KNES 293 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Olympic Symbols, Exercise Physiology, Mendelian Inheritance
5 Dec 2016
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We think that w have been getting better- faster running- really half a second of progress. Not genetic- it just comes down t technology- materials in the track, equipment, training that. Combination for sport performance: cant be nba center no matter how much you practice- do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e the ge(cid:374)eti(cid:272)s. In ancient greece, sport was part of a religious ritual celebrating the gods. Victorious athletes were often seen as embodiments of and/or favored by the gods. As such, their victories earned them significant social status and valuable economic rewards. However, only victory mattred as their were no glory or prizes for second place. In athens, physical and intellectual education were both prized as men worked towards achieving standards of beatuty and perfection. Many past olympic victors opened their own gymnaisums to proft as they trained other atheltes in the technieques that brought them victory. Atheles would imbibe any substance that could help them reach their goals.
