I have those genes and i used to weigh as much as Mo Langi. I now am at Taysom levels of weight.

Mar 14, 2018
8:51:27am

monkeycowboy Swolley Mammoth

Even if you have those genes you have to train at a super high level and it doesn't make a huge difference if your attitude isnt there.

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23 and Me - Elite athlete genetics.

tawillin Playmaker

3/14/18 8:26am

I have elite athlete genes according to 23andMe.

Mister P

3/14/18 8:28am

Turns out you still have to develop those abilities with hard work. Who knew?

YardTime

3/14/18 8:29am

Me too

PortlandBlue

3/14/18 8:33am

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East1999

3/14/18 8:29am

Yep. Some sports reward power, while others reward agility, coordination, endurance, etc.

buffgato

3/14/18 8:36am

And you can pinpoint what sports you are most likely to

Plato

3/14/18 3:42pm

Nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills...

Eddie

3/14/18 11:39am

The best genetic test for elite athletic ability is the stopwatch. Having taken

BeefNoodleSoup

3/14/18 8:30am

Was never planning on doing 23andMe but now you have peaked my interest.

ChiCityCoug

3/14/18 8:38am

*piqued

Zedhead

3/14/18 8:39am

The level of the pique of his interest has peaked.

cougfanblue

3/14/18 8:41am

Can we talk math now?

YardTime

3/14/18 8:44am

Jefe promised me there would be no math.

cougfanblue

3/14/18 8:45am

I could try and blame auto correct but I honestly did not know about this.

ChiCityCoug

3/14/18 8:45am

I can already tell you that you do not have elite grammar genes.

SoCalCoug

3/14/18 10:59am

ohhhh buuuuurn!

ChiCityCoug

3/14/18 11:24am

Definitely need to understand the legal boundaries here, when it comes to

chilango

3/14/18 8:43am

I have those genes and i used to weigh as much as Mo Langi. I now am at Taysom levels of weight.

monkeycowboy

3/14/18 8:51am

I kind of wish that I did 23&Me instead of AncestryDNA now

Dynasty1

3/14/18 8:59am

So if a significant percentage have "Elite Athlete DNA", is it really Elite?

FiveTen-BuckEighty

3/14/18 9:06am

And I thought Gattaca was only a movie.

Seasider

3/14/18 9:19am

My Dad was 5'8" with short arms. I'm 6'4" with a 6'7" wingspan...

icecougar

3/14/18 10:33am

I had a cousin who was pretty tall, even though both his parents were short. We

chilango

3/14/18 10:40am

Your height and length may have come from the Postman 🙂

FiveTen-BuckEighty

3/14/18 10:54am

Out of curiosity did your parents have any tall male friends?

Cougstreak

3/14/18 2:58pm

Maybe he just has Marfans syndrome.

Gigo

3/14/18 3:31pm

I heard a story about ancestryDNA

Lance71

3/14/18 10:40am

The ethnicity estimates should be taken with a grain of salt but they are super

Dynasty1

3/14/18 10:44am

The different companies use different algorithms.

Gigo

3/14/18 1:28pm

I know someone who gave up a child for adoption 45+ years ago.

Eddie

3/14/18 1:38pm

I know several stories like this

Gigo

3/14/18 3:31pm

It's kind of interesting . . . what would happen if you tested pros?

jkccoug

3/14/18 1:18pm

This is how it all begins... GATTACA

Pretorian

3/14/18 2:18pm

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