How do athletes break records even though the sport has been going on for decades. How do individual humans break those records so often even though we’re said to be getting weaker than our ancestors. Is it just pure willpower or what? In some sports it could be chalked off to rule changes and stuff but there are a lot of sports without any rule changes and rely purely on the athlete. Are they juicing and the juices keep getting better? Is a new record just seen as a goal that only needs to be broken and not annihilated?
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Equipment keeps getting better as well, which I think puts something of an asterisk on the record (or at least it’s something to remember.) Pole vault poles are springier and stronger, running shoes are lighter and are custom built to the runner, swimming suits are hydrodynamic to nearly zero friction….
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