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When watching sports, whether it be athletics, football, soccer, boxing etc black competitors seem to have a much more muscular build than white people. Why is this?
I think in competitive sport people have similar training regimes
And please dont hit me with the ignorance card its a legitimate question,dont answer it if your going to be abusive
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Well first I think not all black people, as there are over 1 billion Africans and they can differ genetically more between themselves than white people do to them.
The colour black looks sleeker; think of electronic items.
I have read that black men have more testosterone, maybe, but if you consider the above.
I also read that they tend to have more fast twitch muscles (power) compared to white people having more slow twitch (endurance). I am not too sure about that one as in Africa we are said to have evolved into the worlds best endurance runner. We ran down prey long distance as we cannot sprint very fast. This seems contradictory to the Africans having more fast twitch muscles. Thinking of the top paragraph again some populations of Africa are tall and very thin, I wouldn't expect them to grow muscles well e.g. the Ethiopian running team.
I wonder too if by black men/women you mean for example African American or British African. I know they are were not all slaves but if many were then they would have been chosen for their health and strength. Then they had to survive an awful sea journey and so are probably good stock.
Well first I think not all black people, as there are over 1 billion Africans and they can differ genetically more between themselves than white people do to them.
The colour black looks sleeker; think of electronic items.
I have read that black men have more testosterone, maybe, but if you consider the above.
I also read that they tend to have more fast twitch muscles (power) compared to white people having more slow twitch (endurance). I am not too sure about that one as in Africa we are said to have evolved into the worlds best endurance runner. We ran down prey long distance as we cannot sprint very fast. This seems contradictory to the Africans having more fast twitch muscles. Thinking of the top paragraph again some populations of Africa are tall and very thin, I wouldn't expect them to grow muscles well e.g. the Ethiopian running team.
I wonder too if by black men/women you mean for example African American or British African. I know they are were not all slaves but if many were then they would have been chosen for their health and strength. Then they had to survive an awful sea journey and so are probably good stock.
How much do professional distance runners get paid?
Q. I notice that many races offer $50,000 prizes for accomplishing first place or even setting a world, or course record. If they run a race almost every week for a period of over three to five months and win every single one, including their regular salary, don't they receive over millions of dollars or am I exaggerating a bit? Do they receive more money than football players? If you happen to know I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time and advice.
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To put in the simplest form, runners really don't get paid crap........an example the Peachtree Road Race 10K, which always draws 55,000 runners only pays $30,000 to the winner and second/third prize money drops by a huge percentage. Only 1 wins and more than likely they will only win 1 more big race that year if their lucky. For the full time amount they give training and wearing their body down it isn't anything to get rich at all. Why do you think there are no American runners finishing in the top 3 usually......it's b/c they can't make a decent living doing it. The Kenyans win a $30,000 race and their rich in their country. Even the small local races that will have say $300 to the winner, the fastest guys come from the whole area and only 1 can be the winner! Let's face it the big sports make the millions of $$ b/c people watch them and they draw big money. As a runner, sad to say but not many really watch running. Hope this helped explain your ?
To put in the simplest form, runners really don't get paid crap........an example the Peachtree Road Race 10K, which always draws 55,000 runners only pays $30,000 to the winner and second/third prize money drops by a huge percentage. Only 1 wins and more than likely they will only win 1 more big race that year if their lucky. For the full time amount they give training and wearing their body down it isn't anything to get rich at all. Why do you think there are no American runners finishing in the top 3 usually......it's b/c they can't make a decent living doing it. The Kenyans win a $30,000 race and their rich in their country. Even the small local races that will have say $300 to the winner, the fastest guys come from the whole area and only 1 can be the winner! Let's face it the big sports make the millions of $$ b/c people watch them and they draw big money. As a runner, sad to say but not many really watch running. Hope this helped explain your ?
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