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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Something that hasn’t been mentioned.
Those coming later know it’s possible to do something.
Running a 2:05 marathon is unthinkable when the WR is 2:15, but within reach when the WC is 2:07. The mental barrier is one of, if not the most, important.
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