Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein

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  • 게시일 2014. 04. 28.
  • When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic records, and the development of our natural talents is just one of them.
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  • @SquirmyandGrubs
    @SquirmyandGrubs 5 년 전 +609

    I was born with a muscle-wasting disease called spinal muscular atrophy. Basically: every muscle in my body gets weaker as I get older. I’m 26, and until very recently, many with my disease typically passed away in their 30s and 40s. Last year, the first-ever treatment for my disease was discovered and approved by the FDA, a profound event that permanently changed the trajectory of my future. I can’t properly describe the flood of joyous relief I felt when I received the news. I’ve been on the drug for about a year now, which means I’m no longer getting weaker, and even, dare I say it, slowly gaining back some of the strength and ability I’ve lost over the years. A month or two ago, I sat up unassisted for the first time since childhood, and you better believe that felt just as exhilarating as breaking the record for fastest mile or lifting ten billion pounds on the bench press. Idk I just wanted to share with you after watching this! TL;DR Man in wheelchair is basically an athlete.

  • @aerofpv2109
    @aerofpv2109 5 년 전 +6817

    My goodness .. this dude didn't even stutter and I don't even know if he took a breath. Spectacular speaking athlete.

    • @Anonymus365
      @Anonymus365 4 년 전 +449

      He is better at giving speeches because of his small shoulders. Less pressure on the lungs. Soon, other athletes will follow.

    • @jumpinjehosephat1877
      @jumpinjehosephat1877 4 년 전 +10

      There is that moment when talking about 530 runners under a 4 minute mile since 1956 where he says less than 10 new runners added per DECADE. He makes mistakes. He's still a human.

    • @lionsyla4840
      @lionsyla4840 4 년 전 +15

      Why would u point that out, i cant unhear his breathing now

    • @swerks197
      @swerks197 4 년 전 +1

      u can hear him breathe the whole video though

    • @nickhaas9185
      @nickhaas9185 4 년 전

      I'm just here to notify @QJAndra 😘

  • @levi2408
    @levi2408 4 년 전 +1658

    Everyone talking about how good a speaker he is, but I'm just amazed at that powerpoint.

    • @tahabilal2741
      @tahabilal2741 4 년 전 +9

      Ikr

    • @khaisonduong
      @khaisonduong 4 년 전 +17

      @@KevinBoneSosa it looks like Prezi Classic. Does anyone know if this can be done on Prezi Next?

    • @maxentirunos
      @maxentirunos 4 년 전 +3

      I am pretty sure he doesn't use powerpoint but something more akin with lucid chart

    • @jamesambrocio
      @jamesambrocio 4 년 전 +2

      Use Prezi. An amazing website.

    • @alvinjackson6191
      @alvinjackson6191 3 년 전 +3

      You stole my comment nine months before I thought of it.

  • @luispaneto2883
    @luispaneto2883 4 년 전 +1925

    "Have you seen an apes butt? They have no buns."-David Epstein 2014

  • @abd2177
    @abd2177 5 년 전 +4266

    After several years of this video in my recommendations, you win KRplus algorithm

  • @Coeurebene1
    @Coeurebene1 5 년 전 +5011

    My personal record for running the mile is 300 meters.

  • @TandemKnights
    @TandemKnights 4 년 전 +300

    Brilliant. Direct, concise delivery of essential information, perfect visuals and a hint of humor. Well done!

    • @2011hwalker
      @2011hwalker 년 전

      He is dead wrong at 14:02 though.
      Killian Jornet is an absolute freak, he has an "astronomical VO2 Max of 92 ml/min/kg, which is among the highest levels ever recorded"

  • @smokeyjoe6059
    @smokeyjoe6059 4 년 전 +590

    4:02 - "Sir Roger Bannister... who trained for 45 minutes at a time while he skipped gynecology lectures in med school."
    Wow. I'm speechless.

    • @davidvarnes7708
      @davidvarnes7708 4 년 전 +44

      I know... who'd want to skip gynecology lectures? Especially back then?

    • @jackriley590
      @jackriley590 4 년 전 +24

      @@davidvarnes7708 creep.

    • @scottbickerton4152
      @scottbickerton4152 4 년 전 +56

      I dont know why people think there is something sexy about that. Its about the least sexy thing in medicine. No one is thinking about that while doing that stuff.

    • @redsock1298
      @redsock1298 4 년 전 +11

      @@scottbickerton4152 Plenty of convictions of gynaecologist engaging in sexual crimes with their patients. The rate of male gynaecologists has gone down in recent times. Possibly due to not having the sort of privileges that someone like David Varnes fantasizes about and also because the good male gynaecologist don't want to be associated with the idea of male doctors who act according to David Varnes' line of behavior. We'd all do better remembering that humans are common descendants of animals and when sexual deviancy is possible, it should be assumed that at one point it will or will have already occurred in a population of humans.

    • @PongoXBongo
      @PongoXBongo 4 년 전 +31

      @@davidvarnes7708 I would imagine a lot of what they study is diseased, damaged, or deformed...not exactly sexy.

  • @sheepgoesmoo4281
    @sheepgoesmoo4281 5 년 전 +1363

    This is what education truly is. Authentic learning. His presentation is so superb that the viewer becomes interested in his presentation. Authentic learning is when we humans want to learn. Learning in school for me isnt authentic learning because I dont want to learn, I know I have to. He got me engrossed in his presentation thus learning something new. Thats something not anyone can do but exceptional individuals like him.

