List them in order of relative news weakness. No female sports included.
1 (weakest) equestrian sports: the horse does all the work & riders are prim & proper
2 bowling : bowlers are fat and out of shape
3 Curling: no muscle or athleticism required
List them in order of relative news weakness. No female sports included.
1 (weakest) equestrian sports: the horse does all the work & riders are prim & proper
2 bowling : bowlers are fat and out of shape
3 Curling: no muscle or athleticism required
Synchronized swimming
That event where you prance about on a mat waving flags about
Marathoning
Bowlers have big arms. They would maul a distance runner
ballet
horse racing because the jockeys are tiny.
racewalkers or golfers.
cross country / marathon / ultra running
jockeys
race car drivers (they're basically similar to jockeys in stature)
carlie wrote:
ballet
Hmmm, no. Google Carlos Acosta.
1. Jockey
2. Cyclists (and after you beat them up, you can steal their bike!)
3. Distance runners
Badminton and table tennis came to mind, but those guys might have martial arts skills.
E-sports
1. Cornhole.
2. Billiards.
3. Dressage.
Just because... wrote:
List them in order of relative news weakness. No female sports included.
1 (weakest) equestrian sports: the horse does all the work & riders are prim & proper
2 bowling : bowlers are fat and out of shape
3 Curling: no muscle or athleticism required
Horse racing was the first that came to mind but not for your reason, but because they’re so diminutive.
Bowling and curling are poor choices because players obviously benefit from arm strength, and aren’t negatively impacted by body mass.
As a fairly normal 6’2” 165 lb. dude I’d feel pretty confident against most elite marathoners (gimme Tsegay Kebede for starters please) but not against some 6’2” 210 lb. bowler who whips a 15 lb. ball all day.
Basically any sport where athletes benefit from being very small and light is the way to go. Something like “trampolining” comes to mind. (Men’s) Figure skating also warrants discussion.
bfef wrote:
E-sports
This is the right answer (as someone who competed internationally in e-sports/gaming for over 15 years). E-sport athletes (and similar activities, like chess players) are the most sedentary people in the world. The only time they leave the chair is to go to school or to work. That's it, rest is sitting on a chair. The body adapts to that and becomes very weak, because they never need to lift anything. Just get through the day with very low caloric expenditure.
Equestrians are actually very strong, so are ballet dancers. Both have very strong legs, and strong abs/core.
Cyclists are stronger than runners because they have stronger quads and glutes (more powerful legs = stronger kicks). This goes for both sprint and distance. I'd rather get kicked by Bolt than by Förstemann, and rather by Farah than by Peter Sagan.
LateRunnerPhil wrote:
bfef wrote:
E-sports
This is the right answer (as someone who competed internationally in e-sports/gaming for over 15 years). E-sport athletes (and similar activities, like chess players) are the most sedentary people in the world.
“E-sports” are not sports though. DQ’d.
“E-sport athletes”—lol.
pppppppo wrote:
1. Jockey
2. Cyclists (and after you beat them up, you can steal their bike!)
3. Distance runners
This is the correct answer.
E-sports are more demanding than jogging physically. You have to run what 3 hours per day to be the best in the world? You only have to practice 5 times as much just to break into the lowest rank of competitive scene in e-sports. But then again, unlike running people care about that shet, so it pays.
Fight me at LAN betch KekW
Portland Hobby Jogger wrote:
pppppppo wrote:
1. Jockey
2. Cyclists (and after you beat them up, you can steal their bike!)
3. Distance runners
This is the correct answer.
Agreed, but jockeys are pretty strong for their size.
carlie wrote:
golfers.
Have you ever seen Bryson DeChambeau?
Yes, jockeys are actually very strong for their size (5'2"-5'4") 105-120lbs. You don't really sit on the horse while in the race, only before and after. You sit in a crouched position and balance yourself during the entire race. Your whole weight is supported by your thighs. Kind of like doing wall sits.
Wheelchair racing
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair tennis
John Wesley Harding wrote:
LateRunnerPhil wrote:
This is the right answer (as someone who competed internationally in e-sports/gaming for over 15 years). E-sport athletes (and similar activities, like chess players) are the most sedentary people in the world.
“E-sports” are not sports though. DQ’d.
“E-sport athletes”—lol.
Science disagrees with you. E-sport athletes were measured to have similar reaction times and neuromuscular skills as the best fighting pilots in the world. They are top 1% in the world in that. The same study also concluded that e-sport athletes in their 20s had the fitness level of 60-year old sedentary chain smokers.
LRC think runners have it good and make a lot of money, that couldn't be further from the truth. E-sport players make a LOT more money, from sponsors and tournaments, and even 2nd to 5th class players can make a lot of money by streaming (2nd class as educational streamer, 5th class as as entertainer).
As former e-sport pro, I was in the bottom 1% of all people in the world in terms of running performance in the world. I was in the bottom 1% of lifting strength - I had to use machines, and struggled at 25 pound chest press despite being 6'2" tall and 175 lbs. I had to walk after half a mile at 12 min/pace. Constantly injured at 5-10 mpw. Now I'm in the top 1% with a sub 16 5k and soon sub 33 10k and a lot stronger than the average runner. But it's all talent right? No, what you do makes you, not the other way round.