The funny thing (to me) about genetics is that people who are strong never seem to talk much about genetics, while those who are weak never seem to talk much about anything but genetics, except for when they are whining about juice or equipment.
I am short, about five eight. I don't have very big hands. I have relatively short arms. I have brown hair. I have 20/20 vision. These things were/are determined by genetics.
I weigh 247 lbs as of this writing at 12.7% bodyfat. I have benched in excess of 500 lbs on a regular basis for the last 6 or 8 months. These things are not determined by genetics.
When I was in high school, which I graduated from 11 years ago, I was same height as now, and 92 lbs lighter. I was not as strong, or as muscular as I am now. Has my genetics changed in the last 11 years?
I am same genetically now as then, but weights that would have crushed me then, are passed in warmups with little or no notice now. Have my genetics gotten better? or maybe I have done just a little bit of hard and smart work over the last 11 years.
George Halbert was stuck at around a 500 bench for over a year, according to a story told by Louie Simmons, and this is someone who had powerlifted for some time. After being stuck, within a year training at westside he had put on almost 150 lbs on his bench. Same genetics after a year, don't you think?
And I know that people will say, "but those guys had the genetics to do those lifts all along" Sure, but who is to say you don't have them too? I certainly would not tell you that you don't. Hannibal would not tell you that you don't. DBCooper, Spatts, IronLion, and any of the other serious trainers on here would not tell you that you don't have the genetics to do anything you choose to do.
Stop using your whimpy genetics as an excuse. I was weak, skinny and sickly as a kid. I have come extremely close to bleeding to death in the hospital on 2 different occasions, and I have the most backwards, redneck DNA you will ever find, but you won't hear me whining about genetics. That is for the weak to discuss.
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