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#124: How to train given your genetic predispositions  by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT

#124: How to train given your genetic predispositions

from The Dr. Shannon Show

by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT

Published: Thu Jul 27 2023

Show Notes

Genetics are a reality that we all work with. But how much of your response to exercise is genetically predisposed? And how much do exercise and lifestyle influence your results? Shannon discusses how to train given your genetic predisposition.

0:00: Introduction
2:25: Figuring out what you value
5:23: Genetic predisposition for muscle fiber composition
:How to assess which fiber type you might have more of
:If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it
:Mechanical load to the muscles
:Shifting from type I to type II muscle fibers
:How can training shift you fiber type composition from type I to type II fibers?
:How to train based on your fiber composition
:How hormones affect fiber composition
:How to train based on these hormones


Studies referenced:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18271028/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22645169/#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20suggested%20that,by%20both%20genotype%20and%20environment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8473039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783862/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11479145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783862/#CR9

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