I still believe that fundamentally, the issue is more diet-related stretching back to how kids eat. Plus less outdoor activities due to gaming devices. Last time I suggested this, one person accused me of preaching, another misunderstood and thought I was talking about football players in college. It goes way back before that, all the way to childhood dietary habits and lack of outdoor activity. Both which have effect on bone and ligament development. For deniers, you need only to look at the diabetes epidemic and obese population (or number of bipedal whales at Neyland) and other ailments that used to be associated with post 40 -50-year-old folks but now show up with kids. Fats, salt, sugar, and now chemicalization of food is all working together to make us less than we once were. I was watching some vintage footage of WWI & WWII military, and construction people. It amazed how those skinny guys accomplish feats, I seriously question if many of our present GI Joes could do without casualties not inflicted by the enemy. Tough SOBs back then. Same can be said of football p[layers. Some played entire games or seasons with injuries that put today's players out of commission immediately. Back to the point, it's the diets that aren't conducive to sturdy bone, tendon, and ligament tissue development.
And here we go.
