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Q&A #126 - Swimming and the specificity of upper body training adaptations (or how the turkeys can catch up with the fish)

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Michael: I'm actually first going to give a few key outtakes or highlights to start off including both a summary of what I think we can conclude from science as well as some practical recommendations. Now onto today's question which is from Jeff in Canada who writes, Hey Michael, long time listener,. I am an Uber biker and runner and usually qualify for Kona. My question and my theory is, am I a turkey? Turkeys don't use their wings very much but run around collecting food all they use in their legs. These have red meat legs and white meat wings. In humans the evidence indicates that upper body muscles such as the triceps or the deltoin muscles

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