Whether you have the 'speed gene' (RR) or not (XX), your muscles recover and stop getting as sore after doing jump training twice — your genes don’t change how well you bounce back.
Context Details
Domain
exercise_science
Population
human
Subject
ACTN3 R577X genotype (RR and XX homozygotes)
Action
does not influence
Target
the repeated-bout effect (reduction in muscle damage and faster recovery after repeated eccentric/plyometric exercise)
Intervention Details
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Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
Human alpha-actinin-3 genotype association with exercise-induced muscle damage and the repeated-bout effect.
Both groups of people — with or without the ACTN3 gene variant — got less sore and recovered better the second time they did the same jump exercise, and this improvement happened the same way for both groups. So the gene doesn’t change how well your body adapts to repeated exercise.