Walmsley 23rd Fittest Man, Kipchoge 21st According to SI Top 50

With a crossfit guy in 6th, this list is a joke

sfadsf wrote:

With a crossfit guy in 6th, this list is a joke

I know, he should've been 1st place.

Sports Illustrated is the 23rd best sports magazine, According to LetsRun Top 25

What?? wrote:

apopsdvnpjocsdcd wrote:

Got to laugh at all those basketball players being rated as "fittest". I think there are a lot of other sports in the world that demand greater overall fitness.

There is no other sport that demands as much all-round athleticism than basketball. Speed, coordination, agility, endurance, power. Have you ever stood next to a pro basketball player? They look they were made in a lab somewhere. I was a D1 sprinter and remember being thoroughly smashed in a 30 yard dash by a 6’6” basketball player who ended up going to the NBA. I am convinced that Lebron James could go pro in any sport he wanted to.

Agree on the notion that basketball requires the best overall fitness.

I doubt, however, that LeBron would be a good marathoner. ;)

apopsdvnpjocsdcd wrote:

Got to laugh at all those basketball players being rated as "fittest". I think there are a lot of other sports in the world that demand greater overall fitness.

Respectfully disagree. One must be incredibly fit to play basketball at a high level.

A baseball player is listed above the winner of the tour de France and the marathon world record holder.

This definition of 'fit' seems to be very arbitrary. Most would use that term to describe endurance sports only, not golf.

malmo wrote:

Jimmy21 wrote:

It's an average of almost 77 miles per week. NUTS

That's not humanly possible.

I don't even DRIVE that far!

FWIW. John Daly and Butterbean once made this list back in the day.

pr100 wrote, in part, "Nobody outside the US knows or cares about basketball..."

You may want to rewrite the Wikipedia article. From Wikipedia:

In 1989, FIBA allowed professional NBA players to participate in the Olympics for the first time. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics, only European and South American teams were allowed to field professionals in the Olympics. The United States' dominance continued with the introduction of the original Dream Team. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, the United States suffered its first Olympic loss while using professional players, falling to Puerto Rico (in a 19-point loss) and Lithuania in group games, and being eliminated in the semifinals by Argentina. It eventually won the bronze medal defeating Lithuania, finishing behind Argentina and Italy. The Redeem Team, won gold at the 2008 Olympics, and the B-Team, won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey despite featuring no players from the 2008 squad. The United States continued its dominance as they won gold at the 2012 Olympics, 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

Worldwide, basketball tournaments are held for boys and girls of all age levels. The global popularity of the sport is reflected in the nationalities represented in the NBA. Players from all six inhabited continents currently play in the NBA. Top international players began coming into the NBA in the mid-1990s, including Croatians Dražen Petrović and Toni Kukoč, Serbian Vlade Divac, Lithuanians Arvydas Sabonis and Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Dutchman Rik Smits and German Detlef Schrempf.

list is dumb /thread wrote:

they put Caldwell, Alex Honnold's friend on their list, but not Alex Honnold himself. This list is beyond terrible.

Caldwell could be easily considered one of the absolute greatest and most significant living climbers, it is too early to say the same about Honnold.

Caldwell's climbing palmares is more impressive then Honnold's, though I think that is because most would value first ascents over first free solos or speed records.

Anyways this is a silly list, if they wanted a climber they should have put Adam Ondra.

Jsk3 wrote:

What?? wrote:

There is no other sport that demands as much all-round athleticism than basketball. Speed, coordination, agility, endurance, power. Have you ever stood next to a pro basketball player? They look they were made in a lab somewhere. I was a D1 sprinter and remember being thoroughly smashed in a 30 yard dash by a 6’6” basketball player who ended up going to the NBA. I am convinced that Lebron James could go pro in any sport he wanted to.

Agree on the notion that basketball requires the best overall fitness.

I doubt, however, that LeBron would be a good marathoner. ;)

HAH!

Fair point...

erhanncetinn wrote:

Where is Cristiano Ronaldo ? He would be fittest.

No. 2

I just got back from a 4 day Inca trail hike to Macchu Picchu. I cant tell you that the Porters that weight 80 lbs and carry 60lb packs while practically run the trail, are iIMO, the fittest guys I’ve ever seen.

apopsdvnpjocsdcd wrote:

Got to laugh at all those basketball players being rated as "fittest". I think there are a lot of other sports in the world that demand greater overall fitness.

Elite basketball players have MUCH better all-around fitness than elite distance runners.

apopsdvnpjocsdcd wrote:

Got to laugh at all those basketball players being rated as "fittest". I think there are a lot of other sports in the world that demand greater overall fitness.

Really? Which other sports? Please tell us.

What?? wrote:

There is no other sport that demands as much all-round athleticism than basketball. Speed, coordination, agility, endurance, power. Have you ever stood next to a pro basketball player? They look they were made in a lab somewhere. I was a D1 sprinter and remember being thoroughly smashed in a 30 yard dash by a 6’6” basketball player who ended up going to the NBA. I am convinced that Lebron James could go pro in any sport he wanted to.

This guy knows something.^ If Lebron had gone into track seriously at 14 and wanted to stick with it, the decathlon world record would be on another planet right now. Same for any one of several basketball players.

Uh you do know it is a scientific survey ?