Are we becoming faster, better and stronger?
As we hear athletes break world records every year we begin to wonder: are we becoming fitter than 50 years ago? Have we evolved into faster, stronger and better species? Maybe progress that we made in sports was caused by something else? Here is the video that might answer some of those questions:
Questions to discuss:
⦁ What in your opinion had the biggest impact on athletes’ better results during past 60-70 years? Was it technology? More knowledge about the human body? Or maybe something else? Do you agree with the statement made by the author at the end of the video?
⦁ How important role do genes play in sports nowadays?
⦁ How important is the mindset in sports overall? Would you rank its importance above the equipment, training conditions or physical predispositions?
Comments
Nowadays genes is really important and sometimes can just shut the door for some people who are too tall or for example are thin. I think it genes helps but sometimes doing hard work you can catch up with that people who were just gifted.
Mindset is the key in every sport. If you don't have good mindset and discipline in yourself you won't get far. Equipment, money and genes helps but they are nothing compared to mindset and self spirit.
I think parents of the same sports will be born to the same children, but they do not have to go in for sports.
For me in sports, my thoughts and attitudes toward sports play the most important role. When I went in for sports professionally, I had my own results; in order to improve them, I had to think where and what I had to change. And of course, the mood to win is also born in the brain!
As it was mentioned in the video genes play crucial role in sports - different sport disciplines privilege different types of human body and it is inevitably connected with genes.
I perceive sport psychology as the area which have developed the most in sports in recent years. I believe that 60-70 years ago nobody really cared about mental preparation in sport and today psychologist is the key member of every professional sport team. I would rank it first nowadays as this is the area which can really make a difference in the results of athletes with comparable physical predispositions and training methods.
I think that genes are very important if someone wants to become a professional sportsman. I can’t imagine that team of average size basketball players could win with over 2 meter average height team, even if their skills would match.
In my opinion mindset is probably most important to reach someone's full potential. Only if people are fully devoted and convinced to do something the can do incredible things and beats records.
Genes play a very big influence, something like an additional advantage. However, we must remember that genes and talent are not everything.
It is not without reason that professional athletes have their own psychiatrists, especially after serious injuries, they help in the way of thinking.
I would say that genes still play a decent part in sports. Ones potential, his natural predisposition, higher lung capacity , longer legs is still coded deep inside his genes. on the other hand its role is been minimized by proper training techniques and preparation as seen in many inspiring stories of dedicated athletes.
Strength of mind is very important quality of sportsman's, equipment wont help if mind is weak and lacks motivation.
But I think a sport is not just the professional arena. Every one of us can enjoy a sport. We can play games, we can strive to beat our own records. So genetics might be important for those on top, best of the best, but it doesn't matter that much to us. If you want to be a basketball player, you're free to do it regardless of your height. And I think this is important - to be inspired by "stars" and to take part in this on our own terms.
Genes play extremely important role, predisposition to sport is not a myth, athletes’ children can achieve high results even without trainings and extremely high results if trained.
Mindset in sport is important. I cannot rank it’s importance above the equipment, training conditions or physical predisposition, it should be an integral part of hard trainings in order to achieve success. But it’s proven, that if you are competing with athlete which is stronger than you, you can achieve better results.
From the movie it can be deduced that genes play a huge role in sport. I liked the fragment of high people very much and brought them to the NBA players. I never knew that there is such a big chance in America to talk to the NBA player without even being aware of it.
Mindset is very important in sport. You can move the mountains from putting everything in your head. It is even better not to start taking off record breaking without it.