Just saw the UFC Primetime series on the Nick Diaz-Carlos Condit fight. Excellent, by the way. In addition to being a hard ass fighter, Nick said he has run up to 15 miles a day from age 16, when he dropped out of high school. I know he and his brother Nate run road races and do triathlons, but did not know the mileage. Funny thing his trainer said: on a day off from MMA, instead of resting, Nick runs may a marathon, or do a triathlon. I hope he beats Condit's rear end Saturday.
It is amazing how "I ran 15 miles" gets turned into running 15 miles per day.
It's amazing anyone could hear diaz utter 5 words without wanting to sock him in the puss.
I've heard about his endurance exploits and wondered how good he would be if he'd channeled his urge to destroy into being a miler. War Diaz tonight.
Many people don't like his attitude, but he's a pure fighter, he'd be fighting in the street if it weren't for MMA. I love the fact that he's not a "professional" product that can be controlled by Dana White.
Hes a tough guy and the countdown show made me like him a little bit more. He's not a very good triathlete though and the show said "up to" 15 miles a day, I believe.
And I have run "up to" 26.2 miles a day since I was 13
He is a pretty good triathlete for a guy who is a professional fighter, a sport which requires fast twitch responses.
I would bet he could beat just about all professional basketball players and professional football players in a half ironman.
Diaz looks like he has been drinking HGH since he was 16....
Nah, that's not HGH face, he's just been taking a beating since then.
HGH face is Barry Bonds.
I've seen him run, and his form isn't that efficient. I think he is just a workout monster. The guy loves to train. Whether or not he runs 15 miles per day wasn't the point, it was that he started running 15 milers at a young age, and now bikes, runs, grapples, spars, situps, pushups, ju-jitsu, ad infinitum every day all day. He's rough around the edges, but I like his relentless mentality.
ocean=fish toilet wrote:
He is a pretty good triathlete for a guy who is a professional fighter, a sport which requires fast twitch responses.
a pro fighter is not really a fast twitch affair is it? it's hugely aerobic.