Genetics

Ladies and Gentleman, the next time you are bothering about your "lousy genetics" as a reason for unsatisfying performance or progress, I want you to remember those two guys. Let me introduce you two twins, Otto and Ewald from Germany:

   

Obviously, both of them share the exactly same Genotype, thus their Phenotype is completely different: One of them is a skinny runner with a great Mitochondria density, that comes along with a huge Heart that is capable of pumping tremendous amounts of Blood through the Body to deliver Oxygen to the working muscles. The other one carries around 20Kg more Muscle Mass and is potentially able to Clean and Jerk three times the weight that his twin-brother could move, while he will probably lose any match against him on the track with a distance that lasts longer than 200m. We see two physiologically completely different types of human beings, having accomplished body-types that require entirely contradictory adaptations, while they had the same "tools" to build them. So what does this mean to you? This means that apparently within any Genotype there is an extremely significant possibility to express those genes in different ways, allowing you to potentially achieve excellence in any goal you pursue. It is not about your parents, it is about your will and dedication.