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MacUalraig
04-18-2016, 07:48 PM
"I do a lot of things like running hills and larger amounts of reps in the gym," he explained. "The DNA showed I have a level of endurance in me which I never really realised, which makes sense...."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/36060246
Afshar
04-19-2016, 06:40 AM
Sounds like an advertisement...
MacUalraig
04-19-2016, 07:29 AM
Direct link to report
A genetic-based algorithm for personalized resistance training
Jones N1, Kiely J2, Suraci B3, Collins DJ2, de Lorenzo D4,5, Pickering C6, Grimaldi KA6

http://jml2012.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1198210
MacUalraig
04-19-2016, 07:51 AM
Sounds like an advertisement...

The SNPs are all published and many of them are available easily in the raw data from tests like the AncestryDNA chip - and if not, a modest WGS test should sweep up the rest. So you don't need to buy DNAFit to benefit from it.
Afshar
04-19-2016, 09:03 AM
The SNPs are all published and many of them are available easily in the raw data from tests like the AncestryDNA chip - and if not, a modest WGS test should sweep up the rest. So you don't need to buy DNAFit to benefit from it.
I meant that you cannot rely on one SNP for physical characteristics, it is more complex than that. Seems more fun than science to me.
DNA sports performance LTD, sounds scary :biggrin1: