First white man to run the 100 meters under 10 seconds was Christophe Lemaitre. he did this in 2010. First black man to run the 100 meters under 10 seconds was Jim Hines, he did it in 1968.
From 1968-2010, 71 Africans broke the 10 sec barrier but no one else. Raw genetics.
From 1968-2010, 71 Africans broke the 10 sec barrier but no one else. Raw genetics.
Superior genetics
It's not just running, it's also power and explosiveness. Read a long time ago the average West African has the same frequency of the RR genotype of ACTN3 as an average elite athlete of some other race.
This is why West Africans dominate NBA and NFL.
This is why West Africans dominate NBA and NFL.
Blacks also dominate bodybuilding. Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman, Phil Heath, Sergio Olivia etc.
Lot of it also seems cultural, the kind of sports that are popular in African cultures and amongst American Blacks.
Informative read. ACTN3 doesn't just help in speed, but also muscle recovery, hypertrophy, response to resistance training
I believe if blacks were given the time/money + culture to train for strongman or swimming, they'd probably do pretty well in it too
frontiersin.org
I believe if blacks were given the time/money + culture to train for strongman or swimming, they'd probably do pretty well in it too
frontiersin.org
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