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I completely understand.
2 guys who played next to me in college were of Tongan and Samoan decent. Entire extended family was over 6’3 and all somewhere north of 280. And explosive quickness and strength too. There is a reason why University of Utah and BYU recruit so heavily out of American Somoa. (Obviously it was a big missionary location for the LSD church) but damn, huge guys with the right genetics to play in the nfl
2 guys who played next to me in college were of Tongan and Samoan decent. Entire extended family was over 6’3 and all somewhere north of 280. And explosive quickness and strength too. There is a reason why University of Utah and BYU recruit so heavily out of American Somoa. (Obviously it was a big missionary location for the LSD church) but damn, huge guys with the right genetics to play in the nfl
I think it's obvious that genetics vary among "population groups", what we call races, though believing in race as a concept is considered bigoted and racist. Here in Sweden I'm surrounded by the Somali and they have the worst genetics I've seen - if we're talking about naturally high muscle mass and strength. Goofy proportions, no muscle, skinny fat. African-Americans and West Africans straight out of Africa tend to be muscular. As long as you talk about positive traits, you're still okay most of the time, though not always. My mom said that my cousin's kids, half black, had "rhytm in their blood" and are good dancers on account of the African genes and I was like, "mom, be careful where you say that, it's not acceptable everywhere", and she was like, what did I say that was bad? Not everyone is up on the latest "correct" thinking
Lee Priest said the IFBB stands for international federation of black bodybuilders, as a response to claims that the IFBB was racist. They seem to dominate bb, especially if you factor in that they aren't half the population in the US for example.