Any athletes on this forum?

[1911Shooter]

I played professional paintball for about 3 years, but other than that I havent done much. I got into paintball really heavily in high school and didnt have time for much else. I have travelled to almost all the states, Canada, and Aruba to play. It was fun but now I am 1-past my prime in that sport and 2-LAZY.

 

[antsi]

I'll begin by saying runners are nuts, particularly those who run marathons. I have seen it: it is madness incarnate.

So, would Triathlons be 3x as crazy, or 1/3 as crazy?
Tris are my sport now.
In the past I've been through phases of raquetball and golf (discuss: is a golfer an athlete?).
But tris are contributing to my overall health and well-being in ways that I've never had before. Might almost say this is the first time I've found a sport that really 'took.'

 

[Benny]

I will say that I went from throwing out my back to deadlifting 315 in 2 years.

I've never had any back problems, but people that I know have described them to me and it doesn't sound fun...In other words, that's impressive.

I was able to squat that much 25+ times at one point...Man, how times have changed.

I need to get back into shape. I doubt I could deadlift 315 lbs 1 time right now, let alone squat it.

 

[Ogre]

I've done an obstacle course run (and plan to do more). I used to throw discus competitively in HS, now I try to get out and throw for fun.

I have mastered the art of man to hand combat, but have declined to compete in any sacntioned events...

 

[Expat]

I did the Little League, Babe Ruth baseball. Did some wrestling and football in Jr & Sr HS and Judo at the Y. Studied Kyokushin Karate for awhile in college and then some Aikido.

 

[steve666]

I've been known to do one-armed curls, 1 pint at a time.

 

[irishhunter]

Two time state Rugby championship , coached another. Seventh in Nationals played thru college . Now I just hit the Gym several times a week at lunch to keep my life in balance

 

[Litlratt]

29 Indiana State Championships in some of the shooting sports. Maybe half that many CIHPRS Championships.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

I was once one of the best danged left bench guards in the state...

-J-

 

[jsharmon7]

I was once one of the best danged left bench guards in the state...

-J-

Very impressive! My coach decided my skills were best utilized at Left Out.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

I played golf in high school, I sucked then and still suck now Here here for an 18 handicap.

Im too fat to be a real athlete so I stick to fantasy football and pocket pool.

 

[Gabriel]

I had a major heart attack in June had to have 4 stints put in. Then in Nov. I ran the Tough Mudder. Does this count?

Wow.

That was a fun time. I'll be there again in March.

 

[indyk]

Sports

I have been skateboarding since 1988, The past year I have slowed down quite a bit, i still love to give lessons and such, Its the bones and joints slowing me down these days.

23 sprained ankles
2 broken feet
10 wrist sprains
2 concussions
fun fun fun!!

alot of fishing these days

 

[Benny]

(Broken fingers from football aside) I have never broken a bone in my entire life and attribute that to staying away from stuff like the above pictures.

 

[indyk]

Sports

I have been skateboarding since 1988, The past year I have slowed down quite a bit, i still love to give lessons and such, Its the bones and joints slowing me down these days.

23 sprained ankles
2 broken feet
10 wrist sprains
2 concussions
fun fun fun!!

alot of Bass fishing these days.

 

[lrahm]

Martial Arts: Indiana State Champion (weapons, kata, and kumite, age/wt div.) 2006-2009, Regional Nat'l Champion (weapons, kata, and kumite, age/wt div.), 2007-2009. Best performance was in 2008 Int'l Karate Tournament in Athlone, Ireland, 1st place weapons, 1st place kata, 3rd place kumite (I lost kumite to the Romanians, but creamed them in weapons).

And yes, I love to brag about it.

Congrats big time. It take a lot of time and practice

 

[lrahm]

I've never been a runner. People who run races continue to astonish me.

Over the years I ran the Disney Marathon and about two dozen half marathons. I've slowed down over the last several years. I still like my treadmill.

 

[Rob377]

Define "athlete"

I won myself a trophy at a bench/deadlift comp back April. Then I moved, got lazy and weak. I'm hoping to get back out on the platform again in a few months.

That's about as close to being an "athlete" as I've been since high school many years ago (wrestling, soccer, shot put/discus, and tennis, wasn't particularly good at any of them though)

 

[lrahm]

Define "athlete"

I won myself a trophy at a bench/deadlift comp back April. Then I moved, got lazy and weak. I'm hoping to get back out on the platform again in a few months.

That's about as close to being an "athlete" as I've been since high school many years ago (wrestling, soccer, shot put/discus, and tennis, wasn't particularly good at any of them though)

If you did that then you are an athlete.

Within the first five seconds of my first race I discovered two things. One., I was never going to win. Two, the only person that I was competing against was..myself.

 

[Armed Citizen]

Like the old saying "If you can't be a good athlete, be a good athletic supporter!"