prove me that swimming is not the best and most complete sport.
protip: you can't
it's true
i love it
Since no one is going to be able to prove against this, lets argue about strokes instead.
Breast stroke master race. Speed + efficiency cannot be matched.
It's the best form of cardio, but sport? Nah
Your move swimcucks
>>36555155
someone is faster than the other????
It's not a sport.
/thread
>>36555079
Does he even lift?
>>36555079
I'd say it's def in the top of the top 10 anon
>best sports = oldest olympic sports
Wrestling
Running
Swimming
I'm super pissed they're keeping judo and shit-canning wrestling for 2020
I mean, what the fuck? Does anyone know why or what their reasoning is?
>>36555165
is it a food?
>>36555157
thank you but sorry, i like to be heterosexual
I don't really consider races sports. That goes for sprinting biking skating bobsledding swimming etc.
>>36555152
I dunno how they are called in english, but I love the one where you use your hands to part the water like moses, and your legs put the water behind you back together. It's fast and requires very low effort. It's the equivalent of walking for swimming.
>>36555152
Left face stroke master race
>>36555157
Gymnast may be stronger, swimmer has better athletics though. Strength/stamina hybrid.
>>36555208
Oi, that be breast stroke mah bruddah. Or BESTstroke.
>>36555157
Your move prancing-male-strippercucks
>most sports evolved from war games or something useful
Wrestling
>hand to hand combat
Running
>speed on land
Swimming
>speed in water
Archery
>Accuracy and precision
Gymnasts
>Proving to women that men are still better on a pole???
>>36555079
>be swimmer
>bunch of niggers try to steal my wallet
>i-im a s-swimmer
>"you what whitey??"
>y-you better r-run i can s-swim 1 mile in 5 m-minutes
>>36555217
Gymnasts are considered the pinnacle of human fitness and have been for centuries.
It's ridiculous saying swimmers are more athletic
>>36555242
>Gymnasts are considered the pinnacle of human fitness and have been for centuries.
[Citation needed]
>>36555242
Who wins in a foot race assuming same body weight and height? Olympic level swimmer or Olympic level gymnast?
Swimmer. Hands down, every time. Swimming combines strength and endurance on a level other activities just cannot mimic.
>>36555242
lol who the fuck has considered them that
I considered them little roided up manlets who's moms wanted a daughter
>>36555079
Any sport that requires strength+endurance. Swimmers, soccer players, tennis players always look good late into their 30s.
Pic related holy fuck I wanna look that good when I'm 37.
>>36555239
You aren't judging Gymnasts by their 'orginal or useful purpose' retard. By the same logic you could say swimmers prove to women that they think they look better wearing skimpy underwear and shaving their legs
>>36555269
Ever heard the expression "moves like a trained gymnast"?
How about "moves like a trained swimmer"
>>36555264
yes
>>36555282
then what is their original purpose?
>>36555242
>pinnacle
holy what? Says who?
>>36555328
I've never heard either
I don't even like swimming but damn I dont know why you think anyone is looking up to gymnasts
In fact we actually have to look down to look them in the eyes
>>36555275
> Strength
> Soccer players
> Tennis players
Nice troll
>>36555184
yeah , its soup
>>36555275
because those are white people sports won by thin pretty guys
>>36555242
No, runners are considered the pinnacle of human fitness.
>>36555383
> soccer
Played around the world, mainly by non-whites
> tennis
Two of the most dominant players are black.
Are you high on pills?
>>36555383
Soccer is really only a "white people sport" in the U.S.
Competitive swimming got me in really good shape, but it gets boring real fast. It's the loneliest of all sports. I prefer water polo, that's where the fun is.
>>36555405
>>36555421
Niggers suck at soccer
>>36555242
No, gymnast are considered the pinnacle of body self-control.
Swimming marries athleticism, endurance and aesthetics.
>>36555396
Nah mang. Runners have good endurance obviously, but they ignore strength. Perfect athlete should be both halves of the whole.
I think swimmers, wrestlers, martial artists, and decathaletes are among top in terms of pure athletics. All my opinion of course. Football players or hockey players could contend.
>>36555239
BJJ is GOAT.
