I agree that most people are not getting close to their genetic limit. But everyone is more or less in the same boat in as far as what they can realistically do about it. For example if person X and person Y both reach say 75% of their own genetic limits, the fastest one will be the one with the higher genetic potential. The only time you see an overlap is when someone with a higher potential under-achieves, say only reaching 50% of their potential while someone with a lower potential over-achieves, say hits 90%. I would class myself as an over-achiever in that sense, but unfortunately my genetic potential is very average. My untrained performance was pretty hopeless (around 2.2 W/kg), while I’ve seen others arrive off the couch with well over 3W/kg, making progress that much easier.
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