Endercreeper01 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Is there a limit to how much our bodies can adapt? For example, if you lifted weights and you lifted more and more, will there be a time when your muscles can't get stronger? Edited November 11, 2013 by Endercreeper01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdEarl Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Is there a limit to how much our bodies can adapt? For example, if you lifted weights and you lifted more and more, will there be a time when your muscles can't get stronger? Yes, there is a limit to how strong/fast/big a person can become. Otherwise, we would see people who could lift 10 tons, run 80 kmh, and weigh 100 tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endercreeper01 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) When is the limit? And what about the brain? Edited November 12, 2013 by Endercreeper01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringer Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Limits depend on a wide variety of factors. An extreme example would be the bicep branchii limit in a quadriplegic is probably pretty low. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endercreeper01 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Is it the same for our brains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringer Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 If you're asking if the limit of our brains has too many variables to make an accurate prediction of its upper limit, then the answer is probably yes for some things and no for others. Upper limit to what? how many colors we can see? how many memories we can form? how many facts we can know? how many axonal connections can be formed? etc, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endercreeper01 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 No, I mean if you keep practicing something, such as memory, will there be a limit to how much it will improve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringer Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahyaa Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Whether you're talking about adaptations or acclimatizations (which are not hereditary) there's going to be some upper limit based on the amount of energy needed to grow and sustain life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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