Indeed, it seems that the whole relation to mortality basically breaks down if you look at top perform. Going from things like strongman competitions and american football where life expectancy is lower, to things like running and cycling where some would argue but evidence is lacking, to football and tennis where it’s a bit above average.
Yeah but elites athletes are at the tails, and The Tails Come Apart. I’d expect pro athletes to be sacrificing all sorts of things to get extreme performance in a particular sport, but that the average person who is working on general athletic performance won’t have that issue.
Yeah but elites athletes are at the tails, and The Tails Come Apart. I’d expect pro athletes to be sacrificing all sorts of things to get extreme performance in a particular sport, but that the average person who is working on general athletic performance won’t have that issue.