I'm willing to accept certain amounts of biofeedback (walking on coals, etc..) and also that many humans are SUPERspecialized, like Lance Armstrong..
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He's discovered that the cyclist has an oversized heart that has grown through training to become 30 per cent larger than the average man's.
His heart can pump nine gallons of blood per minute, compared to five for the average person. In fact, Coyle estimates that the 5-foot-10 Armstrong had a heart proportional to the size of a 6'6 man.
Armstrong's lungs can absorb twice as much oxygen. His muscles produce half as much lactic acid and expel it faster, allowing him to ride harder up the Tour's notoriously brutal hills and then recover quickly.
An average person turns 20 per cent of the oxygen he breathes into muscle power. Armstrong gets 23 per cent -- close to the highest ever recorded in a human. So with each breath he delivers more power to each push of the pedal.
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But no food for a DECADE? No way.. unless he started out like pre-subway Jarred. India mysticism indeed..