    • @PPA625
      @PPA625 5 년 전 +10

      You seriously didn't buy into his biased presentation, did you?
      Just because it's presented professionally, doesn't mean it's not BS.

    • @sheepgoesmoo4281
      @sheepgoesmoo4281 5 년 전 +21

      @@PPA625 So how is it baised? Since u think its baised pls do explain what part of it is baised

    • @sarahl3721
      @sarahl3721 5 년 전 +2

      What about when he have to learn...surely thats the most authentic learning if the concept of "authentic learning" even stands up

    • @sheepgoesmoo4281
      @sheepgoesmoo4281 5 년 전 +9

      @@sarahl3721 authentic learning is learing something you're interested in. So it depends whether he was interested in the topic he studied and presented.

    • @facemushroom
      @facemushroom 5 년 전 +2

      When you compare that to the social justice drivel, lies and delusion of a Ted X talk it seems even better!

  • @going_downtown
    @going_downtown 6 년 전 +4207

    "if you know someone who is 7 feet tall, there is a 17% chance that they play in the NBA."
    thats pretty cool

    • @nmarbletoe8210
      @nmarbletoe8210 6 년 전 +510

      that's the craziest fact in the presentation

    • @Harry-uq9qd
      @Harry-uq9qd 6 년 전 +251

      between ages 20-40 or thereabouts

    • @jordanalia4595
      @jordanalia4595 6 년 전 +570

      Evan Brown I just met a dude, a 7’2” security guard Turns out he played in the NBA about 15-20 years ago

    • @adityasinghaswal4923
      @adityasinghaswal4923 6 년 전 +337

      KD has a wingspan of 7'4 but his height is 6'10
      Guy was fucking made for NBA

    • @going_downtown
      @going_downtown 6 년 전 +255

      Aditya Aswal Theres photos of KD standing next to 6’11 players and he’s taller than them. I think he lies about his height lol

  • @carlosguerra3560
    @carlosguerra3560 4 년 전 +428

    THIS DUDE IS PERFECT!!! WHAT A PRESENTATION! He was genuinely so funny!! Every second of this was informative! Thank you so so much!

    • @EpicBunty
      @EpicBunty 4 년 전 +8

      Well then suck him off will ya

    • @gamingsuperhero5773
      @gamingsuperhero5773 4 년 전 +4

      @@EpicBunty LMAO

    • @C45p3r
      @C45p3r 3 년 전 +1

      Not sure whether you are being sarcastic or not.

    • @simplitia
      @simplitia 년 전

      he took his own advice but in picking the on what to work on.

  • @kodjoosiemszesc5471
    @kodjoosiemszesc5471 4 년 전 +81

    That is, by far, the best TED talk I've ever seen. A lot of well interpreted statistics, great animations beetween the slides and the world class speaker delivering it. And at the top of it all, it was really interesting.

  • @hamzatahir8074
    @hamzatahir8074 8 년 전 +1613

    His presentation of the topic was exquisite

    • @pursueyourdreams3694
      @pursueyourdreams3694 8 년 전

      +Hamza Tahir i agree

    • @cryo9216
      @cryo9216 7 년 전 +13

      Are you kidding? First he claims all improvements are due to technology, then contradicts himself by pointing out that athletes train harder and smarter than ever before. And he never explained how there's been an 80 minute improvement in the marathon in less than 100 years.

    • @nikkimartini5587
      @nikkimartini5587 7 년 전 +31

      That's not contradictory at all. The reason that athletes are training harder and smarter than ever is because more research has gone into the training these athletes put themselves through. We better understand biomechanics and the way that different bodies are genetically predisposed to performing better in certain sports.The improvement in marathon times is multifaceted as mentioned by sienna three.

    • @milestanoev689
      @milestanoev689 6 년 전 +1

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    • @randall172
      @randall172 6 년 전 +3

      he explained it, kenyans didn't run in marathons 100 years ago, they weren't invited.
      training harder and smarter doesn't explain the big changes, the increased diversity of the population pool has.

  • @kachowski8982
    @kachowski8982 5 년 전 +1576

    That was the quickest 14 minutes in my life

    • @onyxrafle8066
      @onyxrafle8066 4 년 전 +104

      And pretty soon someone else will beat your record of fastest 14 minutes

    • @smartaclesllama8677
      @smartaclesllama8677 4 년 전 +26

      Kachow ski that’s what she said

    • @forenoon5123
      @forenoon5123 4 년 전 +9

      @@smartaclesllama8677 you are one smart llama

    • @mikael9325
      @mikael9325 4 년 전 +6

      True. He is a fantastic speaker, you understand him easily and time goes quickly.

    • @crappersage1285
      @crappersage1285 4 년 전 +1

      Cant relate

  • @pauls3946
    @pauls3946 4 년 전 +34

    I love TED talks. So many varied topics and always very informative.

  • @Mr_Slaw
    @Mr_Slaw 년 전 +19

    As close to perfect of a informative presentation as you'll get Everything was on point & gave a much better understanding on why things are where there at today

  • @tomerwin1472
    @tomerwin1472 5 년 전 +3162

    Ok KRplus I’ll watch it damnit!

