If you tear a hamstring, the scar tissue can cause you to be more likely to tear a hamstring again.

hamstring is not a muscle

it is a ligament.

when you lift weights, you are actually ripping up your muscles.

"In human anatomy, a hamstring is one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee."

whad i miss on the live stream?

okay, well thats not exactly what i meant by tearing muscles

but if you want to play that game, sure, BREAKING your bone doesn't make it stronger

that would be the equivalent.

Semantics, guys.

but repeated stress applied to parts of the body, when given periods of rest, grow back stronger

your body reacting to a change in your every day requirements from it

So, anyone on a healthy diet can build muscle, correct?

They can lift weights

get swole

That's just an accepted fact.

Right?

I'm actually asking if that's more or less your point.

Lacking an answer, I'll continue.

i'm fucking eating cunt

give me a minute

jesus

any normal person, yes. not technically everyone. i'm, not count anomalies

So, two people on the same workout should be able to, say, lose weight, or build muscle at the same rate?

roughly the same weight, same age range, same food intake, similar living environments, same sex

yes

that's not a war face

"Genetic factors influence the rate and quantity of muscle growth for an individual throughout his or her resistance training program. According to Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky and William J. Kraemer, authors of “Science and Practice of Strength Training,” muscle growth is influenced by muscle fiber type, fat distribution, hormone levels and the quality and duration of your exercise program. Although you cannot change your genetic makeup, you can design a muscle-building routine that will be the most successful for your genetic ability to develop enhanced muscle strength and size."
https://www.livestrong.com/article/332806-is-the-ability-to-build-muscle-genetic/

Here is the list of the most important inherited traits that affects your success in bodybuilding:

Your maximum number of muscles fibers;
Your percentage of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers;
The shape of your muscles when they’re fully developed;
Muscle insertion;
The size of your bones and joint structure;
Somatypes;
Your metabolic rate;
You can use this information on genetics to determine your own genetic potential.

http://bodybuilding-wizard.com/key-genetic-factors-for-successful-bodybuilding/

Genetics: The Cold Hard Truth
This probably isn't what you want to hear, but your progress is largely dependent on your genetics.

Recent research shows that some individuals respond very well to strength training, some barely respond, and some don't respond at all. You read that correctly. Some people don't show any noticeable results. Researchers created the term "non-responders" for these individuals.

A landmark study by Hubal used 585 male and female human subjects and showed that twelve weeks of progressive dynamic exercise resulted in a shockingly wide range of responses.

https://www.t-nation.com/training/truth-about-bodybuilding-genetics


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! That's a war face!

It looks like several people surrounding the bodybuilding scene disagree with you, Grenade.

So, research seems to indicate that people have variations on how quickly and how much progress they can make.

fine, i'll just assume all those studies took those people from birth, and made them grow up the exact same, just to see the exact inherited differences.

Are you going to argue that bone structure and metabolic rate are environmental?

You're moving towards the point of genetics meaning nothing, and they most certainly mean *something*.

they do mean something. i don't think we have come close to sequencing the entire genome, and cataloging all their interaction. But we know at least some of these genes appear to have an on off switches, and i'm curious how the environment, particularly while still developing, affects that.

Tim is basically explaining that "purge" episode of rick and morty 😛

I wouldn't argue against that being a factor in a genetic lineage

genes do much, but ingesting chemicals while young will do more.

so i still question research that is still more or less correlation

use it more as a guideline rather than the rule

You're asking for a branch of science that's been deemed unethical.

yes, i am