athletes?

[dannyz0r]

Badminton
Volleyball
Handball

 

[guitardude7241]

cubing isn't an active sport. if it is, chess is. you don't train in cubing, you just cube and get better. there are no cubing drills. you don't run, work out, or jump to help with cubing faster. sport does have a stupid definition: Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. if cubing's a sport, anything's physical. so in my terms, and many other athletes, cubing isn't a sport.

Both bolded lines. WTF are you thinking?

Maybe you are a casual cuber who just cubes because they can, but I know me and a lot of other people actually train so they can get better and faster at cubing.

And why isn't it a sport? Because no balls are involved? No tackling people?

Come on man, use your brain.

Edit: I second Anthony's post, speak for yourself.

golf is very active, you have to walk miles in one game. well, in my words cubing isn't a sport, it's a hobby. well, it might be a sport, but it sure isn't a very active sport.

oh, and i'd like to see you say any of that to bobby knight or mike tomlin.

 

[CitricAcid]

Cubing is like a mental sport.
It's not a "Sport" Sport, as in sweating, running, chugging gallons of water when your done, etc.

But, it's like a, you know, mental sport.
There are competitions and championships.
There are even teams.

To some extent it's a sport, but to some extent it's not.

It's like the UV End of the sport spectrum.

 

[chris410]

It is a "sport" what is being said here is that it is not a "contact" sport however, it is certainly a sport.

Cubing involves of course both mental and physical attributes in addition to the fact that it is competitive hence, it is a sport. Similar to golf, people equate a "sport" to anything that simply requires physical movements as the primary factor, that's not the case when we discuss the definition of "sport."

 

[Carrot]

Well... I guess it's called Track and Field?

100m: around 12 seconds
200m: my PB is 25 seconds x'D
60m: that's sub8 seconds haha xD

Long Jump: 5.56m (bahh...)
High Jump: 1.61m (that PB is old)
Triple Jump: 12.49m at competition... but I have done 13+ many times at training :rolleyes:

Well... anyone who has tried a cooper test? (running for 12 minutes ) I got 3175m which I guess isn't that bad hehe

you don't run, work out, or jump to help with cubing faster.

Speak for yourself.

Spoiler

Chris! Those were horrible press ups! I see many people doing press ups like that. Your elbows should not be down to the side, they should be going out at a 90 degree angle if you want to work your chest properly.

He is not trying to train his chest... those press ups are meant to train the arms :fp

 

[fanwuq]

Well... I guess it's called Track and Field?

100m: around 12 seconds
200m: my PB is 25 seconds x'D
60m: that's sub8 seconds haha xD

Long Jump: 5.56m (bahh...)
High Jump: 1.61m (that PB is old)
Triple Jump: 12.49m at competition... but I have done 13+ many times at training :rolleyes:

Well... anyone who has tried a cooper test? (running for 12 minutes ) I got 3175m which I guess isn't that bad hehe

Chris! Those were horrible press ups! I see many people doing press ups like that. Your elbows should not be down to the side, they should be going out at a 90 degree angle if you want to work your chest properly.

He is not trying to train his chest... those press ups are meant to train the arms :fp

Odder,
How do you jump so far and high? Our running speed is about the same, but I can't long or high jump at all. I looked at a few videos, but still don't see how it's possible.
My vertical and standing broad jumps are decent, but I don't know the techniques for long and high jumps.

Dene,
Sarcasm? Elbows flared out is not good for your elbow and shoulder joints. I actually do them with elbows tucked in.
Look at 1:10 of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJMzxAl-ViQ
My only complaints for Chris are that he needs to go deeper and that his body should be kept straight.

 

[Lux Aeterna]

I played rugby when I was in high school and when I was an undergrad. Now I'm in grad school and don't have time.

 

[Cyrus C.]

cubing isn't an active sport. if it is, chess is. you don't train in cubing, you just cube and get better. there are no cubing drills. you don't run, work out, or jump to help with cubing faster. sport does have a stupid definition: Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. if cubing's a sport, anything's physical. so in my terms, and many other athletes, cubing isn't a sport.

Just an FYI chess is recognized as a sport by the National Olympic Committee.

 

[fariq]

I play Rugby, next year going to play for school Basketball team. And I like playing soccer as a hobby. Usually freestyle soccer.

 

[guitardude7241]

cubing isn't an active sport. if it is, chess is. you don't train in cubing, you just cube and get better. there are no cubing drills. you don't run, work out, or jump to help with cubing faster. sport does have a stupid definition: Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. if cubing's a sport, anything's physical. so in my terms, and many other athletes, cubing isn't a sport.

Just an FYI chess is recognized as a sport by the National Olympic Committee.

is it an active sport?

 

[Cyrus C.]

cubing isn't an active sport. if it is, chess is. you don't train in cubing, you just cube and get better. there are no cubing drills. you don't run, work out, or jump to help with cubing faster. sport does have a stupid definition: Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. if cubing's a sport, anything's physical. so in my terms, and many other athletes, cubing isn't a sport.

Just an FYI chess is recognized as a sport by the National Olympic Committee.

is it an active sport?

Yes, it involves activity.

 

[tehmaxice]

Well... I guess it's called Track and Field?

100m: around 12 seconds
200m: my PB is 25 seconds x'D
60m: that's sub8 seconds haha xD

Long Jump: 5.56m (bahh...)
High Jump: 1.61m (that PB is old)
Triple Jump: 12.49m at competition... but I have done 13+ many times at
....

Odder,
How do you jump so far and high? Our running speed is about the same, but I can't long or high jump at all. I looked at a few videos, but still don't see how it's possible.
My vertical and standing broad jumps are decent, but I don't know the techniques for long and high jumps.
...

Well, I'm also around 12 seconds for 100m, and my standing vertical is pretty bad, but I jump 1.95m in high jump. (Not that great, by any means)
It's just about technique untill you close in on those 2 metres

 

[LNZ]

I almost made my school team in track way back in primary school (about 1981). And at high school, I operated the electronic score board at lunch time basketball and soccer games and set up the gym for such events.

I liked school sport (especially track events) but really disliked all ball throwing/passing/kicking/recieving sports with a passion. I was hopeless at them all. I had to wait until the early 1990's to really find out why.

 

[Micael]

I cube (still slow though)...and I also race motorcycles semi professionally. The two have quite a bit in common in terms of the mental approach. However, mistakes during a race tend to hurt a little more! (my avatar is me at Summit point...turn 10 at about 100mph dragging knee and boot!)

Here is a better picture:

Wow!

I do triathlon, now training (a lot) for Ironman Lake Placid.

 

[Rubiks560]

I'm playing tennis for my high school

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

School Sports: Baseball, basketball, track, cross country

Non-School Sports: Racquetball, tennis, baseball

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

Thanks for the algorithm. I couldnt figure it out.

 

[agonzales94]

field hockey, ski racing, lacrosse...does anyone know if you can burn a lot of calories by cubing? joking, but poker is shown on ESPN, meaning it's considered a sport, as is cupstacking...why shouldn't cubing?

 

[amostay2004]

I do not like how I look.

Ah. So long as it's a self-judgement thing, I understand to some degree.
I personally have given up trying to please others in an aesthetic sense.

Sorry bout bringing up a day old discussion (just opened this thread ) but besides aesthetic purposes, it's also not healthy to be overweight.

 

[54stickers]

I play for my school bowling team