    • @BenSohlberg
      @BenSohlberg 5 년 전 +25

      Same here lol

    • @augustasmerkys
      @augustasmerkys 5 년 전 +3

      lmao so true

    • @Sakuxxx1x
      @Sakuxxx1x 5 년 전 +10

      rofl....same here...after month of it popping up....

    • @ericz1190
      @ericz1190 5 년 전 +1

      Tom Erwin same

    • @obviouslyfake6060
      @obviouslyfake6060 5 년 전 +12

      In all fairness this one was actually worth the time, not like that weird joe rogan prison story..

  • @zippy441
    @zippy441 5 년 전 +949

    This guys presentation skills are off the chart!!

    • @orangecounty2033
      @orangecounty2033 5 년 전 +2

      agreed, when i run out of ambien ;)

    • @mikesmith7579
      @mikesmith7579 5 년 전 +4

      that’s just do to technology

    • @bretarmstrong6303
      @bretarmstrong6303 5 년 전 +3

      This guy is brilliant. He could see me cancer and I'd buy it.

    • @ptbot3294
      @ptbot3294 5 년 전 +3

      The that's a terrible chart. Use log scale if your data range is very wide. What a terrible presentation. The data is off the chart.

    • @brohemian
      @brohemian 5 년 전

      looks and sounds like he just read a book on "how to give a perfect presentation." Presentation could have been quarter the duration with more info if Epstein dropped the emotional whooaa isn't this soo amazing inflection

  • @asafvirin2181
    @asafvirin2181 3 년 전 +7

    This video was hands down the best, most informative, most engaging Ted talk I have ever watched, this man is an amazing speaker and that PowerPoint was just wow.

  • @QAYWSXEDCCXYDSAEWQ
    @QAYWSXEDCCXYDSAEWQ 4 년 전 +44

    This guy has really done his home work, and as already mentioned is a machine gun speaker... almost no pauses, just fire, fire, fire... if there was an olymipics for speakers he might be in it.

    • @maxdurk4624
      @maxdurk4624 2 년 전 +4

      Well, he's written a pretty genius sports book

  • @shiunhorngsaw3124
    @shiunhorngsaw3124 7 년 전 +773

    This guy is a master presenter. One of the best

    • @thedeathcake
      @thedeathcake 5 년 전 +6

      Totally agree

    • @lasithdissanayake2674
      @lasithdissanayake2674 5 년 전 +6

      jon doe ehh i wonder if you’d have the guts to do the same thing

    • @AJHart-eg1ys
      @AJHart-eg1ys 5 년 전 +1

      LAS: The two issues are unrelated.

    • @thepeppers9115
      @thepeppers9115 5 년 전

      I agree. Must have participated in theater or speech at a younger age. Or he has a complete disconnect with stage fright.

  • @chromerunner6094
    @chromerunner6094 6 년 전 +316

    This is a whole lot more educational than I thought it was going to be

  • @joeboyle5864
    @joeboyle5864 2 년 전 +1

    One of the best posts Ive ever seen !! Some of these insights have occurred to me, but nothing close to what this man has revealed . Social factors, economic factors, probablities of physical traits within populations...amazing !!! So glad I watched this. And Ive shared it to those I know who are interested !

  • @Papa1Smurf1
    @Papa1Smurf1 년 전 +2

    This is my favourite, most watched TED talk

  • @Cole444Train
    @Cole444Train 5 년 전 +1259

    That Kenyan tribe statistic is absolutely insane

    • @Fabzil
      @Fabzil 5 년 전 +56

      Everybody is good at something. If they try wrestling, with their long thin legs, they gonna have a pb ^^

    • @sbwzrd
      @sbwzrd 4 년 전 +2

      @@Fabzil Elaborate?

    • @Xrider6
      @Xrider6 4 년 전 +51

      @@sbwzrd athletes have bodies specified to their own category, runners have long slender and thin muscles to conserve energy and long lasting stamina, powerlifters are heavyset with fats to store energy 5. Fighters are a little bit balanced for maximum performance

    • @longjohn2695
      @longjohn2695 4 년 전

      You just on KRplus to much

    • @3vimages471
      @3vimages471 4 년 전

      Cheers …. most kind. @@jrock0block80

  • @michaelanthony4750
    @michaelanthony4750 6 년 전 +353

    One thing he doesn't mention is that Jessie Owens time was hand-timed whereas today it's handled by computers. Hand-times can vary wildly especially in a sport where the difference between first and second can be .01 of a second.

    • @js4466
      @js4466 6 년 전 +64

      Michael Anthony this. That 10.2 could've been a 10.00 or a 10.4.
      Let's say it was actually 10.00, the faster case. 0.2 is a lot to shave, but handtiming it is certainly possible to be off that much. Now put Owens on a modern track, that's 1.5% decrease, so his time is now 9.85. Now add in blocks. That alone could drop to 9.75 (.10) which would break Bolts record. Now add in nutrition and new exercise protocols. Now add in shoes.
      Now this is what is mystifying to me. Track today takes advantage of the physiological advantages, longer limbs, etc. They have the better nutrition and s&c. They have the better technology. Some, maybe most even, use PEDs. How is it that Owens would theoretically be capable of running faster than Bolt if given the modern tools today?
      Owens 10.2 before the tech is only a top 3 in a state for HS (compared to now).
      Owens with the tech today would be a freak among freak athletes (9.8 is not too unreasonable, you're top 5 in world).
      So is Owens THE biggest freak, in that he can run the pace of a modern athlete in 1940s or has human performance not really increased, and mainly technology or PEDs? It kind of disheartening if true actually.

