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1. Slow twitch fibres (Type I): Slow twitch fibres contract slowly but can contract repeatedly over long periods. They have a good blood supply, hence they are âred fibresâ, and are suited to endurance activity using the aerobic energy system which relies on oxygen from the blood for the supply of energy.
This begs the question of how muscles shorten and, thus, contract. To answer this question, we must first examine the components of the sarcomere, which is the fundamental functional unit of striated muscle-that is, skeletal and cardiac muscle.