Stuart McGill

The answer is yes, but it's a very limited yes. So if I can set the stage and give some context here. Every system in the body requires stress for optimal health. Think of the cardiovascular system, the musculoskeletal system, the endocrine system, even the psychological system. It needs stress to create adaptation for robustness. but you cannot cross what's known as the tipping point.

The answer is yes, but it's a very limited yes. So if I can set the stage and give some context here. Every system in the body requires stress for optimal health. Think of the cardiovascular system, the musculoskeletal system, the endocrine system, even the psychological system. It needs stress to create adaptation for robustness. but you cannot cross what's known as the tipping point.

Because if you do, you start building cumulative trauma of some form, whether it's emotional trauma psychologically, or it's cumulative stress at the tissue level, at the level of the cell. we have to talk about those tipping points. We've got to define where they are, try and expand them, adapt them, but don't cross them.

Because if you do, you start building cumulative trauma of some form, whether it's emotional trauma psychologically, or it's cumulative stress at the tissue level, at the level of the cell. we have to talk about those tipping points. We've got to define where they are, try and expand them, adapt them, but don't cross them.

Because if you do, you start building cumulative trauma of some form, whether it's emotional trauma psychologically, or it's cumulative stress at the tissue level, at the level of the cell. we have to talk about those tipping points. We've got to define where they are, try and expand them, adapt them, but don't cross them.

So with that context now, we can talk about a person's suitability for the stresses on different parts of their body associated with different sports. We can talk about the rate at which the adaptation occurs. the amount of deloads and rest that are required, all of these things are genetically influenced. The way that they perform the movement is going to move the stress concentration.

So with that context now, we can talk about a person's suitability for the stresses on different parts of their body associated with different sports. We can talk about the rate at which the adaptation occurs. the amount of deloads and rest that are required, all of these things are genetically influenced. The way that they perform the movement is going to move the stress concentration.

So with that context now, we can talk about a person's suitability for the stresses on different parts of their body associated with different sports. We can talk about the rate at which the adaptation occurs. the amount of deloads and rest that are required, all of these things are genetically influenced. The way that they perform the movement is going to move the stress concentration.

Here's an interesting demonstration for you. If you go to the Olympics and look at the podium winners of a javelin thrower, They look identical. Do you think the swimmers look like the javelin throwers? No, they don't.

Here's an interesting demonstration for you. If you go to the Olympics and look at the podium winners of a javelin thrower, They look identical. Do you think the swimmers look like the javelin throwers? No, they don't.

Here's an interesting demonstration for you. If you go to the Olympics and look at the podium winners of a javelin thrower, They look identical. Do you think the swimmers look like the javelin throwers? No, they don't.

But they look like each other.

But they look like each other.

But they look like each other.

Yeah. Let me just give another very... poignant example of that. Consider a sport that has three very separate demands of the athlete. Consider a triathlete. The triathlete has to swim a certain distance, then they bike a certain distance, and then they run a certain distance. Have you ever known a person who comes out of the lake or the pool, whatever it is, first winning the triathlon?

Yeah. Let me just give another very... poignant example of that. Consider a sport that has three very separate demands of the athlete. Consider a triathlete. The triathlete has to swim a certain distance, then they bike a certain distance, and then they run a certain distance. Have you ever known a person who comes out of the lake or the pool, whatever it is, first winning the triathlon?

Yeah. Let me just give another very... poignant example of that. Consider a sport that has three very separate demands of the athlete. Consider a triathlete. The triathlete has to swim a certain distance, then they bike a certain distance, and then they run a certain distance. Have you ever known a person who comes out of the lake or the pool, whatever it is, first winning the triathlon?

It doesn't work that way. What suited them to be a fish? Fast in water. They have to be somewhat floppy in the ankles because they're creating a fish's fin. Longer in the torso. consider a power lifter performing a butterfly stroke. It wouldn't look very pretty. Then they get on the bike where they have to stiffen to stiffen the core. I don't know if you know bike design. Well, I'm sure you do.

It doesn't work that way. What suited them to be a fish? Fast in water. They have to be somewhat floppy in the ankles because they're creating a fish's fin. Longer in the torso. consider a power lifter performing a butterfly stroke. It wouldn't look very pretty. Then they get on the bike where they have to stiffen to stiffen the core. I don't know if you know bike design. Well, I'm sure you do.

It doesn't work that way. What suited them to be a fish? Fast in water. They have to be somewhat floppy in the ankles because they're creating a fish's fin. Longer in the torso. consider a power lifter performing a butterfly stroke. It wouldn't look very pretty. Then they get on the bike where they have to stiffen to stiffen the core. I don't know if you know bike design. Well, I'm sure you do.