Physical prowess of elite athletes

[Jon Crofts]

After seeing the pictures & article on Sir Chris Hoy leg pressing 5 reps of 631Kgs (Thats 7 of me, or a fully grown cow) I thought a thread on amazing feats of physical prowess wouldn't go amiss.

So with Sir Chris, I'll also throw in another elite cyclist, Miguel Indurain who's resting heart rate was an astonishing 28 BPM (normal at rest range c60-72BPM)

No statistics just astonishing/amazing physical capabilities allowed.  That should rule out most American sports guff.

[usav]

No statistics just astonishing/amazing physical capabilities allowed.  That should rule out most American sports guff.

I don't think that's fair though John, for example:

Chris Johnson is not just blisteringly fast, he's football fast. His 4.24-second 40 is the fastest official time in NFL history. And, just so you get an idea of how exactly how fast that is, Johnson would've been ahead of Usain Bolt at the 40-yard mark when Bolt set the World Record in the 100-meter race at the 2008 Olympics.

[Jon Crofts]

OK that's allowed but no 'he can hit a rounders ball, sorry baseball 400 yards' shite.

[bob]

Leg presses are for girls.

[wombat]

Oh dear... 631kg... Erm I as a moderately average triathlete can do 80, must be all that porridge and haggis that Hoy gets through.

Do they still show 'Worlds strongest man' on Channel 4/5..... Them blokes who pulled the bus and then put them heavy stones on block.... grrrrrr they is hard!

[bob]

I'm sure you could do more than 80kg, wombat.

[UK Redsox]

OK that's allowed but no 'he can hit a rounders ball, sorry baseball 400 yards' shite.

Yeah, hitting a ball thrown at you at 100mph from just 60 feet away must be so easy

[D.boy]

Ah, you like cricket then sox.

[eric woolban woolban]

I could do the Hoy thing, but the leg weights at my gym only goes up to 100kg ;O)

[PeterWithesShin]

Pffft, I could bench press that girl Hoy while he was doing the leg presses.

I couldn't however hit a 100mph fastball.

[pauliewalnuts]

OK that's allowed but no 'he can hit a rounders ball, sorry baseball 400 yards' shite.

Yeah, hitting a ball thrown at you at 100mph from just 60 feet away must be so easy

It can't be that difficult if girls manage it.


*wink*

[Louzie0]

OK that's allowed but no 'he can hit a rounders ball, sorry baseball 400 yards' shite.

Yeah, hitting a ball thrown at you at 100mph from just 60 feet away must be so easy

It can't be that difficult if girls manage it.


*wink*

I do it every teatime.  In summer, of course.

[nigel]

No statistics just astonishing/amazing physical capabilities allowed.  That should rule out most American sports guff.

I don't think that's fair though John, for example:

Chris Johnson is not just blisteringly fast, he's football fast. His 4.24-second 40 is the fastest official time in NFL history. And, just so you get an idea of how exactly how fast that is, Johnson would've been ahead of Usain Bolt at the 40-yard mark when Bolt set the World Record in the 100-meter race at the 2008 Olympics.

No staying power then 

[UK Redsox]

Physical "prowess"? .................... Greg Oden................ 'nuff said !

[Jon Crofts]

Greg Oden?  Missed 279 games of a possible 361, they shoot horses for less than that.