shk75 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 So I consider myself to be a pretty good athlete, have played pretty much every sport and I am curious what you guys think is the most tiring sport. For me it is no contest, boxing. Like I said before I consider myself to be in good shape and I play hours and hours of basketball/tennis/football without any problem. However, I tried out boxing for a little bit and the first spar session I had I was dead after the first round and the round only lasted 1:30 minutes. I continued boxing for about a year and while I was able to go 4 rounds of 3 minutes I would still be physically exhausted after each fight. Not only that, the physical wear would destroy my mental focus. I have never played another sport where your mental ability suffers so much because of how physically exhausted you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch89 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Wrestling, no contest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Wrestling, no contest No doubt, it is killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shk75 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Wrestling, no contest Good one, coach wanted me to wrestle in high school but I thought it was a little too gay lol so I never tried it but everyone who has ever wrestled says it is the hardest sport they ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Soccer. I've played sports my whole life...soccer is by far the most physically taxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I like different forms of yoga, although it's not really a sport. Most days I kayak up river and back or drive up river, kayak back and then ride my bike back up. That's pretty taxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shk75 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Soccer.I've played sports my whole life...soccer is by far the most physically taxing. Interesting, I played for one year in high school, and while I sucked, I did not think it was that tiring. I mean don't get me wrong it is not easy but I felt like it was easier to get in a flow physically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I agree with boxing. Wrestling is tough, but at least you have a chance to catch your breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch89 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I tried out wrestling a year in high school and the coaches said practice STARTED after a 3 mile run outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I tried out wrestling a year in high school and the coaches said practice STARTED after a 3 mile run outside I ran track, shorter races. That 3 miles is just a warm up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I tried out wrestling a year in high school and the coaches said practice STARTED after a 3 mile run outside There is a respectable boxing studio in town where I live. I went in once to see if he would train me. First thing he said was to go run 10 miles and we will start. I ran two blocks home and sat back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Soccer. To be more or less constantly running for an hour and a half you need to be in supreme shape. And try training at a high level with a pro-club. You get a whole new appreciation of just how physically fit those guys are. I had a 2 week trial at 17 with Rochdale, who were at the time in England's 4th divison, and not fully pro. I thought I was fit, playing for my school side on a Saturday morning, a senior team Saturday afternoon, my Sunday morning side, and as an under-age player for a men's side on a Sunday afternoon. Those 2 weeks with the pro's all but killed me. I could barely walk when I was through they run me that hard and much. I didn't make the cut, and just ended up playing to a high amature standard. One of those 'what might of been' story's.' But I certainly got a new appreciation of the work those guys put in. Save maybe for hockey, there's NO fitter sportsman/ woman than a pro soccer player. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdf561 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 its a tie between wrestling and MMA for me....I wrestled from age 5-18 (turned down a partial scholarship to go to EKU because the college that offered it to me did not offer a Fire Science degree) Wrestling at a high level is taxing in all aspects. After college I wanted to get back into some competition so I took up Kickboxing, then Jiujitsu which transitioned to me trying MMA. MMA was just as taxing physically and mentally as wrestling but the damage to your body was way more. Now Im starting to run road races, and I am doing the tough mudder (www.toughmudder.com) and I think I am gonna try a triatholon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch89 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I ran track, shorter races. That 3 miles is just a warm up. I would think with track it's implied you'd have to run a large amount. There is a respectable boxing studio in town where I live. I went in once to see if he would train me. First thing he said was to go run 10 miles and we will start. I ran two blocks home and sat back down. Yea I managed to run the whole distance but another hour and a half in a gym with no a/c and practicing grapples/holds begins to wear you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 "they" say water polo is among the hardest. But I've never tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Rowing. Nonstop 100% on and on and on for 2,000 meters +. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 It's swimming for me. Though I don't know if I'd call it physically taxing so much as just plain exhausting. I have no idea how water polo players make it through a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 As far as the training goes, Mixed Martial Arts by a landslide, and I've never trained nearly as hard as the pros do. When it comes to the contest itself, running a marathon was absolutely brutal...and I came in like 14243902135978th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngestson Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Wrestling, no contest Have to agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 It's swimming for me. Though I don't know if I'd call it physically taxing so much as just plain exhausting.I have no idea how water polo players make it through a game. I agree,as does my son...I thought wrestling and running were great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Wrestling, no contest This. I never wrestled in HS or college but I train a lot of BJJ and we drill takedowns all the time and have a wrestling workshop once a month w/ collegiate wrestlers and wrestling is taxing as ****. I've played football, soccer, softball, trained in boxing and BJJ (still do) and what little wrestling I've done has been the toughest hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Boxing, fighting, MMA ... all will wear you the hell out Crossfit Ultimate Frisbee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassow Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Rugby is the most physically taxing sport I've personally played. 10X more taxing than football. The first time I got in a game I thought I was going to pass out after 5 minutes...and I was in good shape. Although, I would imagine wrestling would be much tougher. The most physically taxing exercise, I guess you can call it that, would be Erg tests for rowing. Basically you get on a ergometer (rowing machine), set it for 2000K meters and see how fast you can do it. I used to pull in the 6:30's in high school.....and would throw up violently and uncontrollably for the next 20 min. I would literally be incapacitated for an hour following the test. They usually have one at most gyms. If you can break 7 minutes, its really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehogs Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Like boxing, martial arts going one on one is exhausting (makes me wonder how a boxer goes 12 rounds or indeed 15 in the old days). Same with the likes of Muay Thai, absolutely brutal although I have never tried it. Sometimes in the martial arts class I go to we do floor work which obviously has a link to wrestling and that will exhaust you pretty quickly no dout about that! As for soccer, played it for years and cant say its that exhausting. If you are a defender for instance and play to your formation you get plenty of opportunities to sit in at the half-way line, not constant running at all. I dont know if anyone that plays soccer on here has ever played the shortened field version of 5-a-side (or may be 6 or 7 a side?). Now that is exhausting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSJHWT Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Have to throw my hat in with the wrestling crowd, especially when cutting weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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