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This thread was deleted over on the anabolic board- but should certainly be fair game here.
Certian African Americans have more fast twitch muscle fibers than whites do, which amongst other things, allows them to build more muscle more quickly.
Kenyans originate from a different part of Africa. They ahve more slow twitch muscle fibers and a greater lung capacity, which is why they always win marathons.
Now while it's blatantly obvious by the way blacks dominate many speed oriented sports that they are genetically different, and yet some people still do no acknowledge this fact.
I will post some links to information about this topic:
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http://web.ask.com/redir?bpg=http:/...entine.com/reviews/montreal_gaz_recon.htm&s=a
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http://web.ask.com/redir?bpg=http:/...www.jonentine.com/reviews/chi_trib_03.htm&s=a
3) Ironically, if we accept Entine’s evidence (which is pretty sketchy), we cannot come to his conclusions. For example, he cites a study that compared the "slow-twitch" and "fast-twitch" muscles of French-Canadian (presumably unmixed Caucasians) and West African students (presumably unmixed blacks) and concluded: "The African subjects, by a ratio of approximately two to one, had more of the larger fast-twitch fibers. . . . The researchers concluded that the force generating capacity of type-II muscle fibers at high velocity, the speed and tempo of movements, and the capacity of an individual to adapt to exercise training are all genetically influenced."
Another study found that only 3 percent of Zulu tribal members had a gene "that blocks the body from producing aactinin-3, which provides the explosive power in fast-twitch muscles," whereas "20 percent of people of Caucasian and Asian background" have this gene. A third study (from 1957!) found that Ugandan babies "stood earlier and were more dexterous" than their white counterparts: "`The motor development was greatly in advance of that of the European infants of the same age.'" Finally, a fourth study concluded that black African (Entine’s text coyly says black) males "can experience an explosive rise in exercise capacity" with "only a modest amount of training," "while even with far more effort whites don't improve nearly as much."
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And, clearly, how hard one trains is paramount in the results they achieve, but the point of this is to acknowledge that blacks have an inherint advantage in certain athletic pursuits.
Certian African Americans have more fast twitch muscle fibers than whites do, which amongst other things, allows them to build more muscle more quickly.
Kenyans originate from a different part of Africa. They ahve more slow twitch muscle fibers and a greater lung capacity, which is why they always win marathons.
Now while it's blatantly obvious by the way blacks dominate many speed oriented sports that they are genetically different, and yet some people still do no acknowledge this fact.
I will post some links to information about this topic:
1)
http://web.ask.com/redir?bpg=http:/...entine.com/reviews/montreal_gaz_recon.htm&s=a
2)
http://web.ask.com/redir?bpg=http:/...www.jonentine.com/reviews/chi_trib_03.htm&s=a
3) Ironically, if we accept Entine’s evidence (which is pretty sketchy), we cannot come to his conclusions. For example, he cites a study that compared the "slow-twitch" and "fast-twitch" muscles of French-Canadian (presumably unmixed Caucasians) and West African students (presumably unmixed blacks) and concluded: "The African subjects, by a ratio of approximately two to one, had more of the larger fast-twitch fibers. . . . The researchers concluded that the force generating capacity of type-II muscle fibers at high velocity, the speed and tempo of movements, and the capacity of an individual to adapt to exercise training are all genetically influenced."
Another study found that only 3 percent of Zulu tribal members had a gene "that blocks the body from producing aactinin-3, which provides the explosive power in fast-twitch muscles," whereas "20 percent of people of Caucasian and Asian background" have this gene. A third study (from 1957!) found that Ugandan babies "stood earlier and were more dexterous" than their white counterparts: "`The motor development was greatly in advance of that of the European infants of the same age.'" Finally, a fourth study concluded that black African (Entine’s text coyly says black) males "can experience an explosive rise in exercise capacity" with "only a modest amount of training," "while even with far more effort whites don't improve nearly as much."
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And, clearly, how hard one trains is paramount in the results they achieve, but the point of this is to acknowledge that blacks have an inherint advantage in certain athletic pursuits.
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