The sports gene inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance
"We all knew a star athlete in high school. The one who made it look so easy. He was the starting quarterback and shortstop; she was the all-state point guard and high-jumper. Naturals. Or were they? The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Se...
| Main Author: | Epstein, David J., 1980- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Current,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : In search of sports genes
- Beat by an underhand girl: the gene-free model of expertise
- A tale of two high jumpers (or: 10,000 hours plus or minus 10,000 hours)
- Major league vision and the greatest child athlete sample ever: the hardware and software paradigm
- Why men have nipples
- The talent of trainability
- Superbaby, bully whippets, and the trainability of muscle
- The big bang of body types
- The vitruvian NBA player
- We are all black (sort of): race and genetic diversity
- The warrior-slave theory of Jamaican sprinting
- Malaria and muscle fibers
- Can every Kalenjin run?
- The world's greatest accidental (altitudinous) talent sieve
- Sled dogs, ultrarunners, and couch potato genes
- The heartbreak gene: death, injury, and pain on the field
- The gold medal mutation
- Epilogue : The perfect athlete.