing facts about weightlifter's anatomy and physiology.Nathan Serrano is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at Arizona State University where he is working on the connection between muscle fiber types and metabolism.Enjoy!Original research paper:Serrano N, Colenso-Semple LM, Lazauskus KK, Siu JW, Bagley JR, Lockie RG, Costa PB, Galpin AJ. Extraordinary fast-twitch fiber abundance in elite weightlifters. PloS one. 2019 Mar 27;14(3):e0207975.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207975Join Evidence Strong Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrongWatch the episodes on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9L-_m0WGD_7xV0sf87Zy7oMVDdtqR3bGEvidence Strong summary of this study:https://evidencestrong.com/olympic-weightlifters-have-different-muscles#main-resultsWeightlifting research infographics:https://evidencestrong.comFollow Nathan Serrano:https://www.instagram.com/_nateserrano_https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-serrano-0ab933a9https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nathan-SerranoFollow Evidence Strong:https://www.instagram.com/evidence_stronghttps://twitter.com/EvidenceStrongAll the content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical, nutritional, coaching, or financial advice, nor does it substitute for advice from your health care professional/provider. Any actions you will take, changes you will make to your nutrition, training or health care, are on your own responsibility and not mine.

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