Baraki linked this paper on resistance training and epigenetic advantages http://sci-hub.tw/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043276019301195 . I’m curious what nutritional or lifestyle changes significantly offer epigenetic advantages, either mental or physical to future offspring. Does it change with the gender involves (of the individual making these changes)?
Lastly, from what I understand, every single human being inherits their ATP store in their mitochondria from their mother/X chromosome. What are some aspects of one’s physical limits that inherit from their father? How does the type of exercise a male may do (ie jumping/explosive work) offspring? For instance if you inherit, I don’t know 100 units of ATP from your mother, does how you transport/use/oxidize that ATP come from your father?
Just curious. I know this question is way out there, but maybe there is something pertinent to the type of training we can choose before we have kids? That would be powerful in its impact
Outside of not becoming obese and regional-specific dietary patterns influencing a whole host of things, I’m not really sure we know much about nutrition and bonafide epigenetic influences.
There are at leas 70-something genes (likely over 100 now) associated with increased performance that can be inherited from either parent. I don’t think the type of exercise performed really influences these genes much. Finally, you don’t inherit ATP from your mom, bur rather you inherit the mitochondrial DNA.
I’m sorry Dr. Feigenbaum. The last time I had a solid Bio class aside from reading Wikis was intro in college. So we all inherit our maternal mitochondrial DNA. Does this have any DIRECT implications as far as weight training, let’s say for a woman or her offspring? Would it guarantee more ‘energy’ (ie available ATP in muscles) for her offspring?