Does Aesthetics Rhyme with Genetics!

Written by Steve Wennerstroim, IFBB Woimen's Historian Wednesday, 17 February 2010 19:29


In a majority of dictionaries, the definition of the word ‘genetics' is pretty simplistic. The Oxford edition uses just one word to define it: inherited. Funk & Wagnalls tells us genetics "....deal with the interaction of the genes in producing the similarities and differences between individuals". And Webster's definition of genetics is described as "the origin of something". Any way you care to slice it, the understanding is, in general, that genetics are the basics of a beginning.
In virtually all sports, genetics play a pivotal role in determining an athlete's potential success and the suitability to a given athletic endeavor. If you are 7-2 and weigh 240 pounds, chances are your future won't be in powerlifting. And conversely, if you happen to be 5-6, 240 pounds, the likelihood of playing center on a college basketball team is highly unlikely.

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