watchnerd
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If your ring finger is substantially longer than your index finger, you have more genetic athletic potential.
If not....
Luckily, the health benefits of exercise don't care about how gifted you are:
Other/Mixed The Length of Your Ring Finger Can Help Predict Your Athleticism
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Other strength modalities (e.g., Clubs), mixed strength modalities (e.g., combined kettlebell and barbell), other goals (flexibility)
If your ring finger is substantially longer than your index finger, you have more genetic athletic potential.
If not....
Luckily, the health benefits of exercise don't care about how gifted you are:
Nice. I lost a bit of one of my index fingers to a sledge hammer and later on a bit more to a lawn mower.If your ring finger is substantially longer than your index finger, you have more genetic athletic potential.
If not....
Luckily, the health benefits of exercise don't care about how gifted you are:
watchnerd
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We'll call that "epigenetics"
Others have called it "other" things.
watchnerd
Level 8 Valued Member
Stubby Mc Stubbface?
Stupid, dumbass, etc.
Suddenly I have anIf your ring finger is substantially longer than your index finger, you have more genetic athletic potential.
If not....
Luckily, the health benefits of exercise don't care about how gifted you are:
Sauli
Level 9 Valued Member
I don't believe that genetics matter that much in many sports. Specially in team sports like ice hockey or soccer. Smart, hard work and passion matters.. there are so many roles in team sports. You don't need to be the fastest, strongest or what ever. Maybe someone won't be good fit for striker, but he/she could be fine defender or goalie or goonie or what ever.
Well, to be fair there are many individual sports and sports like that basket ball where you have to have genetics for that sport. You can't train yourself longer and things like that.
Well, to be fair there are many individual sports and sports like that basket ball where you have to have genetics for that sport. You can't train yourself longer and things like that.
Halfakneecap
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Did your vertical leap suddenly sky rocket ? Might prove or disprove the theory haha
watchnerd
Level 8 Valued Member
Given the nature of the "intervention", don't you think it would be more fair to test something from a deficit?
Seems like it is assessing a phenotype that has been influenced by the natural conditions. Seems on the level to me.
oab
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I raise my finger in salute to those with longer digits! (please insert humourous emoticon here)
Have no time for research at the moment but, I recall reading that the longer digits is an indication of higher levels of (natural) testosterone during critical growth period early on in life.
Have no time for research at the moment but, I recall reading that the longer digits is an indication of higher levels of (natural) testosterone during critical growth period early on in life.
Ian CL
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Different horses for different courses.Well, to be fair there are many individual sports and sports like that basket ball where you have to have genetics for that sport. You can't train yourself longer and things like that.
Archer
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Me too. Table mounted router got me one day. It also took some meat off the bottom side of the ring finger hence the longer nail, but if I cut it off much more it gets into the quick. Over 20 years in cabinet shop and one day I had a dumbass moment.
Sledge hammer, age 3, compliments of my 5 yr. old brother ( my fault ) When I got home from the hospital another older brother presented me, on a dinner plate, parts of my finger, in case I was hungry.
Lawn mower, summer job, age 17, rainy day, long grass, mowing a church, grass was sticking in the chute, I would take off the bag and clean out the chute, with my bare hand, lawn mower still running, it worked until it didn't. My bosses, two school teachers, not impressed. Went to hospital, got it stitched, then mowed more lawns. Note to self: Turn off mower.
Archer
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Archer, Impressive.
I still have a nail.
I still have a nail.
watchnerd
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you're athletically gifted but with stubby fingers?