Fast Twitch to Slow Twitch Drug

Diet and Nutrition
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[quote]In experiments on mice that did no exercise, the chemical compound, known as AICAR, allowed them to run 44% farther on a treadmill than those that did not receive the drug.

The drug appeared to change the physical composition of muscle, essentially transforming the tissue from sugar-burning fast-twitch fibers to fat-burning slow-twitch ones, the same change that occurs in distance runners and cyclists through training, according to research released Thursday.[/quote]

What do you guys think about this?

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Why would you want more type I muscles? :o

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This is the “miracle exercise replacement” drug that everyone has been talking about lately. It might be of interest to the sedentary, but not to me.