Have you been following the Olympics /fit/?
Anyways, I'm always amazed at how the human body can be shaped in so many different ways depending on the workout habits that you apply to it.
Now let's talk for instance at both the swimmer and the gymnastic body. Aside from the obvious features (broad shoulders, long arms and legs for swimmers; thick arms and legs, strong core for gymnastic body) I want to talk about height here.
Can exercise and workout really determine over genes your maximum adult height? I mean, of course if you swim and such you are more likely to be taller than if you hadn't; I am talking more about the Asians that you see taking part of these competitions, people well over 6 feet...It's not like if they hadn't swum they would be 2-3 inches smaller...I think they would be way shorterthan that...or?
If swimming makes such a big impact in your life height-wise, every country should make compulsory for their kids to take swimming courses!
Cheryl Haworth, perma-bulk mode
I don't think it makes much of an impact. Height and frame proportions are genetic.
>>38217602
Compare a marathon runner to a powerlifter. You can't tell me that's all "Height and Frame".
>>38217519
Tara Lipinski climb on my dick ;_;
>>38217519
You are incredibly stupid. It's kinda amazing.
Thinking swimming makes a person taller is the absolute pinnacle of bro-science.
>>38217639
Well, there's also a big difference in body composition, and that is influenced by activities. But people are going to be drawn to different sports based on their natural body type. People who reach the elite level in an sport reach that level because they were born with the ideal body shape for that sport.
Correlation=/=causation
>>38217519
Someone do the "5'11- 6" meme to Tara and Lisa
>>38217519
Do you think playing basketball makes you taller? Surely it must because all basketballers I see are at least 6 foot tall! The government should make basketball mandatory!
The reason Chinese swimmers are tall is NOT because they swim. They swim BECAUSE they are tall.
>>38217519
Christ, look at Jessica Howard's feet.
>>38217519
Tobey Gifford - Sport Aerobics - 5'3 118lbs
Shes on gear, look at that the muscularity.
>>38217519
You're looking at the wrong causation.
They are doing those activities because they're bodies are formed in a way that makes them better than everyone else, not that the activities changed their bodies.
>>38217763
Yeah that's very common for ballet dancers and gymnasts
>>38217519
Dear lord,
Thank you for white women and making me white.
-anon
>>38217764
it's the olympics, everyone is on gear male and female
>>38217760
>They swim BECAUSE they are tall
These elite competitors start training since they are 5 years old or so...how can you tell at that age the maximum height this person will be?
>>38217956
Because a shit load of kids start swimming at 5 years old and only the best (and in swimming they are usually tall) go through to the Olympics. You don't see all the short guys who started swimming when they were 5 because they didn't make it competitively.
Also, Olympic scouts will often pick young kids based on what their parent's genetics.
Classic confirmation bias here.
>>38217519
Alright Lads Roll
>>38217519
Amy Acuff posed for playboy in 2004.
>>38217956
As said before, think about basketball. Do you think all 5 year olds playing basketball will grow up to be tall? Or do you think only the ones who grow up to be tall will still be playing basketball at age 20? It's nothing about the sport.
>>38218030
Please no el quatro
>>38218030
Rell
>>38218030
Pls dubs
The picture is not to scale and that really bugs me
>>38217684
>Always tall and slim as a kid
>Could have played any sport I wanted with full support of everyone around me
>prefered books and video games instead
I sometimes wonder what my life would have been like if I joined a team of some sort.
>>38218030
none of them thanks, I'm straight :^)
>>38218088
>wasting your dubs on a shitpost
>>38218080
Probably would have played a bit and then dropped out when you realised that you either weren't good enough to make it, gave up because it was too hard or got injured.
Do people really think that being tall and slim means you are instantly good at sports? How fucking delusional can you get??
>>38218030
sigh, roll. Gimme dat Cherly Haworth poundcake puss.
Jk
>>38218088
Nice dubs
>>38218294
lol
>>38217519
The gnome, number 2 from the left, is really cute. I want her, I want to scissor hard >.>
You're an idiot. These people are in the Olympics and good at their sports because of their height and proportions. The sports didn't make them that way. You think basketball makes your 6'8? It's just that people who are 6'8 are going to do better at basketball than those that are 5'8
>>38218030
rolling
>>38218380
>>38218030
I need Amy Acuff
>>38218030
Fuck.
