Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance 9th Edition by Scott Powers, Edward Howley

Exercise 9

List and discuss the primary changes that occur in skeletal muscle as a result of endurance training.

Step 1 of 4

Endurance training induces the following biochemical and structural changes in the skeletal muscle:

• Increase in percentage of slow muscle fibres

• Increase in number of mitochondria

• Increased ability to metabolize fat

• Increased capillary density