A forty-year old competitive weightlifter has taken a strongbroad-spectrum antibiotic that was prescribed after routine dentalsurgery. One of the side effects was permanent damage to some ofhis tendons and muscles. What factors would be involved in hisswitching over to endurance sports? Be sure to discuss the factorsaffecting the three types of muscle fibers, how they operatemetabolically and how they do or don’t respond to training orconditioning.
