I heard that black people have an extra ligament or something that helps them run faster and jump higher than caucasions, is it the same with hispanic people?
2007-02-20 11:34:12 · 12 answers · asked by Leo 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The black people you speak of were taken from west Africa, whom of which have a genetic characteristic of a higher number of fast twitch muscle fibres than other races (meaning they are good for short term power events. East Africans have the highest number of slow twitch fibres in their muscle "make-up", meaning they are naturally very good at endurance activities.
White/European people have a fairly even number of both, which is why they are the only race found in say the STRONGMAN series, where a west African would not be able to last the duration of an event and an east wouldn't be able to lift such weights...
I don't know what distribution of the two fibres is common to asians, but I think I read somewhere that they have a fewer number of fibres than other races... But have you seen them at table tennis, or martial arts!!! They must have something in their genetics that give them superior reflexes???
Hispanics are said to be descendants of asians, with mixing from various colonising cultures, so I don't know how they could be compared to a west African???
By the way, Why aren't there any black race car drivers? They can drive...
2007-02-20 12:13:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Where did you hear such crap?
The differences are similar to the reasons for differences in skin colour - the predominant environment of ancestors.
The best example is the Kenyan long distance runners. they train at high altitudes, where there is less air (which means your lungs do not fill as much as sea level) so if they can match other teams times (most of which train at low altitude) then they will surely beat them almost everytime at the olympics because it is usually at low altitude.
Ultimately, everyone can run equally fast with enough training, no one race has such an overwhelming advantage.
2007-02-20 11:42:50 · answer #2 · answered by David M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-17 13:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some one is telling you falsehoods. Ethnic types can have slightly differing bone structures and differing melanin levels but we are all built the same. Also there is no "ligament" that would make some one run faster and jump higher, this would be the function of muscle mass.
2007-02-20 11:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by despairbear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
There are subtle differences in muscle twitch speed for people from different parts of Africa. I forget whether the East Africans are the sprinters and the West Africans the distance runners, or vice versa; I'm pretty sure the sprinters have good fast-twitch and the distance runners have good slow-twitch.
And there I've given you enough keywords to web search for more info, if you care enough.
2007-02-20 11:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of such a thing, I think the physical prowess comes from genetic differences of being naturally taller and more solid.
Anyone have a better idea?
2007-02-20 11:38:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No
People say that because how different races work out in the gym but other than that we have same of everything.
You need to look at some antomy not the way they look based on your eyes.
2007-02-20 12:51:20 · answer #7 · answered by mrintelligent12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard the same thing... I also heard the reason they jump higher and run faster is because only the strong survived the trip over to America, which means their kids would be the product of strong black parents, throughout the generations.
2007-02-20 11:53:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it's a myth. Maybe they run faster and jump higher because they work harder at it?
2007-02-20 11:45:40 · answer #9 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that's a tricky question.
2016-08-20 06:28:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