Video of what a possible 10 event " Linebacker Decathlon" would look like.

matt_london_413 wrote:

I'll have to buy a football and see what I can get in the football throw...

Don't know if you've left the gym since you graduated(?) high school but footballs cost a lotta coin these days.

Don't worry, we'll spot you this time.

Cliffs are.

The linebacker decathlon would be more interesting and draw in more fans from the NFL than the current Olympic decathlon.

The 40 yard dash is one of the most popular events in the world.

I included all 3 powerlifting events, 4 NFL combine events, a football throw for distance instead of the javelin, the most popular event in track and field, the 100,,,,,

bruh moment wrote:

matt_london_413 wrote:

I'll have to buy a football and see what I can get in the football throw...

Don't know if you've left the gym since you graduated(?) high school but footballs cost a lotta coin these days.

Don't worry, we'll spot you this time.

I should be getting in the football throw video in the next month. Not expecting to throw it far though. The last time I tried I could only get 43 yards. That's with a crippled right arm though.

Matt!!! I think you are really onto something here!

Here are some quick additions I’d like to tack onto your idea with:

An American football league division where everyone must be under 150 pounds or they can’t play!

A basketball league where everyone must fall into the height range of 5’4-5’7, and a weight range of 185-210 (remember they are short so this still qualifies their weight to be in the “I’m overweight but I still want to be competitive and considered athletic” league.)

Major league soccer should also have a division where all athletes must have a body fat percentage above 25%

Last but not least, they should make a golf league that only allows golfers that have size 7 shoes or smaller!

Don’t you guys think this is such a great idea? It’s time for the real athletes to come out and play!!!

You are a tremendous athlete. Probably the strongest and quickest one posting here. Thank you for your service!

What does everyone think of this potential 10 event decathlon built for NFL players.

So that NFL players get a chance at the Olympics.

You only have 20, 40, 60, and 100 dashes. Maybe a 50 and a 80 also to fully cover the range?

You are the weirdest person on these forums.

Why 1-handed bench press?

Those 40 and 100m times actually look solid. I did not know you had that.

These events are essentially the NFL combine plus some weird additions.

I’m surprised you can’t run faster for 400m

Mr. Wonderful wrote:

You are the weirdest person on these forums.

He's a solid top 5, but there are definitely weirder.

I'm not saying the board is 'getting worse' than it was a number of years ago, it's always been the same. But recently there has been an uptick of genuinely weird individuals.

Mr. Wonderful wrote:

You are the weirdest person on these forums.

Why 1-handed bench press?

Those 40 and 100m times actually look solid. I did not know you had that.

These events are essentially the NFL combine plus some weird additions.

I can't bench with my right arm. It's crippled from baseball and tendinitis.

Yeah the NFL combine plus other events.

What i'm doing here is developing a sport. No different than crossfit athletes developing an event list for their crossfit games championships of running through things, pushing things, climbing things, etc..

Except I would like to see this NFL linebacker decathlon in the Olympics.

This new sport would give thousands of past and present NFL players a chance at the Olympics.

It would make the Olympics more fun to watch.

There could be the point system like they have it in the real decathlon for each event for each weight class.

There are approximately 17,000 NFL players alive (past and present). There are generally 7 linebackers on a team of 53 players, so we can assume there are about 2,250 linebackers alive (past and present). I think we can assume about half of those are not interested in competing again due to old age, and about 250 of those are currently playing and probably not going to compete either. That leaves 1,000 eligible people. I don't think you're going to get thousands of people competing.

You're about as good at planning this sport as you are at running the 400m (not very good at all).

A couple things.....

1. Why are you wearing a belt on a hack press machine but not during the deadlift? If using a cheap tapered belt I would also suggest flipping it around so you can use it better.

2. You could sumo more if you started with a more vertical shin. Also your hips shot up and you rounded bad. But hey ya got it up so kudos.

Alan

Nice HGH gut.

whoa there buddy wrote:

There are approximately 17,000 NFL players alive (past and present). There are generally 7 linebackers on a team of 53 players, so we can assume there are about 2,250 linebackers alive (past and present). I think we can assume about half of those are not interested in competing again due to old age, and about 250 of those are currently playing and probably not going to compete either. That leaves 1,000 eligible people. I don't think you're going to get thousands of people competing.

You're about as good at planning this sport as you are at running the 400m (not very good at all).

Can be anyone really. There could be weight classes. Anyone could try this. I'm just using the catch phrase Linebacker Decathlon to promote it.

Could also be called the running back decathlon. Anyone can try it. Male or female.

It's overall a way more fun decathlon to watch than the current decathlon.

Everyone wants to see how far you can throw a football not how far you can throw a javelin.

Everyone wants to see how fast you can run a 40 in not how fast you can run a 100 in.

Everyone who's anyone wants to see how far you can broad jump or vertical leap, not how far you can jump in the long jump.

Seems to be a recurring trend of things that are better than the current decathlon. It's out dated.

Who is “everyone” in this context? None of those statements apply to me.

You really think a 40 yard dash and a football throw are appealing for an international competition? Seems a little American-centric to me...

Outdated? Are the 100, 400, 1500, 110H, SP, Discuss, LJ, PV, HJ and Javilin no longer Olympic events? What would your substitutions be?

Wow, based on your results, you are surprisingly non-athletic. You should be embarrassed, and either stop posting or start training more in lieu of spending your time here.