Originally posted by Banderivets
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you're taking two extremes, a powerlifter or what i call an explosive atlete, and a endurance runner, who is a slow twitch, long duration athlete. you couldn't be more difficult or get further in the way of productive discourse with these two red herrings if you tried
check out a decathlon. you do everything from a 100 meter sprint to a 1500 meter race. throw, jump, hurdles, discuss, that's a well rounded athlete.
most of your favorite athletes in the team sports were probably very good at other team sports in their youth. strong kids will be good at football if they're fast. fast kids will be good at football if they're strong. it's really, really basic. athletic talent is athletic talent. yeah, some people are stronger than tey are fast, and faster than theya re storng, but if you get a talented kid and train him from a young age in something other than lifting weights, or running 26.2 miles you'll develop a well rounded athlete.
kenny norton is a great example. picke dup boxing very late and did very well in the best ever era at HW. was a standout track, football, and basketball star. was "discovered" for his boxing talent in the armed forces. that's an athlete. sounds to me liek you're just being difficult to protect a nation less athletic than mine.
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