[quote]Sloth wrote:
But Asians do make the best rogues. No getting around that. [/quote]
that’s simply because they are resistant to poison and can breathe underwater. They can also dispel magic buffs.
[quote]Standard Donkey wrote:
They can also dispel magic buffs.[/quote]
They need a nerf.
IMO i dont think the genetics of a black man compared to a white man has much significance. I believe it to be a culture or upbringing that creates the divide. Im black and i totally suck at basketball! and cant jump for poop! I grew up in England, so i can play the shit out of some soccer, rugby, and football. Back in high school the fastest guy in track was white, and even when we went to meets he would usually smoke all the black guys.
In the end it all comes down to that hours of practice or experience theory. In the U.S. most athletic blacks are favored in basketball, football, track. Whites do hockey, baseball, wrestling etc.
I dont think that anyone on this site(gym goers, athletic types) is incapable of being somewhat competitive in any sport. We just need the practice and determination.
Its not that we cant, its that we dont want to.
Blacks as a whole dont compete in strength sports such as powerlifing as they havent been exposed to the organized sport.
[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:
I thought the notion was the darker you skin pigmentation the more fast twitch muscle fibers you have? I heard or read this some place but cannot recall where. [/quote]
Definitely not true. People from west africa have, on average, a high proportion of fast twitch fibres, but people from Kenya certainly don’t despite their skin being just as dark.
As to the OP, being a good sprinter and being able to lift heavy weights are only mildly correlated. Having a stocky build (as is common in eastern european and scandinavian populations) is great for lifting a lot in the weight room but not as good for sprinting or jumping.
People need to stop thinking so much in terms of race and start thinking in terms of geography. Black people from different parts of africa are very different in terms of body structure and muscle fiber makup. Same goes for white people from different parts of Europe.
[quote]Sick Rick wrote:
CCJDilla wrote:
Hockey is a winter + water sport
Nuff said
Not nuff said.
Hockey is not the spot every american thinks it is. That’s ICE Hockey. Hockey is done on fake grass/gravel whatever the fuck you run on, with a normal stick with a ball.
Yes, it’s incredibly gay and I think only done here in Europe but what everyone here is thinking of is Ice Hockey.
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No!!! You are refering to Field Hockey. “Hockey” is played on ice. I’m Canadian, so I absolutely refuse to budge on this. 
You are correct that field hockey is lame. In fact, only the women play it here really. Men play Lacross.
[quote]Big_Boss wrote:
Well,first of all…you have to define who is “black”…and/or “black enough.” [/quote]
If you have to ask, you obviously aren’t black enough.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
The only difference that I can recall from school, was that the muscle density of African Americans was slightly, and I mean ever so slightly higher than that of Caucasians. Other than that, all other factors were consistent.[/quote]
^^^ Slight differences in population averages yield significant differences in the elite of the populations being compared. Bell curve distribution. The top percentile will strongly favour the slightly advantaged group.
Wow. Not one source in this entire thread.
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[quote]PimpBot5000 wrote:
Black people have an inferior capacity for strengthenosity, as a direct result of their viscous, chlorophyll-based blood supply, the absence of cytosine and guanine from their DNA, and having tangerine-sized hearts which are missing several key valves and atria.
Check pubmed. It’s all there. [/quote]
Best Answer.
Avocados are more native to the lands where black men have descended from.
I’m sure there are more socioeconomic factors coming into play than anyone realizes.
Having a higher fast twitch muscle proportion leaves a lower remaining endurance and static strength muscle proportion for blacks. Endurance and static strength are often more important in strongman events than fast twitch muscles.
Strength sports are a little obscure. In my experience most people haven’t heard of powerlifting or oly lifting. I didn’t until recently.
You’re going to see fewer black people in obscure, equipment-intensive sports, on average, because they’re more likely to have gone to high schools that didn’t offer them.
Occam’s Razor, folks.
this is the dumbest thread ever…and what was that about:
“True, we take a negative 5 to heat attacks, and a minus 3 to fear, but no race is perfect. After all, blacks have a minus 3 to charisma and a 5 point hit to cold resistance. Though I’d kill to have their snare and/or fear resistance.”
WTF are you talking about?!
I think the people who make these “why do (insert race here)” like just make up excuses for everything they suck at in life.
[quote]rasturai wrote:
this is the dumbest thread ever…and what was that about:
“True, we take a negative 5 to heat attacks, and a minus 3 to fear, but no race is perfect. After all, blacks have a minus 3 to charisma and a 5 point hit to cold resistance. Though I’d kill to have their snare and/or fear resistance.”
WTF are you talking about?![/quote]
Sounds like somebody needs a break from the RPGs.
runs in the middle or the arguing crowd and farts
runs away
Those ethiopians have tons of fast twitch muscle
ive been waiting for someone to ask this question because ive responded to it so many times in real life.
foreword: im black, or african-american, ancestor of slaves
BEAR WITH ME, THE ANSWER TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST, BUT I GOTTA GIVE SOME BACKGROUND INFO:
every nationality or race’s physical characteristics and body composition are due in fact to micro-evolution.
what is micro-evolution?
we are all humans or homo-sapiens, but given the climate and indigienous (did i spell that right?) sources of food we adapted.
in blacks or african-americans, the west coast of africa where the slaves were primarily taken from is extremely humid and hot.
dark skin/hair/eyes (high amounts of melanin) to due deal with sun
extremely curly hair doesnt trap heat
higher amounts of testosterone/testerone receptors helps you retain water which also leads to height, large hands, and presumably penis size
large nostrils because when you exhale that is how your body dissipates heat, your nose is technically for breathing, mouth is for eating
type IIa and IIb fast twitch muscle fibers metabolize (function) anaerobically without oxygen
slow twitch muscle fibers metabolize (function) aerobically with oxyegen
humidity causes blood to rush to the external surface of body taking away from muscles and the brain
to function with, blood carries oxyegen which then makes sense why blacks have more fast twitch
as opposed to slow twitch
ANSWER TO ORIGINAL QUESTION:
weightlifting is a cross between aerobic and anaerobic exercise given the type of exercise and
amount of weight youre using, either way though it is primarily an aerobic activity given the time duration involved even if youre doing a max set of 2-3 reps
olympic lifting, or cleans would seem to be the middle ground even beyond your cns firing quickly with fast twitch fibers the underlying strength of the muscles involved must be there to successfully move the weight.
this is why “whites” are more known for strength related endeavors and “blacks” for athletic actvities.
i hope this makes senses, its not to say that any race is superior, it is simply a necessary adaptation to their external environment.