I know, you’re thinking classic 2oceansvibe here, taking the piss.

We like to be cheeky with our headlines sometimes, it’s part of the fun of being an independent news platform, but this one is pretty much straight from the horse’s mouth.

There’s an excellent story on Bryan over on CNN, which covers the “shocking truth” he found out when he decided to undergo a DNA test.

Here’s the crux:

“One of the most surprising things was that I found out — after 32 years — that I was lactose intolerant,” he tells CNN’s World Rugby show.

And what are the ramifications of only finding out now?

“It was something I wasn’t expecting and I was pretty flabbergasted about it. My wife has been complaining about wind since we’ve been married, and now I probably know the main reason!”

Milk played a key nutritional role for a young Habana, who was told he needed to bulk up if he was going to make it on the international stage.

“Now I sort of understand why I might need to go to the toilet a bit more or why I’m a little bit more gassier than a normal person when I drink milk,” he says.

“It hasn’t meant I’ve stopped dairy, but I’ve changed the way I consume it.”

Got milk, will fart.

Habana recently teamed up with a “company that uses algorithms to determine people’s genetic dispositions in regard to fitness and diet”, and he has seen some pretty stellar results ever since:

[He] was also surprised to find he has greater potential for increasing the endurance side of his training than past experience indicated…

Along with power/endurance response — which indicates what type of training intensity suits you best — the DNAFit fitness test also provides guidelines for V02 max aerobic potential, post-exercise recovery, recovery nutrition and injury risk.

So what does the Springbok speedster see in his near future?

He hopes the knowledge he has gained from DNA testing will help him manage his body, in an era where players are getting bigger, faster and stronger.

“Now I might be a little bit smarter in terms of how I train, in terms of my recovery process,” Habana says. “I’m not going to change my whole training regime. Adding those elements that could help me train better and smarter could definitely help me over the next year or so of rugby that I have left…

“Rugby has given me a huge amount over my career. In a small way, this is me helping to give something back, making a difference and pioneering a way where the next generation can be better, and the next generation after them can keep continually improving,” he says.

We hope you stick around for a while, my friend, because there’s no substitute for experience.

And good luck to you and your wife on the flatulence front – it can be a blessing and a curse.

We still love you, wind and all.

[source:cnn]