Africans better at running and jumping?

Question

Watching the olympics it is amazing to watch people from African countries compete in these sprints. I think i've read somewhere that black people actually have more "fast" receptors in their muscles

(something like that), and that is why they can run so fast. If anyone knows, biologically, the real reason, because this is definitely a fact , why black people are better at this event, please explain. Also, this is obviously a beneficial adaptaion, but why do lighter skinned people not posses this trait as well?

Answer 1

Well "The kid" Sole Survivor is right.. maybe you misunderstood.. Most (not all) Black communities are under privileged and excel in Track and field and not sports the require a lot of money ie more "White sports" thus allowing them to be better in that sport.. she also stated that she believed they build muscle mass faster so read the entire answer. And just because you were a poor lil white kid doesn't mean you fit the profile of the latter.. ie probably lack muscle and never ran track.

And ignorant means not knowing.. If the girl who ask the question knew the answer she would not have posted the question... Thus she would not be ignorant on the matter!

And how is Sole Survivor's "least expensive" different from "Begonia" saying doesn't require sepcial equipment.. Its basically still boils down to the cost of the sport. And the winners in the sprints have either been American or Jamaican

Answer 2

First of all this question is so ignorant..lol The sprinters that are winning are NOT African! And Yes I think black people not only build muscle mass faster.. But since running is the least expensive sport Minorities tend to excel in it starting at a very young age. I know I have since grade school. And I also noticed that there were not many white people on any of my track and Field teams.. And mix peole are fast.. Did you see Lolo Jones win the 100 hurdles

And for the Kid.. Stay in a kid's place.. Do you even know what the word ignorant mean?!  And the black community does excel in track & field for the reasons i stated... Has nothing to do with chasing after food! Are serious how special are you to "associated/group" all Africans as if the majority are not civilized. All you know is what you see on TV. I lived it sweetie. Metals or not. Dont give me this "i was a poor lil white boy" You have No Idea,. .. I'm free to answer this question how I feel. I'm not breaking rules and hearts. Get over it.

Answer 3

i think that they have more space and time to train - that explains a lot besides, living in Africa's poor conditions people have higher endurance. And running doesn't require any special equipment.  

Answer 4

Oh dear it's a shame you got so many predictable answers. Obviously there are some differences (on AVERAGE) between black, white, asian people, etc. This is obvious to anyone who's watched a 100m sprint (mostly black) or most swimming events (mostly white). It is obvious regardless of the counrty of origin of the athletes or their socioeconomic background. Anyone who denies this must be blind or determined to delude themselves!

I can't fully answer your question, but I do know that there are differences in muscles (on average!) in black people compared to most other people. I know this because I work in a medical lab where we do blood tests on people. There are two tests where the results can be affected by muscle mass - they are called creatinine and CK. Where I live, the population is mostly white, so our concept of 'normal' levels comes from studying white people. If a white person is very muscly and athletic, their creatinine and CK results might be slightly high. But for any black person, it would be normal for their creatinine levels to be significantly 'high' and for the CK to be 1.5 - 2 times what you would see in a white person. It's just normal for them. So there must be some differences in percentage of muscle mass and type of muscle, which could be a benefit or disadvantage for certain sports.  

Answer 5

They have naturally adapted to their habitat... These people have been running around catching food and running from animals... The ones that weren't able to run fast were probably killed by the animals... thus they included in the genetics. I hope that made sense to you! :D

Answer 6

the long and short of it is ....

africans, inch per inch, have larger achilles tendons

if you dont know what that is or what it does, look it up. it explains a lot

Answer 7

dear einstein sole_survivor,

     First of all, YOU are the ignorant one associating minorities with "least expensive." im white, grew up poor, and i am not fast, so that theory is wrong.  Also, i dont think the question was aimed at you answering with somebody that wasn't black that won a medal to prove the asker wrong. i believe that it was a question relating to the general majority of winners.

And I DON'T NEED YOUR TYPICAL "i lived it" SOB STORY.

and yes.. you are "uneducated" associating....  is that better?

and.. GA peach.. than explain why there are so many good "black" football, basketball, and baseball players?..  and it sounds like you are saying that most white people have muscle mass inferior to black people.

and it is different because "begonia" is referring to black people IN AFRICA!..where they are unfortunately deprived of many things. it is obvious that Sole is referring to black people in America since she used the word "minority" since blacks are not a minority in Africa.

and wow, you are dumb, learn how to read, i wasn't referring to the asker when i said ignorant, i was referring to sole who IS uneducated.

i would have said pretty much what lssy said.