Failures in training up to the complete lack of progress can occur due to various factors, including because the chosen sport is not suitable for a person according to the genotype.
It has long been known that genetics has an impact on muscle strength, endurance and aerobic efficiency, as well as body type and body volumes, which is undeniable. Now scientists are increasingly wondering what Genetics has the most impact – on psychological or physical endurance? The impact of Genetics on sports performance depends on how often a person plays sports. For example, if you compare the results of cardio exercises in people with a sedentary lifestyle, the genetic component will play a crucial role. If you conduct the same test for professional athletes, the role of genetics will not be more than 50%. This clearly shows that even a person with a low genetic predisposition to sports can succeed if he makes a serious effort in it.
Some body parameters are actually transmitted by genes, but the presence of a specific gene in the ancestors does not guarantee its transmission to the offspring. For example, the predisposition to obesity is transmitted in about 70% of cases, but even its presence can not prevent getting rid of extra pounds and staying in shape. High growth is transmitted in 80% of cases, muscle strength – in 50-60%, endurance – in 45%, aerobic performance – in 40-50%.
If you average all available data, it turns out that sports abilities are transmitted in 66% of cases.
The question arises as to whether there is a way to assess your sporting abilities in order to know in advance whether you have high hopes. Genetics is a very complex and poorly studied science, at present it knows more than 20 thousand genes, but only a few hundred of them have been studied. At the moment it is possible to predict the growth of a person, this will require a measurement of the growth of parents and the study of 54 genes. Currently available genetic tests to determine sports predispositions can not be considered completely reliable. For example, some scientists associate the ACE gene with high endurance and aerobic exercise abilities, but in practice it does not determine more than 1-2% success.
Using the currently available Genetics and tests, you can determine the presence of a predisposition to sports in a particular person, but you should not rely on these data. When choosing a favorite sport, it is much more important to take into account personal experiences and preferences, hobbies and habits. For example, if a person likes to swim and feels in the pool, like a fish in the water, then he will manage to swim, even if he does not have a genetic predisposition to this.
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Very often failures in sports are associated with poor genetics, such a comparison is incorrect, because even the emotional component plays a more important role than genetics. If an athlete is overtaken by emotional exhaustion, even the highest predisposition to sports will not help him. On the contrary, good heredity will not lead to success if you do not make the necessary efforts and perseverance.
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