Eli5 What gymnasts having superior genetics, allowing them to be able to maintain competitiveness at the top level means?

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I’ve heard that to be able to train at the top level for gymnastics that it takes hard work, dedication, a proper diet, obviously skill, more often than not some sort of steroid to help recover, and “superior genetics”. What are these “superior genetics” that makes other people unable to reach the potential that these gymnasts have?

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For female gymnasts, it’s the power to weight ratio. The ideal body is small and light, but incredibly powerful for their size. This is why Olympic level gymnasts have been getting younger and younger to the point they had to impose an age limit (gymnasts must turn 16 or older in that year to compete in the Olympics) Young women and girls are naturally smaller and lighter, but they can develop power so that they can do more varied and spectacular aerial twist, turns, and leaps. However, their commitment to training (sometimes 6 hours a day) from a very young age comes at a cost. The heavy workouts combine with eating disorders to maintain weight can result in arrested puberty or amennhorea which means that they are at risk of osteoporosis at an early age.

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