I went to a waterpark in Kenya a couple years ago. The kenyan teens had more muscle naturally than the somali teens.
Are somalis genetically predisposed to being either skinny or fat?
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Niger-Congo admixture of they are full Niger-Congos.
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I remember going to the gym with my white and black friends. My muscles grew faster than all of them despite joining two weeks later wallahi. It mostly depends on the person, not all Somalis are genetically the same.
I've read about the ancient Egyptians and how their rich and powerful were always fat. It would have something to do with their high carbon diet (bread and beer) and sedentary lifestyles (because they weren't poor farmers). I also think Somalis share common ancestors with the Egyptians and the genes of gaining weight easily was passed on to us as well.
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I've read about the ancient Egyptians and how they're rich and powerful were always fat. It would have something to do with their high carbon diet (bread and beer) and sedentary lifestyles (because they weren't poor farmers). I also think Somalis share common ancestors with the Egyptians and the genes of gaining weight easily was passed on to us as well.
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LMAO, but Somalis also have proto-Nilote genes (skinniest and leanest of all Africans).
Oh so that’s why many of us are skinny
it’s the nilotic traitIt is not about Kenyan or Somali. Certain human populations are genetically more muscle bound than others. Africans are genetically diverse .
Even in Kenya, one single ethnic group dominates the long distance running, the Kalenjin, a Nilotic group. The Masai are also similar in shape to Somalis. We have longer limbs, smaller skeletal frames, etc and genetically more suited to events like long distance running. This is our natural build ( lean but not overly muscular) if you takeaway western diets and gyms.
Obviously, due to western diets and the mass consumption of carbs, many Somalis are now average build.That said , even the Somalis who are medium build are mainly not naturally ripped like folks from West Africa (Niger Congo or Biafra people).
When you reach South and West Africa, those guys are literally ripped from birth . They have more fast twitch fibres than most other humans and hence why no one can challenge them in the 100 metres.
Most of them AA and Black Caribbean are nowadays overweight like the Somali women in the West. AA modern diet is basically slave food. Their traditional African diet consisted of veg and wheat( fufu).
There was this somali trainer I heard of and he said that many somalis get shocked when they see him, they think we can't pack muscles like Madow.
With some somalis, our limbs seem disproportionately thinner than the rest of the body even when we gain weight its the last places to gain fat, habesha are like this too. I think its genetic and maybe it was more suitable for our environment.
Do you know which race dominates strongman competitions. Madows are literally nonexistent in these competitions.
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Northern Europeans ,because most blacks don’t get as big as them.That’s why Europeans dominate sports like the shot put. Have you noticed how blacks dominate heavy weight boxing? This is a sport where you don’t need to be as big as strongman competitions, but you still need to be explosive and powerful. Cadaans mainly lack the combination of speed plus power.
Blacks from West Africa origin dominate sports demanding athletic leanness and short bursts of power/speed (Sprinting ,certain positions in baseball and NFL).
Obviously ,anyone can change their body nutrition and follow a strict fitness regime, Somalis included.
That said ,one would be scientifically foolish to ignore the fact that certain population groups have genetic advantages of others when it comes to certain sports/activities/body composition......
Yeah. West Africans are the only people with fast twist muscles
Somalis have a natural skinny disposition. Out genetics date back to the starvation, camel desert days when we used to survive on dates and water for bread. The modern phenomenon of fat Somalis is a western disaster. Over eating, laziness & breeding babies takes its cause. Surprisingly and tellingly thought, the chicken legs never grow fat or beyond skinny chicken legs. So I guess am saying, Fellow or dear Somalis, watch your legs when u grow fat, early onset of rheumatism is a life threatening condition.
Everyone has fast and slow twitch fibres . Some peoples’ function better than others.
This 18 stone chap beat Mo Farah in a 100 metre race (11.5 seconds).
So much lies. According to Ibn Battuta Somalis were eating good in Mogadishu. They were eating fruits, vegetables, chicken, fish and all types of delicious food. He said they were fat.
When Ibn Battuta visited Mogadishu. He saw no desert, starvation or camels. Instead he saw an exceedingly large city, well built city-state with many wealthy merchants.
@Basra Just stop being a self hater and learn your own history please.
hmm I disagree that its that extreme that there are no in betweeners, but do you think its a possiblity that our ancestors had to adapt to conserving energy, and when that isn't necessary (i.e. good living conditions) we will blow up more easily lol? Combine that with no culture of body obsession and fitness awareness
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