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turn fast-twitch muscles into slow-twitch muscles
okay so for two years i ran track in high school. i did sprinting. (i got 5th several times in the state meets.:]) so my leg muscles are wide and big. i know they are fast-twitch muscles from sprinting but i want to turn them into slow-twitch muscles that are slimmer and skinnier looking. please help! :)
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The body adapts to whatever kind of stress you expose it to. Of course, as Mousy said, there is a genetic component and certain body types fit certain types of exercise better.
However anyone can make serious progress in whatever direction they choose. What you need to do is 1. stop doing any kind of explosive training with your legs (this includes most sports, sprinting, weights etc) and 2. focus on long distance endurance exercises like jogging, cycling etc. There is no magic formula here. Just expose your body to the right kind of exercise and the changes will take place automatically.
Of course it may take a while, but the changes will come. The human body is built to adapt.
Good luck.
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You can do endurance exercise (for example, running long distance as opposed to sprinting) and develop slow-twitch muscles, but be warned that there is a genetic component to the type of muscle that you naturally develop more easily, and you might retain the fast-twitch muscles that you already have.
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