Genetic testing available for sprint versus endurance talent
Former Member
There was a piece on the radio this afternoon about a genetic test for sprint versus endurance aptitude depending, I think, on something to do with fast and slow twitch muscles. Just send a check and a cheek swab to a lab in Australia and find out where your genetic predisposition lies!
www.genetictechnologies.com.au/index_athletic.asp
The radio piece centered on the potential of using this technology to screen children and was against it.
I'm not endorsing the technology, just thought it was interesting food for thought.
Thanks, Lindsay. I just emailed my editor at Men's Health about it, and am hoping the magazine will pay to have me and my 16-year-old son tested to see if the results parallel our respective athletic histories (he's a distance runner with more endurance than speed; am a middle distance swimmer with a bit of pathetic speed and a bit of pathetic endurance.)
Thanks, Lindsay. I just emailed my editor at Men's Health about it, and am hoping the magazine will pay to have me and my 16-year-old son tested to see if the results parallel our respective athletic histories (he's a distance runner with more endurance than speed; am a middle distance swimmer with a bit of pathetic speed and a bit of pathetic endurance.)