>>36555435
Oh, only niggers and white people exist? What about all the Latinos and south Americans that kill at soccer? Also, there are plenty of top tier black soccer players.
Come on mang
>>36555450
Wrestling is like easymode cutting and abs
and it's fun as fuck
>>36555465
Its also pretty decent cardio. Not swimming or running tier, but higher than weightlifting or say gymnastics.
Maybe good health-wise, but
>boring as fuck
>that physique sucks
swimmers have best phisique than gymfags.
prove me wrong
Rolling for 5's
What about those track and field athletes that competes in whole bunch of events. That's gotta be the pinnacle of athleticism, speed, quickness, endurance, strength, explosiveness.
>>36555562
See >>36555450
Decathaletes are definitely up there.
>>36555079
> less training carryover than Strongman, Powerlifting, Gymnastics, Weightlifting, Bouldering and Track and Field due to being firmly in the glycolysis part of the map
> competing in the repeating motor pathway Jew
strongman 4 lyf
pic related
>>36555079
you're right I can't
I fucking love swimming, and snorkel man oh god muh fauna
Been doing it since I was a kid
>tfw when that mask
>>36555079
Not picking the GOAT sport it's like you don't even want to make it
Swimming is for white\tall people. The guys posting gymnasts in here are likely manlets. Most gymansts are midgets.
>>36555652
Have you tried spearfishing? Pretty comfy desu
>>36555217
> swimmer has better athletics
> swimmer has better athletics
> swimmer has better athletics
> swimmer has better athletics
are you retarded? swimmers are ottermode with a somewhat developed and literally nothing else, unless they lift.
gymnasts look like the guy on that pic because otherwise they wouldn't be able to do half the shit they do.
>>36555832
somewhat developed back*
>>36555152
Does anyone else use breast stroke for their arms and just kick their legs? Comfy af
>>36555079
>mfw that guy looks full blown skelly to me
Body dismorphia is awesome
>>36555832
Athletics =/= aesthetics
Fucking moron commit sudoku pls
>>36555799
no anon, it's one of my pending tasks
I need to get a "license" and some paperwork where I live in order to walk/swim freely with an harpoon, otherwise I'd get a bulky fine
Also wanna scuba dive, I'm getting my license this summer no matter what :^)
>>36555157
Requires being a manlet.
And honestly, which would you rather be?
6'2 (~190 cm) otter / athletic mode
5'6 athletic mode
Does not give you the bone density others sports give you like weighlifting gives you.
>>36556021
what? bone density?
>>36555628
Can some explain what this image means?
Russian kettlebell sport is GOAT. Great endurance and strength, gireviks allways do babell squats, presses cleans.
>>36556078
Here is an article by the creator of the Map, Rob Miller. It is hosted on Rippetoe's site and this is not the most recent (v7) version, but it has some indicators that help it be more readable to the lay person.
http://startingstrength.com/site/the_map
Bottom line is:
ATP/Phosphogenetic methods of producing power (ATP/Anaerobic) have carryover to sports that use glycolysis (HIIT) and those in turn have carryover to sports that are oxidative (i.e., LISS).
>>36556046
Yes, you floating in water. Nothing crushing you, like when you squatting.
>>36556126
http://startingstrength.com/site/article/the_map
full article
>>36555405
2bh I'm surprised more negros don't play tennis. They have a natural build for it.
>tall
>long limbs
>often speedy.
>>36556143
can anybody recommend some good books for swim technique improvement? or programs? is there a "starting fish" program?
>>36556168
>negros
>tall
uwotm8? whites are taller on average. every time i party downtown, i'm amazed at how many blacl skelly manlets there are.
>>36556078
it's sharpie on his face
don't worry, it'll wash off, his hormones are probably fine
>>36555152
Butterfly looks so majestic and aesthetic. The only thing I ever swim (and breastroke for when I get exhausted after like 100m).
I think you mean sidestroke / freestyle. If not, you have confused.
>>36555177
just be glad we don't have all the retarded "sports"
>eating contests
>poker
>fantasy sports
>video gaming
>rock paper scissors
>bowling
pic related, rock paper scissors championships. ESPN covered it in 2007, I don't know how to make webm or i'd post that instead.
