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Slow twitch muscles are physically built for pure endurance

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These fibers are the incredibly stubborn marathon runners of your internal machinery. While they cannot produce explosive force to save their lives, they are highly optimized to quietly process steady energy for hours on end. They will happily keep you standing completely upright all day without a single complaint.

Slow twitch muscles are physically built for pure endurance
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