This is something I have been thinking about since the Olympics... at what point will it not be possible for human beings to swim or run any faster. There has to be a point where the human body just can't go any faster, no matter how much you train, what kind of things you put into your body (legal or not), etc.
I mean it isn't possible to swim a 400 IM, for example, in 2 seconds (at least I don't think it ever will be) so where does it end? And when will that happen?
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Originally posted by LindsayNB
What would be interesting to see would be plot of the improvements in times over the years. Is there an asymtopic limit we are approaching or is it still steady improvement.
My theory is that there is a limit we are approaching, but will never reach (until we genetically modify ourselves).
Originally posted by LindsayNB
What would be interesting to see would be plot of the improvements in times over the years. Is there an asymtopic limit we are approaching or is it still steady improvement.
My theory is that there is a limit we are approaching, but will never reach (until we genetically modify ourselves).
