MSTN (rs3791783) and Deadlift Performance

MSTN (rs3791783) and Deadlift Performance: History

Subjects: Sport Sciences

Contributors:

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.