出版社: Current Hardcover
副标题: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
出版年: 2013-8-1
页数: 352
定价: USD 26.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781591845119
内容简介 · · · · · ·
In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether endurance genes might have traveled with them from East Africa. At the same time, I began to notice that a training group on my team could consist of five men who run n...
In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether endurance genes might have traveled with them from East Africa. At the same time, I began to notice that a training group on my team could consist of five men who run next to one another, stride for stride, day after day, and nonetheless turn out five entirely different runners. How could this be?
We all knew a star athlete in high school. The one who made it look so easy. He was the starting quarterback and shortstop; she was the all-state point guard and high-jumper. Naturals. Or were they?
The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training?
The truth is far messier than a simple dichotomy between nature and nurture. In the decade since the sequencing of the human genome, researchers have slowly begun to uncover how the relationship between biological endowments and a competitor’s training environment affects athleticism. Sports scientists have gradually entered the era of modern genetic research.
In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success, Sports Illustrated senior writer David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving this great riddle. He investigates the so-called 10,000-hour rule to uncover whether rigorous and consistent practice from a young age is the only route to athletic excellence.
Along the way, Epstein dispels many of our perceptions about why top athletes excel. He shows why some skills that we assume are innate, like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball or cricket batter, are not, and why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like an athlete’s will to train, might in fact have important genetic components.
This subject necessarily involves digging deep into sensitive topics like race and gender. Epstein explores controversial questions such as: Are black athletes genetically predetermined to dominate both sprinting and distance running, and are their abilities influenced by Africa’s geography? Are there genetic reasons to separate male and female athletes in competition? Should we test the genes of young children to determine if they are destined for stardom? Can genetic testing determine who is at risk of injury, brain damage, or even death on the field? Through on-the-ground reporting from below the equator and above the Arctic Circle, revealing conversations with leading scientists and Olympic champions, and interviews with athletes who have rare genetic mutations or physical traits, Epstein forces us to rethink the very nature of athleticism.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
David Epstein has a master’s degree in environmental science and is an award-winning senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he covers sports science, medicine, and Olympic sports. His investigative pieces are among Sports Illustrated's most high-profile stories. An avid runner himself, he earned All-East honors on Columbia University's varsity track squad. This is his firs...
David Epstein has a master’s degree in environmental science and is an award-winning senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he covers sports science, medicine, and Olympic sports. His investigative pieces are among Sports Illustrated's most high-profile stories. An avid runner himself, he earned All-East honors on Columbia University's varsity track squad. This is his first book. He lives in Brooklyn.
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顶级运动员后代,很难遗传到顶级运动基因
思维信息库、镰刀细胞
10000小时刻意练习?真能获得成功吗?
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在体育运动中,“先天与后天”的争论由来已久。本书作者经过多年调查,采访了大量科学家、运动员和冠军选手,最终基于现代遗传学的研究成果,从基因的角度对这个问题进行了全面而深入的讨论,重新审视了人们对于天赋和努力的认知。同时,作者还谈及了文化、经济、性别、种族、... (展开)使劲儿使用身体的参考书
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0 有用 米周 2015-03-30 17:33:00
#getabstract#
0 有用 AMY园 2014-05-13 18:50:13
基因vs练习,软件vs硬件,男vs女,黑vs白……到底是什么因素决定了运动成绩?有些人天资优越,有些勤能补拙(trainable),身高不够、臂长来补……基因确实很重要,但似乎每个人都会有自己的发展方式。
2 有用 子珂 2015-02-11 23:36:35
为什么同样的训练,有的人毫无进步,有的人却突飞猛进?原来以为是训练方法不对,原来真的是天赋,有的人就是6个月达到别人20年的水平……
2 有用 84 2018-05-29 11:15:33
基因的重要性,到了top level,必然开始拼基因了。
0 有用 筑梦 2023-12-01 11:12:21 美国
先天条件很重要,它使得一些人不必经历10000小时的训练也可以取得优秀的成绩;另一方面,后天环境也不是毫无用处,它也参与孕育了优秀的运动基因。
0 有用 筑梦 2023-12-01 11:12:21 美国
先天条件很重要,它使得一些人不必经历10000小时的训练也可以取得优秀的成绩;另一方面,后天环境也不是毫无用处,它也参与孕育了优秀的运动基因。
0 有用 Ray 2021-03-25 12:27:34
想听立志的故事,就得相信后天努力;但是事实是人和人就是不一样的。
0 有用 Jacqueline_琳 2020-07-23 03:21:22
The Sports Gene(gene怎么可以用单数!)优点是举例生动、阅读体验流畅,缺点是系统性与论述性略欠,读完觉得除了认识了几个基因、了解了几个概念之外没有更高层次的收获。而且作者对遗传学的阐述似乎局限于关注基因本身有没有突变,而忽视了epigenetics和non-coding region往往也有可以影响表现型的调控作用(也可能exercise physiology在这方面的发现还不够... The Sports Gene(gene怎么可以用单数!)优点是举例生动、阅读体验流畅,缺点是系统性与论述性略欠,读完觉得除了认识了几个基因、了解了几个概念之外没有更高层次的收获。而且作者对遗传学的阐述似乎局限于关注基因本身有没有突变,而忽视了epigenetics和non-coding region往往也有可以影响表现型的调控作用(也可能exercise physiology在这方面的发现还不够多?) (展开)
2 有用 84 2018-05-29 11:15:33
基因的重要性,到了top level,必然开始拼基因了。
0 有用 李睿 2017-10-30 10:31:49
先天和后天同等重要