Yeah, I could work on that.Saw "fittest athletes" and was interested.
Then opened it and saw it's about stamina and strength and that stuff
Do they run more than football players though?
Looked it up and no they don't. Footballers typically run 3/4x more, however I suppose there's more general physical body movement in a basketball game. Same with Tennis.
I feel like swimming would be the hardest because I've experienced a blow out whilst swimming and its the most unforgiving sport. If you could call it sport.. feels like fecking torture.
Would they? This is exactly the type of discussion that I want. At which point does an Olympic swimmer becomes faster on the ground than a runner?
This gets me. Also ultra marathons. There are people who are capable of incredible feats.
Yeah, I think you're right. Fit for what? is a good question. At some point there's got to be a trade off in order to specialise. Ain't no weightlifter impressing in an iron man, and no iron man winning the clean and jerk.
Fit to survive?
Iron Man Triathletes i would imagine
Can you please spoiler that. Its inappropriate to show whatever it is that you're showing there.
I'd go with Boxing. Scores very high on all three of your metrics.
They do though. They're at rest a fair bit in between points.
What about Andy Ruiz? You dont call him exactly the state of the art athlete. Yet he became a champion. I cant think of any other individual sport that has been named in this thread that something similar can happen now.
Having played both, mentally few sports exert you more than tennis but physically I think it's relatively easier because of the constant breaks.
Super long distance sea swimmers often have a similar body shape to him.
Heavyweight is a slight exception to the rule because there is no upper weight limit and you get a wider variety of athletes. Andy Ruiz is a very talented boxer and even when fat was mentally sharp and strong. His stamina would have taken a big hit obviously. He's also 34-2 with 22 knockout wins and one of the best heavyweights in the world. I wouldn't take what he did after the AJ win to be determinant of his overall prowess.
Just to catch a breath. Footballers often stroll or amble through parts when the ball is active, which is the difference. In tennis it's always your responsibility and that can't be deferred to someone else.
I agree as someone who plays both most weeks. Tennis players run an average of 2-3 km per match while footballers (apart from gks) typically run double that. Also the no breaks for 45 minutes is pretty rough. A lot of tennis is stop start which is less taxing on the body.
PL footballers run 10–12k per match.
This bit makes me think that it's not boxing. The one was of winning is to hit your opponent really hard so they stop and that can happen any time. So, training-wise you're splitting your time between hitting well and general fitness, whereas in other sports, fitness is a much greater requirement. Plus, tennis has X number of sets and football has 90 minutes, but a boxing match could be done in 3 minutes.
It is very easy sport physically, that is why they can play multiple days in a row.It’s not your responsibility when you’re sitting on your arse drinking orange squash after every second game.
