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Ancient man vs. Today's man



Interesting article in The Daily Nation about the athletic feats of ancient man.

Notably

- Most Australian aboriginal men could sprint as fast as Usain Bolt.

- Many Greek rowers before would be better than the world's elite now

- Men of a certain Rwandan tribe could all high jump 7 feet, as it was a required feat to become a man.

Anyways, I thought in was an interesting look at the muscular progression of mankind.  Interesting as to how we are the way we are now.  I wonder if it's due to general lack of physical emphasis (compared to before), or less emphasis on survival of the fittest.

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Excellent!

Thanks for the heads-up, LantermanC! Just made it the topic of today’s blog!

by Andrew Heffernan on Oct 16, 2009 12:42 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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