    • @ryanlum9698
      @ryanlum9698 6 년 전 +17

      yea owens was a pack a day smoker! no way an elite level sprinter of today could smoke

    • @rinowatson
      @rinowatson 6 년 전 +34

      JS bolts record is 9.58 btw

    • @rinowatson
      @rinowatson 6 년 전 +14

      JS hand times are always faster compared to electronic times because the person has to react to the sound of the gun or the body movement of the runner. The clock and the gun didn’t start at the same time at they do today. Idk why U used the 10.00 instead of the 10.4.

    • @lburns7952
      @lburns7952 6 년 전 +7

      No kidding Jesse Owens smoked?? Imagine if he didn't!! Good Lord He'd have been flying...

  • @scottmartin222
    @scottmartin222 4 년 전 +11

    14:54 of my evening well spent. Thoroughly enjoyable Speach to listen to. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @antoniomingrondinella5706

    It would have been interesting to hear about how nutrition has gotten far better in the modern era, making us grow larger etc.

  • @jojonerdz5258
    @jojonerdz5258 5 년 전 +522

    That was actually a good talk, very intresting and informative!

  • @DangerVille
    @DangerVille 5 년 전 +3376

    Expected nerdy, anti-jock gibberish... ended up getting a masterpiece of information.

    • @elrey8876
      @elrey8876 5 년 전 +37

      I want to know where the limit is. How much faster can the human body theoretically run? How much more weight can it lift?

    • @Rube2zday
      @Rube2zday 5 년 전 +4

      Kinda like wanting to read the End of the book huh, guess we'll have to stay healthy and strong long enough to find out :D I wanna live to be a hundred & 3

    • @TheNickiscrazy
      @TheNickiscrazy 5 년 전 +1

      Yo are you spons Caue im interested

    • @futurestrangeofficial
      @futurestrangeofficial 5 년 전 +1

      Hilarious and Original

    • @justicekellett7680
      @justicekellett7680 5 년 전 +2

      That’s exactly what I was thinking 😂

  • @felixmerz6229
    @felixmerz6229 4 년 전 +4

    Incredible presentation style, thanks a lot.

  • @presleyseamans366
    @presleyseamans366 4 년 전 +2

    Amazing speech you were talking very clear and used very specific words. Nice job my man

  • @abuzzedwhaler7949
    @abuzzedwhaler7949 5 년 전 +170

    This guy is incredibly confident. Great speech.

    • @sundigest1121
      @sundigest1121 4 년 전 +10

      @humanISvegan why are you so mad lol? he did provide scientific evidence what are you even talking about?? are how is he jealous?

    • @YehudiNimol
      @YehudiNimol 4 년 전 +2

      @humanISvegan You are the nonsensical one. How is he jealous? Didn't he provide you enough scientific explanations through this entire video? What are you even talking about?

    • @maristoldboys5466
      @maristoldboys5466 4 년 전 +1

      I like this cunning linguist.

  • @isaiahtolbert2177
    @isaiahtolbert2177 8 년 전 +2665

    I wish I was that good at prezis.

    • @stubb1qaz
      @stubb1qaz 6 년 전 +155

      He has actually very little presentation content - a few stock image cutouts. The construct of the presentation is very good the images accompany his words and they are only present when he needs to illustrate something visually. Nothing he says is repeated on the screen. Thats the beauty.

    • @lachlanclifford9489
      @lachlanclifford9489 6 년 전

      Bear McBear

    • @CallMeMicahT
      @CallMeMicahT 6 년 전 +26

      I wish I was that good at pretzels

    • @BenMJay
      @BenMJay 6 년 전 +14

      If you continue to wish for things instead of pursuing what you want, you will never achieve it. You think Prez Trump wished to be prez and then did nothing? He attacked his dream. Now we are all benefiting.

    • @Jacobsmith-tj9oj
      @Jacobsmith-tj9oj 6 년 전

      Just learn to speak fluently and you can do the same, Stubby has the right idea

  • @flua1508
    @flua1508 2 년 전 +2

    Fascinating talk, never thought of all those details! Really enjoyed the speaker, too. Will recommend...

  • @blackmanblue8937
    @blackmanblue8937 4 년 전 +1

    Best content and presentation on TED I've seen! Real science too!

  • @redrounin1440
    @redrounin1440 7 년 전 +1421

    "have you ever looked at an ape's butt?"
    I'm dying

    • @damiancobb8177
      @damiancobb8177 7 년 전 +23

      redrounin no buns

    • @givant
      @givant 6 년 전

      umbasa! lol

    • @atromos
      @atromos 5 년 전

      Then maybe you should see a doctor.

    • @coolbro3191
      @coolbro3191 5 년 전 +1

      If you're dying how are you typing?