>>38217519
God damn I would trample the trampoline chick. She is so thick and has that bitch face that says she hasn't been fucked good in years. I turned a lesbian that looked just like her recently. Fuck yea.
>>38217519
>of course if you swim and such you are more likely to be taller than if you hadn't
the olympics involves ELITE athletes in every sport which is biasing your understanding. tall and lanky people make better swimmers, swimming doesn't necessarily make people tall and lanky. i'm sure there are hundreds of thousands of avid manlet siwmmers, but they won't be on TV representing their countries in international competition
>>38218030
might as well
>>38217519
are you fucking retarded, these people dont look like that because they did the sport they just excel at the sport because their genes made them look like that
what a spaz
>>38218477
hol up you're sayin playing basketball won't make me blacker?
>>38217519
You misunderstand causality
they are built in such a way as to be optimal for their sport because, genetically speaking, they are naturally biologically built the best for their sport and it showed through training and qualifying over others
sorry, as it turns out nature continues to dick everyone's dreams
>>38217519
holy shit that black chick on the left is fucking uggo
>>38218030
Rolling
>>38217519
I've always been fascinated by the variety of body types and skills humans have developed. It's a shame some fat people have started using that concept to hide their own flaws.
I mean, damn, look at how specialized these people are. None of them can really out-do the others. Pretty much the definition of fitness, you know?
I hope I find a sport I like soon. It'd be cool to measure my strength in something besides pounds.
>>38218030
Rolling!
>>38218030
rollin
>>38218030
rolling brah
>>38218030
rill
>>38217519
Are you retarded? You do realize that the Chinese government combs the country looking for athletic freaks to funnel in to Olympic sports. And even if you didn't most people naturally fall in to the sport their bodytypes are best suited to because they find success more easily there.
>>38218030
ROLLL
>>38217519
Holy shit the one of the rights feet! Why would you do that to yourself?!
>>38218030
No fatty
No fatty
No fatty
>>38219584
hahahaHAHAHAHAHA
>>38219584
NOOOOOOOOOO
>>38217519
None of these chicks have tits
It's funny because at first it looks like the fatty is holding the basketball
>>38218030
rollin
>>38219654
Hahahaha
>>38219654
damn
>>38217519
How many of these girls are gonna get the bone from Olympic Chad by the time these events are over? They handed out 450k condoms and most nations only bring 150-300 Olympians
>>38219666
WITNESSED
I love how all the gymnasts and skaters etc stand posed compared to the rest of em who look awkward af
>>38219704
Olympic village always runs out of condoms
They party hard as
>>38218030
Please 2
>>38219732
Why does nobody ever bring a GoPro?
>>38218030
Here goes...
>>38219584
Oh lord, I'm sorry...
>>38217519
Svetlana is best waifu
>>38218030
roll
>>38218030
>Cheryl 5'9" 297 lbs
>Amy 6'2" 145 lbs
IDK lads its a tossup for me
>>38218030
I shall know no fear
>>38219666
>>38218294
>>38218314
>>38219584
>>38219601
>>38219602
Fem /PLG getting some action tonight
>>38218030
rollin
>>38218314
>The gnome
that's clearly a halfling anon
>>38217519
I have a swimmers body to the point I thought I had marfans at one point.
Big broad shoulders, skinny, and very muscular back with long hands and big hands and feet
>>38218030
21 or trips please
>>38218080
you need athletic drive to win too
also muscle mass
Fucking trampoline
>>38218170
Being tall generally means that you have more potential depending on the sport. It gives you a slight advantage when your starting and a slight advantage when your elite. Makes all the difference when the bar for success is set to be ever so slightly better than your competition.
>>38218030
rawl.
>>38220633
sheeeit
>>38219732
>Tfw always been a manlet
>Tfw never considered the Olympics a possibility
>Tfw missing out on the biggest orgies this side of Bohemian Grove.
>>38218030
Anything but 4.
>>38220673
It's ok bro, manlets make the best gymnasts and figure skaters
>>38218030
Rolling.
