Comments on: Fittest Athletes?

By: name

name — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:21:54 +0000

I agree with this entire page, but i feel like there is just one more sport that’s missing….

WWE/TNA Style Professional Wrestling.

All awareness of storylines and predetermined outcomes aside, these guys (and yes, the ladies too) are some seriously determined athletes. They follow strict diet and exercise routines all year around, they get no off season, constant stress, they travel the world all year round. When performing, they get no “water breaks, no rounds to recuperate.” Now combine that with extreme choreography, and possessing the ability to remember all your next moves after taking several shots to the head, whether by force or by ground, and yet have the stamina and endurance to not collapse, regardless of how intense the matches are. The will and determination to cope with all these factors takes some serious capability if you ask me.

By: yuri

yuri — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:54:27 +0000

Hurling is definitely a crazy sport. I didn’t even think of that when I created the list but honestly sports like hurling, gaelic football, aussie rules, and similar field sports can be grouped together. They’re all crazy – but in a good way!

By: yuri

yuri — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:53:08 +0000

I was recently introduced to this sport as team Kawasaki and one of their top motocross riders has been using my Fitter U workouts and have noticed a huge improvement in performance. They were telling me about the physical demands of the sport and I was truly baffled.

By: yuri

yuri — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:13 +0000

Maybe. It’s so tough to split hairs between all these great athletes. Ah…the challenges I face each day…lol.

By: yuri

yuri — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:44:52 +0000

Yeah, they could make the list as well. I just met some great guys who are triathletes and one of them was telling me that it took him just over 9 hours to complete the ironman!!! I’ll definitely get him to write a post about his thoughts on the subject.

By: yuri

yuri — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:43:30 +0000

Thanks for letting me know Frank. I agree that wrestling is a great and challenging sport – but obviously I’ve got my “biases”.

By: Frank Peterson

Frank Peterson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:39:16 +0000

You should consider college and Olympic style wrestling for one of your top five. It was a wrestling website that got me interested in your book EatingForEnergy. These guys need to know as much as you can tell them about diet since they must make weight in order to wrestle. On top of this the demand of the sport make it a real physical and mental test of l fitness. (Check out the NCAA college wrestling championships March 18-20 University of Nebraska, Lincoln)

By: Davey

Davey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:07:00 +0000

Triathletes…? Or Decathletes…?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:42:56 +0000

Synchronized Swimming? Strength, flexibility, endurance/cardio, breath control, coordination?

By: Alex Farrell

Alex Farrell — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:54:26 +0000

I know this sport wasn’t at the olympics, but what about motocross racing? Certainly a highly physical and mental demanding sport.

Racers train up to 8-16 hours a day to race for 30 minutes against 40 other racers as fast as they can through the toughest tracks.They are on a 110 kg bike shifting their weight between the ruts, jumps and burms. They now have bigger tracks and racers need to be at their peak fitness even for competing at even an entry level.