Genetic Potential & You There certainly is a genetic ceiling when it comes to how much muscle you can put on naturally. Often times you come across some mutant who’s got his genetic potential pretty higher than yours. Some famous examples: Legendary Paul Anderson did 315 lbs for 10 reps and 400 lbs for 2 […]
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We had discussed earlier that your response to training is directly linked to your genetics and lineage, then your age, gender, caste, race, the initial level of fitness or experience. This has been confirmed as true by many studies, not only for strength but also for many other fitness parameters. Also, we discussed the concept
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Straight talk on the topic of genetic potential/limit trips off many people. Some are illusioned to believe that anyone can achieve the Olympic level performance or a Pro-Bodybuilderesque physique if provided good training, nutrition, supplements, and rest. Others are too narrow-minded in their thinking that they accuse anyone with some good build or strength of
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In mathematics, the pigeonhole principle states that if n items are put into m containers, with n > m, then at least one container must contain more than one item. This principle has several generalizations and truisms that can be stated in various real life situations. Let’s say you’ve 3 pigeons to be placed in two pigeonholes. However you may arrange them, you’ll always
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John Milton in his magnum opus, Paradise Lost, was not necessarily talking about the modern man’s insomniac tendencies. Rather he, being a sedulous, hardworking scholar and a blind poet could be indifferent towards it. Nevertheless, many people face trouble getting a sound sleep these days. Oddly enough, few consider the lack of sleep as a
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