# MSTN (rs3791783) and Deadlift Performance

Created by: Christopher Collins

The following are preliminary results from continued statistical correlations on the gene MSTN (rs3791783) in Caucasian male weightlifters (n=55) with an average age of 34. 19  subjects have the AA variant, 24 the AG variant and 12 with the GG variant. These variants are put against a 3 repetition max (3RM) on the conventional deadlift and are compared with the subjects body weight.

Preliminary results

Subjects with the AA variant in (rs3791783) have a higher body weight and a higher 3RM deadlift in comparison to subjects with the AG and GG variants.  This is of continued study

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Below is the current data table:

 rs3791783 variant Max Deadlift KG (3 reps) Weight KG AA 190 98 AA 230 101 AA 220 94 AA 190 92 AA 180 97 AA 185 90 AA 230 92 AA 245 93 AA 190 91 AA 180 90 AA 230 94 AA 210 93 AA 220 95 AA 210 88 AA 195 80 AA 185 91 AA 190 99 AA 205 105 AA 230 110 AG 190 92 AG 200 89 AG 180 93 AG 185 88 AG 190 86 AG 190 84 AG 200 92 AG 160 93 AG 180 91 AG 190 88 AG 195 90 AG 200 94 AG 185 93 AG 180 96 AG 190 95 AG 200 93 AG 180 94 AG 185 97 AG 190 95 AG 180 94 AG 185 89 AG 195 88 AG 180 89 AG 175 88 GG 185 86 GG 190 85 GG 180 80 GG 165 85 GG 170 93 GG 180 95 GG 190 81 GG 190 85 GG 180 87 GG 160 81 GG 175 80 GG 190 84

The average 3RM deadlift of the AA subjects is: 206.05kg at an average body weight of 94.3kg

The average 3RM deadlift of the AG subjects is: 186.8kg at an average body weight of 91.2kg

The average 3RM deadlift of the GG subjects is: 179.5kg at an average body weight of 85.1kg

Further and continued results are needed for firm conclusions and correlations with other studies on rs3791783 are required for reliability  to use this as a marker of performance.