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In briefThe six collegiate male volleyball players in this study had moderate aerobic capacity (56 ml·kg-1·min-1) and predominantly fast twitch fiber distribution (57%) in the vastus lateralis muscle. Prolonged volleyball play resulted in a greater depletion of glycogen in slow twitch fibers than in fast twitch and no hint of anaerobic fatigue. These results suggest that in spite of the apparent explosive activity of volleyball, the overall intensity is probably mild to moderate and therefore aerobic endurance may be critical to performance.
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Conlee et al. (1982) studied this question.
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