>>38217519
Been swimming competitively on and off for nearly half my life, still 5'5 tho. Now I just do it to stay in shape cause i'll never go to the olympics
>>38217519
>>38218030
FAR RIGHT, WTF IS THIS SHIT
HOW ARE HER TOES NOT BROKEN?
>>38217768
best post in thread with actual science backing it up yet no replies
pls never change /fit/
>>38218030
trips 5 or 2 pls
>dont judge
Now I aint no biologist but.
>your body has many different genes
>genes activate in response to environment
>a lot of genes activate in puberty
>therefore environment you spend early childhood in chooses your future genes, so if you fought a lot your body will respond by activating genes for stronger bones, if you had plenty of food to eat your body would modify your metabolism accordingly
Just a theory but could that answer your question about changing height OP?
>>38220805
they are anon, they are...
>>38218030
Pls Tabitha Yim
>>38220805
> not training en pointe for dat functional toe and ankle strength
GIT GUD
>>38217519
contra bootan
>>38218030
Rollo.
>>38217639
>>Compare a marathon runner to a powerlifter. You can't tell me that's all "Height and Frame".
people tend to stick with what they're good at
>>38218099
>wasting your dubs on a callout
>>38218030
rolling for trips
>>38221737
god dammit reroll
>>38220853
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>38221744
ew
REROLL
>>38221198
Interestingly enough, over in /plg/ we've got a fairly good distance runner turned pretty good heavyweight powerlifter.
Turns out frame isn't as onesided as people think.
>>38218030
fart
>>38218030
Roll
>>38218030
Rolling
>>38217519
If dubs I will bang a girl like the one on the far right
If singles I will have to leave the country to get anything like that
>>38217718
I've done it once on the male pic too
>>38217519
Why is that bitch so fat?
>>38217519
>playing basketball makes you tall
OP, you're an idiot.
>>38217817
Amen
>sport aerobics more muscled than the gymnast
>>38218030
rolling
>>38217817
To bad your getting cucked out of exsitence kek
>>38222453
>your
>>38218030
rolll
>>38220853
Imagine suckin' on dem feets!
>>38218030
2 get
>>38218030
dubsget
pls no 1 I don't want ayylmao
>>38218030
5 Get!
is there an equivalent of this pic but for male athletes?
>>38217519
What a bunch of useless """""sports""""".
Most of those.
>>38218030
4 get, I want to tame that beast
>>38224254
RIP in peace sweet faggot
No.
/thread
Also Olympic athletes are pre-selected for those attributes. Elite gymnasts are short because being short makes you better at gymnastics. Elite swimmers have long arms because people with long arms are selected by swimming coaches.
>>38223499
Yes, entire set is here
http://imgur.com/gallery/Rvg1W
Would you?
>>38226078
Who wouldn't?
>>38218030
rolling
>>38217519
>Jessica Howard is actually standing on the top of her toes
>Olympic athletes say they train 8 hours EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>tfw can barely do 3 times a week 2 hours per session
fugg
Holy shit Parilla is straight aesthetic. If you don't breed with a woman like that, why live?
>>38218030
ROLLY ROLLY WHERE IS THE RAVIOLI
>do you follow the Olympics?
No.
I don't give a shit if some faggot out of a population of 4 million is a good pole valuter or discus thrower or whatever the heck.
I literally give zero shits.
Why should I give a fuck about the Olympics? 90% of the sports are gay as fuck and sports that matter already have their own world tournaments.
Plus Brazil has provided an infected swamp to play in. So yeah,who gives el fuck.
>>38226300
She's 5'1. Ruin your children
>>38226321
REROLL
>>38226300
Because most guys would taint her with shit genetics?
If you got good genes then you should pass em on, if not then fuck off
>>38226333
WINNNNRARRR!!!!! TRIPS FOE THE WIN BITCHESSSS!!!!! Imma slam that ballerina pussy with no remorse
>>38218030
ROLLAN
>4'8"
>>38218030
Rollo
>>38226342
5'1 Trampoline athlete. Yeah, I'd be more worried about her tainting my genetics.
>>38218030
Rolling for bearmore gf
>>38227707
Will accept trades for Cheryl
>>38218030
woo woo
>>38218030
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>>38218030
Rollo