Sport: : a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other
Game: : a physical or mental activity or contest that has rules and that people do for pleasure
A sport is a game but a game is not always a sport.
Alan
Runningart2004 wrote:
Sport: : a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other
Game: : a physical or mental activity or contest that has rules and that people do for pleasure
A sport is a game but a game is not always a sport.
Alan
And baseball is never a sport.
Track and Field is not a game... it is a sport.
The games listed, utilize sport components.
No. Decathletes must be fit and athletic. Two things all crossfitters lack.
coach wrote:
Dan Bailey, 47 second quarter miler and 19 minute 5k runner from Ohio U came I 4th. He's clearly a very good but not great track runner who wouldn't excel in the decathlon, even with his track training. How can anyone think Froning would excel? Is Froning an incredibly fit specimen? Yes! a great athlete? probably not. But no way would he be more than mediocre in the decathlon.
I wouldn't even say he's incredibly fit. I doubt he could run under 63 for a 400. And we already know he can't go sub 21 in a 5k. He's good at 1 thing - pushing and lifting stuff. Even then, there are probably plenty of athletes out there that could out lift him...no?
He's slow wrote:
He couldn't beat the best high school girls in the decathlon if he trained for 20 years. Dude is way slow.
You, and many others, make a good point. Traditional sports have been created for entertainment purposes. The best "athletes" are really the best entertainers. Skinny high school girls can be great "athletes."
CrossFit is unique in that it didn't evolve from entertainment. It was created out of training combined from the US military, firefighters, and police. The training was to get you prepared, not to entertain, but to actually do real sh!t in the real world.
You guys live in your little jag off world where a 1500m time is important. I'll laugh at you and throw my respect behind people that could pick up an injured soldier and carry them off the battlefield. And through crossfit, I have actually met people that have done that.
Let's be honest, if the sh!t really hit the fan, and your life was on the line, would you rather be in the company of cross fitters, or...any other "sport". I know where i would be.
If I ever need somebody to roll a tire or do some kips, I'll go down to the local box.
InNeed wrote:
If I ever need somebody to roll a tire or do some kips, I'll go down to the local box.
If my phone ever breaks and I need someone to run a message to a friend at a really fast pace, I'll stop by the local track.
BTW, I think Rich Froning would be horrible at the decathlon. I think the decathlon is a joke when judging "fitness". It's the best T&F can do, but let's be honest, T&F has been a complete joke for several decades. CrossFit even has more stringent drug testing standards.
Good luck at the chiropractors.