...dominate sports like cycling, XC skiing, swimming, weight lifting and ice hockey as well?
...dominate sports like cycling, XC skiing, swimming, weight lifting and ice hockey as well?
Anything that involves fast twitch muscles and aggressive behavior.
...be productive in anything other than sports, entertainment, politics, or crime?
Since when are WA's prominent in politics?
No aerobic crap. Not fun and only for puny no muscled pasties.
You all make me think of Caligula!!!!
XC skiers and swimmers are muscular though... as are some cyclists.
nevermind weight lifting. fast twitch = stronger than slow twitch. wa's has that one in the bag.
African American Nelson Vails had an Olympic silver medal and won a US Championship in track sprint cycling in the early 80s. Scott Berryman had a couple of national championships in the same event a few years later. There probably is a lot of potential there. Both raced on the road as well, but sprinting was their strength.
XC skiing requires a lot of power, but races tend to be endurance oriented which isn't the traditional niche of west africans. It's also very much a skill sport where the best are exposed to it at a young age so there are cultural barriers.
I could be wrong, but I don't see that there are a lot of cultural barriers to weight lifting for African Americans and historically the sport has been dominated by Eastern Europeans.
Ice hockey seems like it would require similar physical attributes to, say basketball and football, so I would guess there is a lot of potential there.