Guest guest Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hi , If you define being fit by meauring ones level of speed,strength, and flexibility,and break it down from there,I.e. explosiveness/quickness,there is no question the higher the level of fitness/conditioning,the greater the odds of being successful at ones chosen sport. Allan Sag Harbor, USA Re: Re: What does core strength training achieve? This is an excellent point. Elite sport and athletes are not about fitness, they are about performance. On 2010-03-18, at 2:11 PM, efreem3407@... wrote: > Endurance means different things to different athletes. Explosiveness > means different things to different athletes. You can't train explosiveness > or endurance in an nfl lineman the same way you would for a marathoner. > > You just made another statement I disagree with: " . . . the higher the > level of the athlete, the greater the overall level of fitness. " I do not > agree with that. I've seen powerlifters who are in top form and shape in > powerlifting die of heart attacks all of a sudden. I've known of marathoners > who die in their 50s/60s from health problems but are in top physical > shape for marathoning. > > If fitness = better overall health; and high level athletes have > more/better fitness; then it would stand to reason that they would live longer? or > have less health problems? > > Edwin Freeman, Jr. > San Francisco, USA > > > In a message dated 3/17/2010 12:05:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > allansn@... writes: > > Ed,I am not sure what you are disagreeing with.I wrote what a well rounded > athlete/individual should be.The fact that one performs well in their > sport does not imply that there is no need to work on > power,explosiveness,flexibility or endurance. > While an NFL lineman should not train like a marathoner,he should > certainly have the endurance to explode/block/tackle late in the second half. > While an ice skater may not win a gold in powerlifting,that does not > negate the need to traiin for explosiveness. > As for a sumo wrestler and quadruple jumps,I am not sure what to say.It > appears you are bringing in sport specific skills and applying them as a > benchmark. > From my experience,the higher the level of the athlete,the greater the > overall level of fitness. > > Allan > Sag Harbor, USA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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