    • @DonCorledopey
      @DonCorledopey 5 년 전

      yeah, everyone has looked at an ape's butt once or twice in this lifetime

  • @xqt39a
    @xqt39a 5 년 전 +299

    Recent world records in the marathon
    2:03:38 Patrick Makau Kenya September 25, 2011
    2:03:23 Wilson Kipsang Kenya September 29, 2013
    2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto Kenya September 28, 2014
    2:01:39 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya September 16, 2018
    ... from population the size of suburban Atlanta...

    • @LAZLOWEYO
      @LAZLOWEYO 4 년 전 +6

      Similarly, Dagestan is the foundry of wrestling champions

    • @joemc333
      @joemc333 4 년 전 +14

      @@LAZLOWEYO A lot of the Kenyans got caught doping.

    • @skatermaninred45
      @skatermaninred45 4 년 전 +1

      yeah, but are their hearts enlarged and will die at an early age?

    • @ineedmoresleep3728
      @ineedmoresleep3728 4 년 전 +11

      Look up what kinda animals are in Kenya, people learn to sprint pretty fast when sharing a habitat with the fastest predators to coexist with humans

    • @deviljho4260
      @deviljho4260 4 년 전 +21

      I Need More Sleep Kenyans aren’t known for being fast lol they’re known for their endurance

  • @jixster1566
    @jixster1566 4 년 전 +3

    This is one of my favorite ted talks ever

  • @nigefal
    @nigefal 4 년 전 +2

    This fella would run rings around most other TED talks excellent stuff - interesting, funny, well researched and well presented.

  • @declup
    @declup 4 년 전 +15

    One of the most engaging presentations I've seen. My appreciation, David Epstein.

  • @stevencooke6451
    @stevencooke6451 5 년 전 +30

    Probably my favourite Ted Talk, along with the gentleman who responded to Spammers. Profoundly interesting and informative.

  • @buri461
    @buri461 4 년 전 +2

    Bloody amazing! Such a great speaker, great use of voice, humour, tonality and cool calm and collective! Such a great use of visual aids but didn't distract from the main topic!

  • @TheChris403
    @TheChris403 년 전

    One of the best Ted talks that I've seen. 100 percent interesting from start to finish.

  • @bobbysilver272
    @bobbysilver272 5 년 전 +1843

    I'm 6ft 8 inches tall. A cheeky lady at a party asked me in front of everyone if "everything else" was in proportion to my height! I had to tell her:
    "No. If it was, I would be over 11 feet tall" :-)

  • @jaou1
    @jaou1 9 년 전 +259

    That was an excellent speech, however he did forget one huge variable and that is the precision of time keep. In the 1920's time wasn't as precisely measured than it is today. I feel he needed to cover this matter, as well as steroids.

    • @alexisvnc
      @alexisvnc 6 년 전

      I was about to point that out abou the timekeeper.

    • @johnvatkevich2259
      @johnvatkevich2259 6 년 전

      www.amazon.com/Sports-Gene-Extraordinary-Athletic-Performance/dp/161723012X

    • @MotorKoiKarpfen
      @MotorKoiKarpfen 6 년 전 +2

      But there is a delay at the start too, also since you can anticipate the runner crossing the finish line there is no reaction time there. That would make it plus .2

    • @ryanwong8806
      @ryanwong8806 5 년 전

      He said something about performance enhancing drugs but they usually get caught for it.

    • @NomSauce
      @NomSauce 5 년 전 +12

      But he also didn't talk mention how the gene pool was "upgraded" due to increase in average human health standards etc.
      There's both pros and cons he didn't talk about, because he can't talk about everything. So he has to make it flow, therefor with the theme of the presentation I feel like this was better. He had already mentioned technology, he's not gonna talk about every single one. He didn't mention the flop for high jump or better poles for pole jumping etc.

  • @jdbhatts2912
    @jdbhatts2912 2 년 전 +1

    wow. this is one of the most fabulous ted talks out there.

  • @me0wme0wman67
    @me0wme0wman67 4 년 전 +82

    As a human race, we don’t improve how good of a job we do, we just make the job easier

    • @joyfulzero853
      @joyfulzero853 2 년 전

      Assuming you are American I have never understood why many Americans say "... how good of a..." instead of just "...how good a..."

    • @Maximus-rm7jn
      @Maximus-rm7jn 2 년 전 +8

      @@joyfulzero853 many of us americans tend to have a "lazier" form of speaking in casual conversation, so saying "how good a..." would be more common. "how good of a..." is actually the proper phrase, and the one that I personally prefer to use - mostly because I'm a stickler for precise language.

    • @panama1942
      @panama1942 년 전

      @@joyfulzero853 You got ratio'd you bozo

    • @whyiseverysinglehandletaken2
      @whyiseverysinglehandletaken2 년 전

      @@joyfulzero853 I think only the British say it with an of

    • @88marome
      @88marome 년 전

      We're also making things harder for ourselves. Capitalistic bureaucracy to increase profit is a thing, and overproduction of unecessary products are harming our climate which in turn harms us.

  • @massivegat5087
    @massivegat5087 5 년 전 +4

    I think it just goes to show how stellar and concise this guys presentation is to get me to watch a 15 minute speech about a topic I otherwise wouldn't care about. Job well done, this was a very enjoyable video!

