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.
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Former Member
Ande,
Don't get me wrong, Urho Saari was a great coach for the 1950's and 60's. Primarily a water polo coach ( Olympic team) he developed some fine swimmers.
But high school swimming was transitioning from 2500 yards to much more. And there was only the 200 breaststroke up until 1968.
And these was no such thing as Sports Science then. Doc Counsilman started a whole new field.
Plus if I had been good enough to swim for Doc I would have not damaged my knees. His breaststroke swimmers did not have the same problems as other coaches. Of course Doc was a great breaststroker.
I wonder just how high some of the great freestyle sprinters could jump? Say Biondi, Jager, or Ervin.
I think the basic workouts of swimming take away some of the leaping ability.
Ande,
Don't get me wrong, Urho Saari was a great coach for the 1950's and 60's. Primarily a water polo coach ( Olympic team) he developed some fine swimmers.
But high school swimming was transitioning from 2500 yards to much more. And there was only the 200 breaststroke up until 1968.
And these was no such thing as Sports Science then. Doc Counsilman started a whole new field.
Plus if I had been good enough to swim for Doc I would have not damaged my knees. His breaststroke swimmers did not have the same problems as other coaches. Of course Doc was a great breaststroker.
I wonder just how high some of the great freestyle sprinters could jump? Say Biondi, Jager, or Ervin.
I think the basic workouts of swimming take away some of the leaping ability.
