Speed – Learned Skill or Genetic Trait?
by Sam Tomlitz, CSCS
NSCA Coach
January 2022
Vol 8, Issue 3
The purpose of this article is to examine components that affect speed to determine the degree that speed is governed by skill versus genetic factors.
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