re: T/F amateur endurance/strength sports exist for people who aren’t coordinated

I did tris for years and played baseball and basketball in HS.

If your buddy doesn't think you need to be athletic to do tris, then he's an idiot.

I started the tris because I enjoyed 2/3 disciplines and learned to deal with running long distances. I was competitive in my age group and enjoyed the races.

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What a dumb take.

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especially in regards to Crossfit competitions

handstand walks, double unders, snatches, muscle ups, etc are all things that require coordination

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with the anger given off

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who is angry?

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Sorry you have to run 20 miles with a weighted vest to prove you’re a man

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what?

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A friend of mine said this and I think he might be on to something.

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He’s not.

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Basically things like ultra-marathons, iron mans, hyrox, CrossFit competitions, powerlifting etc… they exist at the amateur level for people who aren’t very good at traditional sports but want to compete.

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So what the frick are adults who still have a competitive drive supposed to do?

The 30 y/o who was the starting QB at some big high school in Texas obviously “wasn’t very good at traditional sports” because he’s doing CrossFit now instead of playing in the NFL? What an uncoordinated pussy!

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Basically the entry to these sports isn’t based around your athleticism or ability rather your training or fitness, therefore people who don’t do well in traditional sports when they are younger migrate to these sports when they are adults.

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I would only agree in reference to sports at the collegiate level, professional, or Olympic levels.

Take Michael Phelps, for example. Most athletes with his tall, lean frame who show the ability to play major college and NBA basketball are going to the court because there’s a lot more money and recognition there. The ones who don’t have elite speed, etc., but want a shot at competing at a high level might decide to jump in the pool.

In that sense, yes, I would say swimming generally gets the leftovers of football and basketball. (Although those guys are far from bad athletes.) In fact, Kris Humphries was a better swimmer than Phelps at a young age before leaving the pool for good to concentrate on basketball and becoming an NBA player.

But you’re talking about CrossFit and Iron Man type stuff. I think a lot of those people were very good athletes in mainstream sports. They just weren’t professional level but still want to be athletes. I’m sure plenty play pickup basketball or something from time to time.

And I can tell you one thing: If I walked into my gym tomorrow and the first thing I saw was a morbidly obese guy on his first day there struggling to push up 135 lbs. on the bench press, I would have infinitely more respect for him than some guy in the stands at a game bragging about the accomplishments of a team of people who don’t even know his fricking name.

There’s honor in being an athlete. There’s pain and discipline and competitiveness. It takes “something” to step into the arena. I don’t care if’s the NFL or pickleball at the old folks home.

But anyone can be a fan and that’s all most people here are.

God damn man nice dissertation. This thread wasn’t designed as a negative insult people who do that stuff work their arse off. I trained for and ran one marathon and it was a ton of work and very difficult.

I made this thread wondering if my friends thought had any credibility, and now based on the vitriol I’m getting just for the suggestion I’m thinking it does

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I made this thread wondering if my friends thought had any credibility,

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The title of this thread is "T/F amateur endurance/strength sports exist for people who aren’t coordinated."

You furthered your premise by stating that endurance/strength sports don't require athleticism, which is arguably worse than the thread title. And then went on to say that these activities attract people who "don't do well in traditional sports when they are younger," which is categorically false.

Your ("friend's") hypothesis has been unanimously dismissed. But sure, its the respondents that are lacking, not the question.

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I assume you are out of college so tell us what sport you are competing in as an adult.

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I’ve half joked about this for a long time. I’ve played various sports at a similar rate for 40+ years. I’m good at some, average in others.

Therefore I don’t have time for running, Ironman, etc. Although maybe I do because I also spend a lot of time at gym.