Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Sports Illustrated ranks their 50 fittest athletes

tiger7_88

By tiger7_88,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

tiger7_88 Experienced

tiger7_88

Posted
Posted

Men and women are ranked separately.

http://www.si.com/specials/fittest50/men.html

The "judges" can be found at the following page.

http://www.si.com/specials/fittest50/index.html

Cam comes in at #32.

Quote

At 6’5” and 248 pounds, Newton possesses a physique that gives him a commanding presence on the field. The reigning NFL MVP’s freak athleticism comes from his intense training regimen, which is focused on agility, quarterback-specific movements, explosiveness and core strength.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lilsmitty09 Newbie

Lilsmitty09

Posted
Posted
22 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

And genetics. Don't forget genetics. Sure, pro athletes work hard and that shouldn't be downplayed, but the average Joe could work as hard as humanly possible and still never be a pro level athlete. Go slap mom and dad for that one. 

I can agree with you to an extent but I still think the average Joe could work his way up and become a pro athlete. Kind of like saying "I'm only fat because my family is fat and it's in my genetics". Nah you're fat because you eat poo food and don't workout. Ya know?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
caatfan Newbie

caatfan

Posted
Posted
29 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

And genetics. Don't forget genetics. Sure, pro athletes work hard and that shouldn't be downplayed, but the average Joe could work as hard as humanly possible and still never be a pro level athlete. Go slap mom and dad for that one. 

There's a difference between fitness and athleticism. A high level of fitness can make you more athletic but it only takes you so far, especially when it comes to throwing, catching, hitting balls, etc., and sometimes you don't have to be all that fit (pitching a baseball is a good example) to have pro level talent.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LinvilleGorge Grand Master

LinvilleGorge

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Lilsmitty09 said:

I can agree with you to an extent but I still think the average Joe could work his way up and become a pro athlete. Kind of like saying "I'm only fat because my family is fat and it's in my genetics". Nah you're fat because you eat poo food and don't workout. Ya know?

Not a chance. I went to HS with a few high level D1 recruits. I was a pretty good athlete myself, certainly above average. Those dudes made me look like I was trying to move in quicksand. There was absolutely nothing I could do to close that genetic gap. It sucks to accept, but it's the truth. 

Same as the dominant college player who has marginal size and below average athleticism. WFU LB Jon Abbate comes to mind immediately. Great college player.  ACC DPOY. But, he was under 6' and couldn't even break the 5 second barrier in the 40.  Despite being a very intelligent player and very fundamentally sound, he's just not an NFL player. That takes nothing away from him being a great college player, but he's not playing in the NFL. He hit his ceiling. There was nothing he could do to make up for the fact that he had neither NFL size nor athleticism. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LinvilleGorge Grand Master

LinvilleGorge

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, caatfan said:

There's a difference between fitness and athleticism. A high level of fitness can make you more athletic but it only takes you so far, especially when it comes to throwing, catching, hitting balls, etc., and sometimes you don't have to be all that fit (pitching a baseball is a good example) to have pro level talent.

Agreed. My issue with the list is that there's no real criteria for it. It's basically just a random list of 50 guys who they think are in great shape even for a pro athlete. Virtually every pro athlete cross trains to a certain extent. That's not a real criteria. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
top dawg Grand Master

top dawg

Posted
Posted

I don't believe the average Joe can work himself up into being an athlete, but I do believe that he can work himself into being exceptionally physically fit.  I also believe that there are more than a few people out there who could be/have been athletes on some level. The athletically gifted, genetics-wise, don't always have a proclivity towards sports.  Not only that, but some just don't have the mental toughness or mettle that it takes, much less the discipline to play professional or semi-professional sports. Lastly, I believe that measuring physical fitness is very complicated, if not impossible because one may excel in one area, and one in another.  Fr example, is the 10-year-oldgirl that did over 2000 sit-ups more physically fit than Cam Newton or Gabby Douglas?

Lists like these are contrived.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...