Type IIa fibers: stacking two toolkits inside one cell

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Type IIa fibers carry high mitochondria and myoglobin — the slow-twitch toolkit for oxygen delivery — alongside high ATPase and oxidative enzymes — the fast-twitch toolkit for rapid force production. Packing both toolkits into one cell is what makes the hybrid capability possible.

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