>>36556168
Nignogs don't have technique and their long limbs mean jack shit when it takes most white players 4-6 steps to cover the entire court.
>>36555241
>mile in 5 minutes
Ok kiddo time to get the fuck out of the swim thread
>>36556168
Tennis is an expensive sport to play...Pros have been playing since they could walk and went to school at a tennis academy. Monfils and Tsonga are both from families of former athletes. In America, blacks stick with basketball and football because all you need is a ball and raw athleticism.
Is it possible to learn how to swim by myself?
>>36555157
These guys have fucking insane shoulders.
Does swimming work chest as well? Which stroke/style/whatever would work chest the best?
>>36558616
yea, I did it last spring. As long as you know the basics and ain't a retard you can do it easily.
Don't drown tho
Boxing is literally the best sport out there
Y'all fuckers talking about how swimming is about endurance and strength.
top kek
>>36558668
>can't form complete sentences after the age of 40
>>36555152
Butterfly master race reporting in
Breaststroke is for little girls and old ladies
>>36558693
That only happens to terrible boxers who get hit in the head very often.
>>36558730
Mhmmm
>>36555152
Butterfly: most majestic, most grueling
Front crawl: Most efficient, classic stroke
Breast stroke: Whack-a-mole fetishists
Backstroke: 60 year old aqua aerobics tier
>>36555435
what the fuck, one of the best if not the best soccer players ever is black, pele. for me is ronaldhino wtf man ¨( im white latino btw)
but sharks are scary
>>36559129
sharks are not as scary as girls
>>36555079
That's not how you spell wrestling.
It's not rugby or basketball.
>>36555242
> Not being gymnastics swimming oly master race
It's not really a sport tho
>>36559376
that is literally all external preparation.
rugby is not that great for aesthetics
>>36555450
The best overall athlete(besides decatlet) is a 400m runner. Their training consists of heavy lifting sprinting and 5ks. If you had them compete against any athlete in any competition(besides skills throwing events) they're going to be one of the best in all of them. 100/200m runners will be a bit ahead in those events but their endurance is shit above that. The 400 guy will hold his own in the longer distance events. In weight lifting the 400 runner will also do well bc of their strength. The only event a swimmer would win in is swimming .
>>36555177
Iran
Cross country skiing might just take the title from swimming as the best all around excerise.
mika myllylä a finnish skier supposedly could do 300 push ups in a row and had a vo2 max of 89 if i remember correctly.
He was full of epo but that will be the case for any endurance athlete nowdays, maybe in a lesser extent
>>36559470
Depends what position you play
Could be a thick, solid, tight hooker with a fat neck and some cauliflower ears
Or look like Dan carter lel
>>36559509
do you mean that a 400m guy will fare well in events up to 5k or that they have runs up to 5k?
>>36559509
>muh sprint
Nigger detected
>>36559640
Nah m8 I ran track in hs.
>>36559585
Preseason is usually long runs lifting and tech work. And they'd fare well up to 5k comparatively.
>>36555672
I love it but
>hours of steady state cardio ruining your gains
>bullshit endurance weight circuits which fuck up your real lifting schedule
>constant sleep deprivation
>frequent injuries
>>36559509
so your saying the only event your runner is good in is running. weak argument.
>>36560031
And lifting as said in the post vs a swimmer who can't run
You can't determine who is the better fighter
>>36555177
Judo is a great sport, fuck off lol
>>36555462
7-1
>>36555902
>Hybrid-stroke masterrace.
>>36558839
Backstroke is fucking amazing you mong
>front crawl
It's freestyle you mong
>>36560301
stop calling people mong
it's called front crawl in the UK you silly billy
>>36560301
Thanks for this, looks nothing like a crawl in my opinion. Fuck angry Brit-bongs who will disagree.
>>36555079
>Boxing
You dyel limp wristed faggots know nothing of strength, speed and technique
>>36560371
Yeah but not many people want to risk getting their teeth knocked out
>>36560315
I'll call you a mong however much i feel like you mong!
>>36560321
Thanks mong, it makes it sound like doggy paddle for 45yo Asian men who never saw a pool in their life
>>36560413
No problem mong. love you faggot
