The Science of Lance Armstrong: Born, and Built, to Win

Between 1992 and 1999, he increased his muscle efficiency by 8 percent, a gain previously thought to be impossible. : "His oversized heart can beat over 200 times a minute and thus pump an extraordinarily large volume of blood and oxygen to his legs. His VO2 max-the maximum amount of oxygen his lungs can take in, an important measurement for an endurance athlete-is extremely high.
But other elite athletes have similarly powerful hearts and lungs. Instead, Coyle says, smarter training may have contributed to giving Armstrong an edge over his competitors. "
"It was believed that muscle efficiency is something you're born with, that you can't change," Coyle said. "But we've documented that Armstrong has indeed changed it while training intensely."

By making his muscles 8 percent more efficient, Coyle said, "Armstrong is 8 percent more powerful on the Tour de France"—enough to get his competitors off his wheel.

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Sweden legalizes looking up ladies' skirts

Adding to its reputation as the most sexually liberal nation in the world Sweden has just legalized looking up ladies' skirts!
In a nearly unanimous vote in the Swedish Parliament, the motion was carried 332 to 17. To celebrate the new law, the Parliament's second floor was replaced with a see-through glass floor, and women were invited to stand on the floor, wearing their loosest, widest skirts, with or without underwear. Men were invited to bring their cameras, stand on the floor below and look up.