  • @daxxonjabiru428
    @daxxonjabiru428 8 년 전 +519

    My dad would have loved this talk. He'd always tell me how much harder he had it back in the day. Happy Fathers' Day, old man!
    (Oops jumped the gun -- I am disqualified ...)

  • @markusketonen2412
    @markusketonen2412 2 년 전

    One of the best TED talks I've seen, if not the best.

  • @Gambling.Edition

    Thank you David , Short and simple in every point .

  • @leenasty23
    @leenasty23 9 년 전 +493

    Truly interesting. Does this guy have his own channel or something? I feel he makes great videos and would like to binge on them hahaha. Also, is there any other TedTalks that are sports related?

  • @GabzitoHD
    @GabzitoHD 5 년 전 +681

    "Ser Rodger Bannister" sounds like a game of thrones character lol

    • @kiduzi9507
      @kiduzi9507 5 년 전 +15

      Lannister

    • @harrylewis9980
      @harrylewis9980 5 년 전 +23

      It’s Sir

    • @bencovington1121
      @bencovington1121 5 년 전 +17

      Sir Roger Bannister. He was a Brit.

    • @RichAFCW
      @RichAFCW 5 년 전 +3

      Not in GoT

    • @caf3in323
      @caf3in323 5 년 전

      there was Ser Roger Reyne who was killed by Tywin Lannister
      you know the song "Reins of Castamere" is all about that or for TV show fans "Lannister Song" sung by Bronn

  • @mariners_platter
    @mariners_platter 9 개월 전

    this is one of the best talks of all time

  • @skylar0628
    @skylar0628 2 년 전

    Dr. David Epstein is so smart and is a talented speaker. This clip ended up being much more informational and enjoyable than I expected.

  • @bpdmf2798
    @bpdmf2798 5 년 전 +161

    You can see it in basketball easily. Pg's are usually always 6'1-6'4 and quick. Centers are usually 6'10-7'2 and lumbering. Different expectations of gameplay require different body types. Being tall hurts dribbling, being to short hurts rebounding. Specialized skills for socialized body types.

    • @Tombriderx
      @Tombriderx 5 년 전 +16

      Giannis/Ben Simmons.

    • @andrindahinden3603
      @andrindahinden3603 5 년 전 +11

      Tombriderx there’s always exceptions, we talking about the average nba player

    • @candidatesvoice8826
      @candidatesvoice8826 5 년 전 +10

      Giannis, LBJ, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony, Rodney Hood, Shaun Livingston, Brandon Ingram, Kevin Love, Kyle kuzma, Ben Simmons, there’s a lot more too. These are just the ones that come to my head initially.

    • @rhianimal19
      @rhianimal19 5 년 전 +9

      KLove? Seriously? LMAO

    • @rhianimal19
      @rhianimal19 5 년 전 +7

      We thought KD & LBJ were physical freaks until Giannis came along

  • @kingkonginthetrunk
    @kingkonginthetrunk 5 년 전 +8

    This man is incredible...such a good speaker and presenter, wow!

  • @math_the_why_behind
    @math_the_why_behind 2 년 전 +2

    That's so cool about the large difference between the types of tracks!

  • @soyjbm
    @soyjbm 4 년 전 +1

    Una de las mejores charlas de TED que he visto.

  • @desmondmoonbear4143
    @desmondmoonbear4143 5 년 전 +1288

    They have no bunnz

    • @mhishamdotorg
      @mhishamdotorg 5 년 전 +9

      #priorities haha ;)

    • @austeezy_duz_it
      @austeezy_duz_it 5 년 전 +1

      Desmond moonbear 😂😂😂

    • @Vaalferatus
      @Vaalferatus 5 년 전 +32

      lol you can have the most eloquent talk video and then the comments are like this

    • @cossiedrifter
      @cossiedrifter 5 년 전 +2

      @AC130 BOMBDROPPA So now you have no bunnz either? 😂

    • @alexc7857
      @alexc7857 5 년 전 +1

      500th like

  • @psalmco2425
    @psalmco2425 6 년 전 +11

    This is the best Prezi presentation I've ever seen

  • @ggman7117
    @ggman7117 4 년 전 +2

    Best TED talk I’ve ever seen. Makes you think about people writing off ‘50s and ‘60s NBA players in GOAT conversation

    • @hicks727
      @hicks727 4 년 전

      lol yeah we all know how that Michael Jordan vs everyone in the 50's and 60's experiment went. Watch a hockey game from 1963 and compare it to 2019.

    • @krlllx
      @krlllx 3 년 전

      hicks727 what experiment

  • @codenamerishi
    @codenamerishi 4 년 전

    This is the greatest sports ted talk, Thanks so much sir

  • @rokpodlogar6062
    @rokpodlogar6062 6 년 전 +37

    point of this presentation for me was, it's not the human abilities that's changing much, but the ability to get around the body's systems that control the output. with conditioning, training, selective skills and predespositions.

    • @xephios99
      @xephios99 5 년 전 +1

      Rok Podlogar right on my dude

  • @pontaristempest896
    @pontaristempest896 5 년 전 +743

    So, Saitama is mentally disabled then. He broke his limiter, became bald and now is the most powerful man on Earth (in that Universe)...

