American Football fitness is a bit different...

...due to the nature of the game, you don't want someone who can run for 90 minutes solid, 2 games a week, giving the sort of workrate in patches that Worthy so loves. That kind of fitness is also what you want in rugby, but this is a different game. In AF you want someone who can explode at full speed and strength for 10 seconds at a time with a 30 second pause between.

Therefore their fitness is all geared toward short burst and explosive power.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on December 1st 2005 at 15:37:15

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While on honeymoon in the tropical paradise of St Lucia... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 1, 15:28:43
- Fox. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 15:31:03
- Unfit ? (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 15:29:52
  - Well, certainly in the aerobic sense. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 1, 15:33:50
    - American Football fitness is a bit different... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 15:37:15
      - In other words (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 1, 15:40:03
        
        Well I did try to explain! Believe me - they are very fit. Although (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 15:43:34
        
        I watched some american "football" in a bar the other night (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 15:46:58
        
        must have been a big bar (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 15:53:34
        
        I can see what you've done there (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 15:56:07
        
        And you had a go over my obvious gag... (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 15:54:15
        
        let's take it in turns today eh? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 15:57:30
        
        lol. Well you're the expert. Unfit they must be. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 15:48:41
        
        Just an observation (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 15:53:06
        
        short bursts of explosive power (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 15:41:46
        
        But it only lasts 10 second cammy (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 1, 15:43:27
        
        Nah as long as they can rest between "downs" they'd be ok ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 15:44:00
    - No, I'm sure you're mistaken, yarmy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 15:36:32

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