Are You a Genetic Freak?

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I’m just curious how many of our resident T-Nationers consider themselves genetic freaks?

It’s interesting because when coaches are interviewed, it’s almost like a dirty word, yet of course some genetic freaks have to exist.

I feel like I’m a genetic freak mainly because of my recovery ability which I think I inherrited from my dad going to west point and being in the army and my mom being in ROTC and in the army. Also, some of my relatives (great great grandmother and father) were poor in Lithuania so had to survive off very little until they could make it to the USA. I’ve noticed my ability to recover during hockey tournaments where we play 5-6 games in 3 days, and athletic camps where I’m still at 100% after 5 whole days of skating and everything.

Who else?

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i dont know if i would put myself in the genetic freak category but i am a good squatter, good vert and have good speed.

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for my size im extremly flexable and have had no injures after years of lifting playing football wrestling and track and also all the stuff i do

i also seem to gain size really easy i dont see how people cant bulk.

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Yeah buddy. I think I’m a genetic freak because mom’s family survived the Korean War eating nothing but rice porrige and a little kimchi (a luxury at the time) and didn’t get fat from all the carbs. WTF?

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Your parents being in the army and your grandparents being poor don’t affect your genes.

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My dad is 5-9, 160 and my mom 5-7, maybe 205, sister is 5-3, 120 and I am 6-5, 280. Technically from a genetic standpoint that should make me a freak.

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Does having a massive penis count?

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[quote]Jason B wrote:
My dad is 5-9, 160 and my mom 5-7, maybe 205, sister is 5-3, 120 and I am 6-5, 280. Technically from a genetic standpoint that should make me a freak.
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Uh Oh, how tall is your local mailman? :slight_smile:

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[quote]krayon wrote:
your grandparents being poor don’t affect your genes.[/quote]

I wouldn’t be here right now if they weren’t able to survive.

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[quote]hockechamp14 wrote:
krayon wrote:
your grandparents being poor don’t affect your genes.

I wouldn’t be here right now if they weren’t able to survive.[/quote]

None of us would be here if our ancestors hadn’t survived all the shit that happened on this Earth over the last hundreds of thousands of years.

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To the OP: everything you said is wrong.

Not that this thread wouldn’t be pointless anyways.

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aye aye cap’n

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Physically, not so much. I have relatively strong legs, but my upper body has always been somewhat weak. I was never a naturally gifted athlete (aside from sweet reflexes) but made up for it with…intellectual ability, which is where my genetic freakiness is.

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Although I have been called one many of times I’m always leary of that label you have factor so many things in. As far as myself is concerned the jury is still out…

ps
who really cares if a thread is pointless or not its all a matter of perspective what might be pointless to you could hold an interest to someone else…

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[quote]SquatDr wrote:
i dont know if i would put myself in the genetic freak category but i am a good squatter, good vert and have good speed. [/quote]

You modest bastard you.

Squatting 3.7 times bodyweight raw and naturally is not “good.” It’s fucking sick!

Whether or not you are a genetic freak (and I assume you) your squat and vert are still more than “good” by anyone’s standards.

“Good” my ass. Haha.

-MAtt

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You genetically inherited recovery from your dads stint in the army? Nice…What kind of school did you go to?

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On certain things. I do no vert training and put up a legit 35 [41 1/2 off of 3 steps].I’m 5’10 around 175-ish. Won a few dunk contests in my day and with inconsistent leg training my legs are fairly strong, parrallel squat 315 for 6, 435 deadlift max. All upperbody growth is because I’ve busted my ass in the weightroom and kitchen.

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I feel like I’m a genetic freak mainly because of my recovery ability which I think I inherrited from my dad going to west point and being in the army and my mom being in ROTC and in the army.

Also, some of my relatives (great great grandmother and father) were poor in Lithuania so had to survive off very little until they could make it to the USA. I’ve noticed my ability to recover during hockey tournaments where we play 5-6 games in 3 days, and athletic camps where I’m still at 100% after 5 whole days of skating and everything.

Who else?[/quote]

If you are speculating that you’re a freak because your ancestors were ABLE to perform superhuman feats, you might be on to something. If you’re reasoning is predicated simply on them having done so, you might be ON something.

The notion that experiences reconfigure genes is an example of Lamarckism, a discredited view of biological evolution.

If you think the preceding was nitpicking, hold on to your hat. A person’s biological makeup is comprised of more than their genes, i.e., is more than genetic. For example, identical twins, who are genetically the same, often differ on such traits as sexual orientation*, fingerprint patterns, height, weight, and so on. So, people can differ biologically even when they don’t differ genetically.

(*Interestingly enough, when one male twin is gay, the other more often than not isn’t. Gayness is probably biological, but not genetic in particular.)

I do, however, share your dismay that the unearned biological side of success is often understated. To say that genes and other biological factors matter is not to endorse defeatism, negativity, or whatever buzzword certain people apply to realism.

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[quote]Krollmonster wrote:
Uh Oh, how tall is your local mailman? :)[/quote]

Ha!!!

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[quote]Panther1015 wrote:

None of us would be here if our ancestors hadn’t survived all the shit that happened on this Earth over the last hundreds of thousands of years.[/quote]

Or millions of years, considering we all have non-human ancestors.