Physical Education · Exercise Physiology
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Muscle hypertrophy occurs in both type-I and type-II fibers after a resistance training programme. However, the type-II fiber appears to undergo a greater relative hypertrophy than type-I muscle fiber. Reason (R): Both type-I and type-II fibers are recruited during maximal contraction, but type-II fibers are related to the greater activation of high-threshold motor units. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is true?
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- 1(A) is false but (R) is true.
- 2(A) is true but (R) is false.
- 3Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- 4Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).✓
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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