18 Jun '07 16:54>
boxers just dont go all out anymore it seems...im going to go with the lightheavyweights of the ufc...204lbs..
Originally posted by RahimKUnlikely, the athletes life is hard work, early nights, carp healthy food, and not much partying. i'd be a rockstar if given the choice. wouldn't get banned for doping that way either.
Does this really belong in the sport forum?
If you were a guy and could have any fit body who would you pick? Can't be aliens, superhero, fictional etc...
Surely ppl would pick sport atheletes.
Originally posted by Tirau DanA bleep test would favour squash players significantly over cyclists.
I asked the Physical Training Instructors at Police HQ who work closely with the NZ institute of sport and pro's like the All Blacks and Team NZ Yachting.
They regularly monitor all the top pros from all the major sports a beep test and put them through some other tests.. the fitest people the have ever tested so far were:
Sue Devoy (multi time womens ...[text shortened]... re lean mean machines that deliver power and never stop. The gymnasts had power but no stamina.
Originally posted by petrosianpupilIt wasn't just the beep test.. it was a series of tests giving an overall strength and fitness rating.. the test is used in most pro sport centres
A bleep test would favour squash players significantly over cyclists.
I think squash and cycling need tremendous fitness levels but cycling it is central to their training where a squash player needs to focus as much on skill and technique. Also cycling has a much bigger number of competitors.
Originally posted by Tirau DanGood points.
It wasn't just the beep test.. it was a series of tests giving an overall strength and fitness rating.. the test is used in most pro sport centres
For for your sport is one thing but scoring well in this assessment is amazing. A triathlete would more likely beat a cyclist in this series of tests.
When I had fitness (and a wasteline lol) in team sports t ...[text shortened]... d some competitive show dancers score higher than pro footballers (soccer) and tennis players.
Originally posted by RahimKAFL (Australian Rules Football) midfielders generally are some of the fittest sportsmen around because you need to be blisteringly quick, very strong, have incredible stamina and have to be agile.
Which sport has the fittest players?
Originally posted by SmookiePI've heard of quite a few club rowers taking up triathlon and being locally competitive.
You have to know that rowers couldn't be the fittest, sitting on their butt. They might have upper body fitness, but not total.