Armed victims are twice as likely to be killed by an assailant as unarmed victims. Because an armed person is most likely to be more dangerous than an armed person. If engaged in an action with an armed person they are most likely to be killed because they tend to fight back rather than surrender to the authorities.
I believe it is Fast-twitch muscle fibers. Slow-twitch fibers are used for people who exercise for a long period of time such as running, swimming, and cycling.