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Muscles
According to Dr Brownstone, the brain views muslces as against gravity - extensors.
extensor muscles are antigravity muscles - gastrocnemius
rest are flexors
Skeletal Muscle
red muscle - lots of microtubules, weak, slow, sustained - S motorneurons
intermediate muscle - intermediated - FR motoneurons
white - few microtubules, strong, fast, fatiguable - FF motoneurons
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