Poll: What is the most physicly demanding sport?
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anybody that doesnt think its wrestling is a dam ninny, in cross country or swimming, which in their own repsects are both dam tiring, you compete when ur actually well nourished, but in my sport, uv spent the last two days running and wreslting nonstop with little food or water to make the wieght class, plus this is the sport u get messed up in, sure ul get the odd tackle in rugby or football, but thats only if ur the target with the ball, in wrestling the other guys gunu try to slam u to the ground no matter what, football players will tell u getting tackled is the worst. no getting a banana split done on u is the worst where u feel like ur giving birth, the only harder sport is mixed martial arts
Can I dare say circus performers? Not only do they push their bodies to the limits, they do it for a purpose, i.e. to entertain.
They put their lives on the line, they have to make it look easy, and they have to look good. To me, that's more impressive than those sports where it's all about doing it faster/harder/stronger... oh wait, that's a song, isn't it?!
They put their lives on the line, they have to make it look easy, and they have to look good. To me, that's more impressive than those sports where it's all about doing it faster/harder/stronger... oh wait, that's a song, isn't it?!
Out of the poll I'd say wrestling. Those guys are in the ring for about half an hour, physically lifting each other. I know they have "rest holds" and stuff but me and a mate tried it once; he's about 98kgs and I barely managed to pick him up and deliver a shoulderbreaker and that was it. I was stuffed and couldn't lift him off the ground!
Boxing I think would take the cake though. Trying to keep your guard up round after round while absorbing damage requires a ridiculous amount of fitness.
Boxing I think would take the cake though. Trying to keep your guard up round after round while absorbing damage requires a ridiculous amount of fitness.
Are we talking about playing the actual sport, or are we talking about including practices and everything? If it's just the sport I would say either track or cross country, because the meets are designed to make you exhaust all of your energy.
Are you sure that doesn't have anything to do with the pot?Old Trailmix said:
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
It's the hardest triathlon I know of and I think that's considered a sport, just because they do more then one thing doesn't mean it cant count.Verex said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon
Probably American Football, and Im not just saying that because I think its the best damn sport in the whole world.
Has to be hockey. If you want to make the NHL around 25, you'd have to start playing around 8 or 9. You have to completely exert yourself on the ice for around 45-60 seconds if you're a forward, 60-75 if you're a D-man, you need to master skatework and be able to check, hit, speed up, shoot the puck with near perfect balance, then go another shift a few minutes later. It takes so much concentration and so much energy just to play the game, let alone get good at it. Even the goaltenders need amazing vision, reflexes, concentration and confidence. Most players in the NHL really only continue to endure the game because they want the crown jewel of hockey, all 35 pounds of the Stanley Cup. It's a giant fucking mug, people. It has to be the most badass professional sports reward out there.
Oh, need I mention fighting? Fighting on ice is surprisingly even more taxing than fighting on rubber. Most players who fight actually need more than the 5 penalty minutes for fighting that they're given just to recover from the fight. Hell, if your fight lasts over 2 minutes, you're done for the period. The coaches intervene more often than the refs.
Oh, need I mention fighting? Fighting on ice is surprisingly even more taxing than fighting on rubber. Most players who fight actually need more than the 5 penalty minutes for fighting that they're given just to recover from the fight. Hell, if your fight lasts over 2 minutes, you're done for the period. The coaches intervene more often than the refs.
Wrestling or mixed martial arts. To be the very best, you need speed, strength, stamina, coordination, and durability. Other popular sports tend to leave out one or more of these metrics.
That said, Lebron James is the best athlete in the world. No one else has his combination of size, speed, strength, and leaping ability. A freak among freaks. I'm convinced he could play whatever sport he wants and compete at a very high level.
That said, Lebron James is the best athlete in the world. No one else has his combination of size, speed, strength, and leaping ability. A freak among freaks. I'm convinced he could play whatever sport he wants and compete at a very high level.