Ep. 514: Epic Behavioral Episode with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
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The Effects of Deliberate Practice on Bone Growth
The thickness of the bones actually is influenced by training and it's pretty clear what the mechanism is. If you take x-rays of tennis players the arm that they are holding the tennis racket has much thicker bones than the left arm. The whole heart actually it's restructured to maximize now the pumping capacity of the heart so even the arteries are growing to allow for more blood with oxygen to circulate. We also see more capillaries surrounding those muscles that need a lot of oxygen to be able to sustain running or swimming or whatever the endurance activity is.
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