What is Genetics?
Inherited factors affecting muscle shape, insertion, and growth potential.
In context
Genetics is a key concept in bodybuilding. Inherited factors affecting muscle shape, insertion, and growth potential. Knowing what it means — and how it connects to the rest of your training — turns it from jargon into something you can actually use in the gym.
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Common questions.
What does genetics mean?
Inherited factors affecting muscle shape, insertion, and growth potential.
What category does genetics belong to?
Genetics is a term from bodybuilding in strength and fitness training. Browse more bodybuilding terms in the Nishaana glossary.
Why does genetics matter for training?
Understanding genetics helps you train and program more deliberately — it is one of the ideas that separates guessing from a real, repeatable system.
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