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Welcome to Saltpunk Strength Syndicate.

This is my personal workout lab. I'm already in pretty great shape and healthy, but now that I'm retired, I finally have the time to chase every dumb fitness idea I never had time for.

I document my clanging, banging, lifting, failing, experimenting, and whatever else I feel like doing—because I earned the right to screw around with it.

Saltpunk means stubborn, scarred, and still showing up.

Oh and Lemmy, I'm still here. Ya didn't get rid of me. :)

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Study of female weightlifters crushes stereotype (www.sciencedaily.com)

submitted 6 days ago by UniversalMonk to c/saltpunk

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It used to be thought that fiber type was what you were born with, but we show that's not the case -- training has a huge influence.

Genders/sexes aside, I don't see how their study proves this point. If I understand it correctly, they only looked at 12 world-class athletes. As far as I know, genetic preconditions play a major role in becoming world-class in more or less any sport. So if you're looking at the very best athletes of the planet, chances are high, you're also looking at people with the best (or at least very good) genetics.

Getting a world-class weight lifter, marathon runner, basketball player etc. is not achievable with the right training and food only.

[–] UniversalMonk 2 points 5 days ago

As far as I know, genetic preconditions play a major role in becoming world-class in more or less any sport.

Very good point and I agree with that! I just finished reading a book that lays out a very good argument for that: "The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance."

Great book if you get a chance to read it.