Which sport has the fittest athletes?

I was completely unaware of that. I know as far as highschool and collegiate lacrosse vs. soccer. The lax field is roughly the same size. Lax fields are 110 yards by 60 yards.

And notice I said average. "Fittest" does not only consist of running. If that were the case, then marathon runners would be the fittest. I think that lacrosse and rugby players are the most well rounded atheletes. They can hold their own in a bar fight, yet out run a rottweiler chasing them. If soccer was a full contact sport and more demanding on physical strength, I'd agree with you.
 
Olpympic freestyle wrestling

You gotta have mad cardio to go through a whole match and crazy muscle to execute the moves
 
Interesting, i would have thought rowing higher than squash, and woulnd't have even thought about cross country skiing, but that shit is soooo intense
 
that is a very relative question.

endurance wise= marathon runners. if you look at their heart rate its fucking rediculous. you would think they are dead.

Musclar wise= football

all around fitness (combo of endurance and strength= either soccer, or boxing
 
definately nordic skiing, and biathlon specifically. nordic skiing is a quadrapedal sport, which means that the athlete uses all four of their limbs to create propulsion, compared to two in nearly every other sport. combine that with the constant compression of the abs which are used in the v1 and double pole techniques-the 2 most used techniques, and the distances covered by the athletes (sometimes over 100km per race)nordic skiing is by far the most physical sport. nordic biathletes in particular must be in extreme control of their bodies durring competition, because they ski, raising their heart rate, then have to lower their hart rate in a minimal amount of time to shoot extremely accurately, in not only prone, but also standing positions. standing, not to mention, on skis.
 
damn

I can't believe I didn't think about cross country skiing

those guys look so haggard when they are finished with a race.
 
yea that kid who was talking about soccer is kind of a moron. pros play on the same size field as a varsity high school soccer team. its 120 yards by 80 yards. i cant argue as to who is in better shape.

for my two cents, i believe that professional male tennis players are.you need speed strength, agility, and endurance. think about it, soccer is over in 90 mins no matter what happens. ive watched tennis matches that are 4 and a half hours in 90 degree heat.
 
it would have to be gynastics. i can't think of any other sport where you HAVE to be focused, in peak physical condition, strong, flexible in order to be half decent at it. most sports something like flexibility is a big help, but in gymnastics its a must. and not only do you have to be fit, but you have to be strong as hell too. you guys ever watch some of the guys rockin the rings? holy shit.. that's so much harder than it looks.
 
Swimming and related sports work out your whole body and require amazing endurance. And apparently cross-country skiing is a very physical sport when it is done athletically. Rugby requires good cardio and strength but I would not say is it the most tiring. Hockey is pretty tiring too.
 
although i am extremely biased. I know its squash. It is deffinetly not tennis. rallies are too short, and almost no front to back movement which is why it is not stressing cardio. Most athletic people can play tennis for 2 hours and walk off the court in decent shape, whereas i know its not the case for most other sports. dont tell me i dont know what im talking about, i play tennis too.
 
good call on the cross country

p.s, you dude above me, you are soooooo off. any raquet sports definately require you to be in shape, as do most sports. but it doesn't require any sort of strength or flexibility. sure, like i've said, they are definately a bonus to have, but you don't NEED them like you do in gymnastics
 
actually justin you're right.

when i was at the peak of my gymnastics career i was in great physical shape..strength etc..but my flexibility was also incredible. and if my flexibility was lacking, so were my skills. so i had to maintain a well rounded physical condition. and if u dont do that, your body falls apart quickly because your joints arent protected by muscle.

my body has started to fall apart because when my coach wasnt watching i would skip a few push ups or stop doing my leg lifts for a second. it cost me my ankle and career lol.
 
anathema, while they dont require a ton of overalll strength like lifting your own weight for extended periods of time it still requires a lot of core and leg strength and decent flexibility to be a competitive athlete in racket sports. but while im no expert on gymnastics from what ive seen you do need a ton of strength and flexibility to be a competitive athlete in it but you dont need thhaaat much base cardio or muscular cardio to be really good at it. Some people are saying iron man. i could agree with that but i see ironman as three different sports in an event. But to do an ironmman event you have to be in insanely fit, all around. So with my bias aside and if iron man counts as a sport and not an event, then ironman would deffinetly have the fittest athletes. i mean its 3 sports are in the top 10 according to experts.
 
LOL clearly you really do know nothing about gymnastics.

cardio is basically #1. im not joking. it makes cardio excercising on its own seem like a day spa.

gymnastics is all cardio. here is why:

for tumbling, our routines generally last 2-3 minutes long. during those 2-3 minutes we are tumbling excessively. but in order for us to be able to perform perfectly during those 2-3 minutes, we practice that one routine, and other versions of that floor routine a good 15 times a night...that meaning 15 times per training session. 6 sessions a week. u do the math. and that is for the floor alone.

we must learn to sprint very well and very quickly..why? because when we vault we are required to sprint and if we do not have the correct speed or maximum speed, we are unable to throw our best skills over the vault.

so that is just the two events that take ridiculous amounts of cardio, but that is without considering the cardio TRAINING for these events. training is insane. we condition at the beginning and the end of each session. the beginning we will run or jump rope for 15 minutes. then do suicide runs. after that we usually do burpees..and then the rest of the conditioning is just push ups and strength training.

im not trying to claim gymnastics as the most demanding sport in any sense..i am just explaining to u that clearly u dont realize how much cardio is involved with gymnastics. so i thought i would clear that up for you, as it plays a significant role to becoming an accomplished gymnast.
 
^^^^^^^ i agreee with you and i did say i didnt know much about gymnastics. I went to high school with some kid who competeted i think nationally in gymnastics, trampoline specifically i think. and this kid was not in good shape at all, wasnt very strong, fast, or flexible, and not even above average cardio for his size.
 
C'mon, skiing has some of the fittest people around.

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Those Euros go from Alta base to the top of the new Collins in like 18 minutes - that's faster than the old lifts could get you there. And then they bomb down shit on 160cm twigs and absurdly unsupportive boots.
 
I would go with either the men who race in the tour de france or track and field decathletes. I just don't understand how you can run 10km in 30 minutes and then turn around and launch a shotput over 15 meters. and then run over hurdles. and do all ten events in a couple days and perform them at an elite level.
 
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