Sport and heredity: what influence your genes

There are genes that improve aerobic exercise performance and affect the muscle strength, endurance during training, the size and shape of your body. To understand how genes affect your athletic performance, turn to the University of Maryland Professor Stephen Roth (Stephen Roth).

When genes are important

What genes influence more - of physical and psychological endurance? Steven Roth believes that DNA is important for both processes. In addition, it is necessary to put the question another way: if the difference is great between you and other people and whether it depends on genes? The idea that underlies this is called inheritance.

hereditary rank is always a little tough, because based on the results of a study of a particular group of the population. If the area of ​​interest of scientists includes only people who lead a sedentary lifestyle and doing cardio, the difference in the results depends largely on the DNA. If you turn in a focus group of professional athletes, the genes play a lesser role - only 50%.

That's why you do not need to get upset if you find "bad" genes in their family. Some characteristics of the body actually passed down from generation to generation, but even this can be changed.

For example, obesity is transmitted in 70% of cases, that is, genes play a big role in this matter. But we all know that the right diet and active exercise will make your noble cause.

Here are some details about the inheritance of athletic ability. The higher the percentage value, the more you can blame genes for their own failures.

• Aerobic exercise - 40-50%.
• Strength training - 50-60%.
• Endurance - 45%.
• High growth - 80%.
• Ability to sport as such - 66%.

Ability to training is also important and also are caused by genes. For example, if you and your boyfriend have decided to follow the same training programIt is likely that one of you will be stronger than the other the end of the training series.

There is another factor, more difficult to understand, however, gives us all hope for the best. The ability of the sport - multicomponent piece. Perhaps you can not run as fast as your companions on the football team, but has incredible vision and a strong blow. Or maybe you find it hard to engage in power load, but you have long legs that make you tough runner.

Do not give up in any case. Even if you find yourself in a couple of "weak" genes.

How important are genes

Most of us are trying to run faster Usain Bolt (Usain Bolt)So for them the genes are less important than professional athletes.

We mean that ordinary people easier, because the strip is not so high. Most of us do not want to run a marathon first, but simply to reach the finish. Indeed, one can train with such a purpose. Or do we want to defeat the enemy team in a regular football (basketball, hockey, Quidditch) match, but did not come out on top in the professional league. Those who are engaged in sports in his spare time, another achievement is fun, a desire to achieve more and develop an effective strategy for further action.

Genetic advantage over the other one's ability is incredibly small. But this tiny detail separates the gold medalist from the sofa fan, to view all the matches at home.

Why not a simple genetic test

Genetics - a complex science. Of the 20,000 human genes, as indicated by the Stephen Roth, only hundreds have been studied, and only a few dozen were studied in terms of their impact on the training results.

A 2009 study shows: you can predict the height of a man, if you measure the height of his parents and explore the 54 gene height.

There are genetic tests that are designed to assess a person's ability to sports, but their information is being questioned. Can be identified, for example, a gene called ACE. Some of its versions are associated with a flair for aerobic exercise and endurance athletes.

But the data about genes can not be put into practice. Steven Roth says that none of these tests can not be considered objective. Perhaps he will show 1-2% of the existing state of affairs.

On the basis of these genetic tests you can advise specific sports, but science - this is not something to be relied on in their choice.

Steven Roth also said that to hold such genetic tests for children can not. Their results indicate very little about talent baby, But parents can take them to the arms and force their child to rush from section to section, to insist on achieving incredible results. To do so, based on the analysis of several genes, stupid.

How do I know what has abilities

So, we can not help tests. How do you determine which kind of sports you tend?

It is better (and easier) to see his family and his own experience.

For example, if your parents have achieved impressive results in the race or swimmingYou should also try these sports.

Or, let's say you train a few years to run a marathon. But long-distance you are so ill that you are still unable to reach the goal. But in short, you feel like a fish in water. Change the schedule, go by what you have the ability. But do not blame the genes of all their troubles. You might want to practice a little harder.

Avoid burnout, do not overdo it with the sport. This often happens with professional athletes.

Whatever your genes, you can always pick up something for yourself and do well in sports.