How big was that guy, Bruce Lee?True Dat....
Fat Dave was always getting into fights, and needed at least a couple of backups around him at all the parties. I came on to the scene late, but was effective thanks to that dude Bruce Lee.
Cleared 100inches on Standing Long Jump. Thought that was decent but did some research online with American Football players and that's pretty dismal in comparison.
If we're talking about pure, raw athleticism then you should've known the answer by the time you were 10 years old. In what order were you picked to play dodgeball, kickball, baseball, etc? How did you fare on the physical fitness exams? If you were always picked first then you're probably fairly athletic; always picked last, probably not very athletic; somewhere in the middle... you get the idea.
Improving fitness can sometimes be boring so I wanted to have some fun with this thread and hopefully get some competition going with posters in an effort to make us all a lot fitter!
Make your case as to what makes you a good athlete. Like this guy:
Post your age and times over any distance/ bench press / squat/ high jump/ marathons, triathalons you have finished/ how many houses you can throw a football over/ anything that shows off your athleticism. It can even be from your past (LeeD). Then myself and other posters can try and beat it!
I will start.
LEADERBOARDS
1 Mile Run: Moz - 4min 23sec
2 Mile Run: Moz - 9min 32sec
100 Metre Run: WildVolley: 11secs
400 Metre Run: Bionic Slice - 47.9
800 Metre Run: Moz - 1min 55sec
Spider Run Drill: shinedemac 16 secs
Push Ups in a Minute: boramiNYC - 54
Standing Long Jump: Coolio - 93inches
Standing Vertical: WildVolley - 28inches
Lifting Heavy Stuff: T1000
Throwing Stuff over Mountains: LeeD
Chin Ups in a Minute: Coolio/shinedemac - 14
Sit Ups Completed in 1 minute:
Improving fitness can sometimes be boring so I wanted to have some fun with this thread and hopefully get some competition going with posters in an effort to make us all a lot fitter!
Make your case as to what makes you a good athlete. Like this guy:
Post your age and times over any distance/ bench press / squat/ high jump/ marathons, triathalons you have finished/ how many houses you can throw a football over/ anything that shows off your athleticism. It can even be from your past (LeeD). Then myself and other posters can try and beat it!
I will start.
LEADERBOARDS
1 Mile Run: Moz - 4min 23sec
2 Mile Run: Moz - 9min 32sec
100 Metre Run: WildVolley: 11secs
400 Metre Run: Bionic Slice - 47.9
800 Metre Run: Moz - 1min 55sec
Spider Run Drill: shinedemac 16 secs
Push Ups in a Minute: boramiNYC - 54
Standing Long Jump: Coolio - 93inches
Standing Vertical: WildVolley - 28inches
Lifting Heavy Stuff: T1000
Throwing Stuff over Mountains: LeeD
Chin Ups in a Minute: Coolio/shinedemac - 14
Sit Ups Completed in 1 minute:
yeah, but there no fun quantitative tests to measure recognition, reaction, quickness, anticipation, work ethic, quick learning, etc...Strength and speed doesn't equate to athletic. Athletic is the ability to intergrate both, adding recognition, reaction, quickness, anticipation, desire, work ethic, quick learning, and ability to do it with a relaxed yet alert frame of mind.
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Here's one.yeah, but there no fun quantitative tests to measure recognition, reaction, quickness, anticipation, work ethic, quick learning, etc...
Lol, cuz it's fun to reminisce I'll throw down some numbers:
* (highschool) ran sub 5 min in hs (though at the time thought it was slow cuz i wasn't even placing... in the last 5 years, ran a 5:25 which for me is hella fast )
* (20s) benched 305 - never quite got to 3 pizzas on each side #only thing short limbs are good for
* (20s) squat 405 #only thing short limbs are good for
* (highschool) 19 pullups for West Point application exam
* (highschool) 86 pushups in 2m for West Point application exam # i've done this recently as well
don't think i was particularly athletic, since i got cut from most common team sports teams (baseball, basketball, soccer),... had to gravitate to sports where less folks got cut (due to less people playing it?): tennis, skateboarding, rollerblading, table tennis, lacrosse, diving, track, etc... never really excelled at any
my ~10y old kids & nephews kick my butt at Overwatch... that's the gratitude i get for getting them multiple xbox one'sDrag racing at the local strip tests your reaction time but that's more or less the twitch movement in your right foot.
1st person shooters in video games like Halo. I was a big competitive Halo player years ago and I had pretty fast twitch reflexes. I feel like it helped my tennis game as well.
yeah, but there no fun quantitative tests to measure recognition, reaction, quickness, anticipation, work ethic, quick learning, etc...
at least it'll be more entertaining than holding/absorbing, or open serve - threadsOf course! Which promotes ENDLESS discussion on just what makes a person an "athlete", and which person's should be chosen to be forced into a sports program for the benefit of their country.
at least it'll be more entertaining than holding/absorbing, or open serve - threads
chess, rhythmic dancing, curling, bowling... considered a sport to some... but not what i think about when I picture an "athlete"
so you're saying, you consider one's chess skills, an indication of one's athleticism?Chess is an exercise of the brain, while the body is stressed in endurance and concentration.
The other's do require some amount of being an athlete.
Ballet dancer's are great athletes.
Bowling is all about repetition with exact body control....like golf, on the cusp of either.
are you always this pleasant when discussing/sharing ideas?Can't you read what I wrote?
Does everyone have to interpret what they read into more and more ideas?
Read the first sentence all by itself. What does it say?