    • @huskiehuskerson5300
      @huskiehuskerson5300 4 년 전 +27

      U catch up fast. Goku also keeps breaking his limiter.

    • @jason5821
      @jason5821 4 년 전 +90

      @@huskiehuskerson5300 nah, there's a difference between a limiter and limit. Goku just broke his new limit reaching new heights and there's still a new limit after that. Saitama broke the concept of the limiter, as in, he has no limit.

    • @harun2632
      @harun2632 4 년 전 +5

      @@huskiehuskerson5300 fkin captain america

    • @ineedmoresleep3728
      @ineedmoresleep3728 4 년 전 +19

      Pretty sure Saitama is socially disabled, nowhere in the entire manga did he show any signs of having basic social skills.

    • @LednacekZ
      @LednacekZ 4 년 전 +8

      Goku isnt human. He is of godly race that forgot its own power.

  • @GwendolyndeAshboroughLady

    What an amazing Lecture. This talk can be broken into so many subsections to discuss: Advances in brain activity, the decrease in the aging process, the effects athletics has had on the female physique.

  • @scottricheyfitness

    That was a wonderful presentation! Thank you! : )

  • @rishabhnair3789
    @rishabhnair3789 4 년 전 +4

    prolly the best ted talk I've ever watched.

  • @johnnyquest9519
    @johnnyquest9519 4 년 전 +10

    I remember some announcers talking about this. About how the balance beam evolved. The announcer said he remembered when a split was daring. Nobody did flips on the balance beam

  • @paulMuadDibAtreides21

    Great video. probably one of the goat ted talks

  • @ilooooovelittlekids

    Amazing speaker, one of the best ted talks ive seen. But he was mostly just speaking facts, i wish he gave some personal input along with this presentation

  • @jtmnavy
    @jtmnavy 5 년 전 +1015

    this guy is really smart

  • @ericbazinga
    @ericbazinga 5 년 전 +427

    Correction:
    Athletes are getting _harder, better, faster, stronger_

    • @Thisisnotanid45
      @Thisisnotanid45 4 년 전 +10

      Wooooooo At least someone thought of it! XD

    • @2yc352
      @2yc352 4 년 전 +4

      no they are not. better and stronger athletes are born or discovered

    • @Thisisnotanid45
      @Thisisnotanid45 4 년 전 +24

      @@2yc352 lol do you realize what reference he's making? XD

    • @akhileshnidamanuri8460
      @akhileshnidamanuri8460 4 년 전

      @@Thisisnotanid45 Kanye West' song right?

    • @Thisisnotanid45
      @Thisisnotanid45 4 년 전 +19

      @@akhileshnidamanuri8460 How dare you

  • @aravindakurati9396

    best tedtalk i have ever come across!!

  • @sicmic
    @sicmic 4 년 전

    This is so interesting and brilliantly presented.

  • @22fordfx49
    @22fordfx49 5 년 전 +185

    Another thing is the world population had exploded in the 20th century. The salaries of professional athletes also exploded and gave much more incentive to train harder on the road to become a professional.

    • @xsolent
      @xsolent 5 년 전 +13

      Yah, changed from a hobby to a career.

    • @huskiehuskerson5300
      @huskiehuskerson5300 4 년 전 +1

      Yeah they were called Amateurs before, no money at all just medals.

    • @naveenarora6467
      @naveenarora6467 4 년 전 +3

      @@xsolent why r u replying everywhere😂😂

    • @ineedmoresleep3728
      @ineedmoresleep3728 4 년 전 +2

      It’s been a while and I don’t have the article but scientists found the fossilized footprints of some person in some part of Africa estimated to have run faster than any modern Olympic athlete. I guess running for your life against some of the fastest predators to have coexisted with humans is bound to break some records

    • @lesrach3
      @lesrach3 4 년 전

      Very good point

  • @jameschilton9168
    @jameschilton9168 6 년 전 +3

    This was amazingly well done

  • @Gunnvulcan
    @Gunnvulcan 2 년 전

    Absolutely spectacular presentation.

  • @janphillips1093
    @janphillips1093 4 년 전

    Fabulous lecture, gripping.

  • @BatmanBateman.
    @BatmanBateman. 5 년 전 +4

    Why do I feel so calm listening to this guy

  • @nathanyamaha465
    @nathanyamaha465 10 년 전 +238

    so people aren't really better now than then... just different technology and selection of athletes.

    • @forzacavaliere
      @forzacavaliere 10 년 전 +53

      Yeah the human race isn't evolving athletically like the constant record-breaking would have you believe.
      Actually, you could say it's de-volving, the athletic capabilities of the average person has been plummeting thanks to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and a weaker education system.
      www.ericcressey.com/why-were-losing-athleticism
      If you liked the video you'll find this article interesting.

    • @piggylord32
      @piggylord32 10 년 전 +8

      forzacavaliere everyone knows acquired traits aren't acquired. How exactly does a sedentary lifestyle select for less athletic people? It doesn't.

    • @Kougeru
      @Kougeru 10 년 전 +9

      Peter Chiang you clearly misunderstood

    • @enduraman1
      @enduraman1 10 년 전

      I agree.

