Do different races grow muscle faster?

[ScottK345]

Another thing about black guys that I noticed is that they seem to have good genetics in every muscle, like there are a few muscles I have a hard time building but every black guy I've seen at the gym are perfectly proportioned. I also noticed that asians can get ripped to hell, if they actually lift. Most asian you see are skinney as hell but there are 3 at the gym I go to that are just crazy ripped like bruce lee.

 

[AlwaysOn]

I guess it was their choice of footwear?

And the long distance runners from Kenya can clean & jerk #400? Do not think so.


To some extent selective breeding has an effect - look at Norwegians, Swedes (or any World's Strongest Man competition). My buddies played football against Hawaii. Time and time again they said the sheer size of the Samoan lineman is what wore them down. Pretty sure that "selective" breeding (i.e. no other options than Samoan poontang) inside their race has led to the development of certain genes and traits.

I agree with that

I disagreed SLAVERY helped black people at all.

 

[AlwaysOn]

You can't forget the influence of culture as well. Depending on what part of the world you're in you will be exposed to different sports.

Exactly.

 

[AlwaysOn]

I guess it was their choice of footwear?

And the long distance runners from Kenya can clean & jerk #400? Do not think so.

They could if they trained for it, but its not in their culture.

If they trained for it at an early age, they wouldn't be skinny at all, but huge mofos.

 

[Tagio]

there are several 'races' in africa and many 'races' of white people as well. There is a lot of genetic variation within the african continent - more than in the rest of the world. So if one 'family' is going to dominate a given sport, odds are good they will be african, all else being equal.

Culture makes it impossible to judge these things well too. Maybe white people have an easier time getting an education and a nice job and so most of them don't bother busting their asses trying to get good at track and field sports. Maybe way more black kids pursue basketball, track, and football with real dedication. If it was as simple as 'black ppl have stronger legs' then why don't they hold the world record in the snatch or clean and jerk in any weight class? How come black guys kick ass in boxing, but white guys from brazil (which has a huge black population) kick ass in no rules fighting? they have better 'genes?'

there are probably lots of physical differences between races but i just think culture makes it too hard to really establish a cause and effect relationship - like whites and asians win all teh gymnastics medals, therefore they're genetically superior gymnasts. you just can't be sure of that kind of thing by looking at the podium.

 

[coolcolj]

Another thing about black guys that I noticed is that they seem to have good genetics in every muscle, like there are a few muscles I have a hard time building but every black guy I've seen at the gym are perfectly proportioned. I also noticed that asians can get ripped to hell, if they actually lift. Most asian you see are skinney as hell but there are 3 at the gym I go to that are just crazy ripped like bruce lee.

Blacks have higher and smaller calves though on the average - but not always

there are plenty of fat Asians too

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

there are several 'races' in africa and many 'races' of white people as well. There is a lot of genetic variation within the african continent - more than in the rest of the world. So if one 'family' is going to dominate a given sport, odds are good they will be african, all else being equal.

Culture makes it impossible to judge these things well too. Maybe white people have an easier time getting an education and a nice job and so most of them don't bother busting their asses trying to get good at track and field sports. Maybe way more black kids pursue basketball, track, and football with real dedication. If it was as simple as 'black ppl have stronger legs' then why don't they hold the world record in the snatch or clean and jerk in any weight class? How come black guys kick ass in boxing, but white guys from brazil (which has a huge black population) kick ass in no rules fighting? they have better 'genes?'

there are probably lots of physical differences between races but i just think culture makes it too hard to really establish a cause and effect relationship - like whites and asians win all teh gymnastics medals, therefore they're genetically superior gymnasts. you just can't be sure of that kind of thing by looking at the podium.

Best answer yet. Culture honestly has more influence than genetics. How many Cambodian gymnasts do you know? If you know none does that make Cambodians lousy gymnasts? Maybe black men can jump higher because they spend after school jumping for the ball, while whitey is sittin on his ass playing halo.

 

[KC Kancho]

There is no scientific basis for what I'm writing, but just from my experiences. I'm thinking that it's a combination of genetics, culture and lifestyle.

I'm 100% Japanese, but I was born and raised in America. Meanwhile, my cousins and extended kin have lived in Japan their entire lives. Physically, my siblings (that were born & raised in America) and I are very different from our cousins. I'm built like a high school wrestler or a running back (5' 8", 160 lbs), and my younger brother did wrestling in high school. One of our cousins is taller than us, but he has the typical Japanese male build of being really skinny, and we outweigh him by at least 20 pounds (of muscle).

Here in America, people can tell that I work out, but since there are a lot of people bigger than me, it's not as noticeable. But when I go to Japan, I stand out physically.

Bodybuilding and weightlifting aren't as big in Japan as they are in America. Though those particular activities aren't mainstream, Japanese people are plenty athletic. A lot of them participate in high school sports, and in Japan, it's year round for each sport. At the moment, soccer is the craze in Japan. And soccer players aren't known for being big.

During one of my tenures in Japan, I did meet one Japanese guy who was physically bigger and stronger than me, and he did Judo.

Those are just some experiences.

K.C.