    • @NeedSleep008
      @NeedSleep008 9 년 전 +4

      Peter Chiang read up on epigenetics, the traits aren't so much acquired or lost, they're just more likely to not be expressed or expressed (depends on the gene in particular)

  • @gavrielgavriel
    @gavrielgavriel 3 년 전 +3

    To be honest this is the best lecture on sport I have ever heard. I always thought like this, but I was never able to give as many examples. All of them are the simple laws of physics, but there's too much buzz about the athletes as THE REAL FIGHTERS AND THE REAL WINNERS therefore I was shy to speak. There's definitely a great significance of this lecture more for those people who are no winners at all but they know the value of sport and practice it all the time. They are always under some pressure of those "tough guys"="champions"="winners" I always looks at as jokes)))) I practice sport for all my life and I'm 49 now and this lecture lets me laugh at them even more. G-d gave you the body so run, but don't tell me that since you run faster you exert yourself more, you are kind more of the human. You have the better physics))))))))))))))

  • @prazolbista
    @prazolbista 4 년 전

    This is one of the best Ted talks i have ever watched, i mean i didn't know how the 14 minutes passed

  • @austinryan9382
    @austinryan9382 5 년 전 +9

    "Limits are like fears, often just a illusion" - Michael Jordan

  • @ironvanguard7219
    @ironvanguard7219 5 년 전 +12

    Work it harder make it better, do it faster, makes us stronger, more than ever hour after our work is never over.

  • @Adunadura1
    @Adunadura1 년 전

    Jeez.
    I feel like I just got smarter listening to this guy.
    This is why I love TED talks.

  • @SbLox
    @SbLox 2 년 전 +1

    Excellent Presentation.
    As an athlete this was interesting

  • @BaadBadBoy
    @BaadBadBoy 10 년 전 +4

    Excellent presentation.

  • @bornathlete9206
    @bornathlete9206 4 년 전 +7

    Out of 5 million views, 1 mn are mine 😅😍
    I've seen and shown this video to many of sports students.
    There are very less good orators in sports. He's amazing ! 🙏

  • @ext1013
    @ext1013 4 년 전

    this is an enlightenment TED. Thanks.

  • @Xavier-qy2lt
    @Xavier-qy2lt 4 년 전

    actually one of the best ted talks

  • @lianchang9947
    @lianchang9947 5 년 전 +54

    At the beginning of the presentation, he mentions the 1904 Olympic Marathon. The winning time was the slowest ever to win, and still is, but the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon was completely different from anything ever seen. It's not like the human body was a lot less evolved than it is today. This is what happened. First off, the ideal temperature for running a marathon is about 55 degrees. However, it was run in an adjusted heat of 110 degrees, double that. Secondly, there was only one water break set up for the contestants. This was a well about halfway into the race. This well, however, was full of water from St. Louis, (duh) which most contestants were not accustomed to. This made a lot of the contestants throw up and have intestinal problems. Thirdly, these roads were dirt roads, and not only was it far from ideal for running on, but the dust kicked up caused a contestant to collapse and almost die because of hemorrhaging because the dust literally coated his throat. Furthermore, there were wild dogs around 20 miles in that were chasing the contestants off course. Oh yeah, and one of the contestants' running coaches was driving behind him and yelling at him and refused to give him water. He did, however, give him two bottles of brandy and some strychnine (rat poison). I'm just saying, maybe this marathon was a little different than the other ones, but what do I know.
    Edit: I realize he mentions the rat poison and brandy, pay attention to the other stuff.

    • @Matu1
      @Matu1 5 년 전 +3

      I dont get what are you even trying to say? Its like you didnt watch the video, you are trying to make same arguments what the guy on the video allready made.

    • @tonyleukering8832
      @tonyleukering8832 5 년 전 +5

      110 degrees F is not twice 55F degrees F, it is only ~10% greater. Remember, there are roughly 255 degrees F below zero.

    • @deterdetercube402
      @deterdetercube402 5 년 전 +1

      Tony Leukering -_-...

    • @vhi1933
      @vhi1933 5 년 전 +1

      There are actually 459.67 degrees F below zero, you are thinking of Celsius.

    • @shmarko1
      @shmarko1 5 년 전

      Lucas Meunier either way it’s 283

  • @brightbite
    @brightbite 5 년 전 +1625

    Honestly misread the title as "Are ATHEISTS Getting faster better stronger."

  • @thomasjensen8259
    @thomasjensen8259 4 년 전 +2

    That was freaking amazing to know! Now i just need to remember it!

  • @SafinSpeaks
    @SafinSpeaks 7 개월 전

    Amazing & Informative speech ✌️

  • @joshuabautista7198
    @joshuabautista7198 5 년 전 +849

    To all my Naruto fans out there, when he was talking about limiters on our bodies, I was thinking about the Eight Inner Gates.

  • @victorlevivalenciano1755

    My personal record for running a mile is just under 4 hours

  • @bryansoto6355
    @bryansoto6355 3 년 전

    Great video. Thank you for sharing.

  • @escritoradesorientada8731

    The human body is so powerful, and if the mindset is on your favour, it gets more interesting. For example, me. I was horrible in running, but with time I finished my first marathon after 4 months preparation, but that's not the power, the real power of human body was adapting to the very heavy training routine, the ability to adapt and evolve is so powerful, came from 2.5 km to 42.2. As I said, if your body and mind work together you can get very powerful, just believe that you can do it and go for it