Who is fitter?

Post by **Anakha56** » 26 Sep 2004, 09:48

I have no idea where to post this, so Im just going to post it here. Im curious to know who s fitter Formula 1 drivers or rugby players? My friend says that rugby players are fitter and I say otherwise the thing is I need facts to back it up anyone got any of these? Thankx for the help.

Enjoy your day.

Screeper · Post by **Screeper** » 26 Sep 2004, 10:02

i don't think you can compare them really.

It's a different kind of fitness, ones mainly aerobic and the other mainly anaerobic.
I would imagine that the F1 drivers are probably mentally fitter as they're required to concentrate 100% for 2 hours without break.

Suffice to say at the top of their sports both are exceedingly fit.

So i haven't answered your question

Post by **Azgard** » 26 Sep 2004, 10:12

I agree that you can't really compare them.

In actually strength I think rugby players would be stronger though.

The question is a bit of a generalisation though since you might have a few rugby players who don't workout a lot etc.. and then you might have a few F1 drivers who workout really hard so..

Post by **Tel** » 27 Sep 2004, 08:14

I 3rd that. It's 2 totally different sports that require different types of fitness.

Post by **Y0da** » 27 Sep 2004, 08:43

It's like comparing boxers and weight lifters. Both have tremendous strength but they are trained to only use it in the manner more suitable to their sport. a Boxer would more than likely fail to lift a truck and a weight lifter would fail to knock out a boxer.

Law · Post by **Law** » 15 Jan 2005, 04:49

just get them to do the beep test. that'll sort out whose fitter.

Anyone thats done the bep test will know how fun it is.

Tiza · Post by **Tiza** » 14 Mar 2005, 19:31

Well I play rugby and man that sport makes you much fitter than any other sport I play.

I have never tried formula 1 racing so I can't really tell.

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 14 Mar 2005, 19:45

F1 dudes really are fit!!
Rugby dudes (erm SA) are too damn lazy!!

Tiza · Post by **Tiza** » 14 Mar 2005, 21:48

WiKiD wrote:F1 dudes really are fit!!
Rugby dudes (erm SA) are too damn lazy!!

The fittest guy is probably a rugby player but if you take the all the rugby players and all the formula 1 players I guess the formula 1 races are fitter.

Those props arn't supreme athletes

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 17 Dec 2005, 10:03

Rugby players only play like 30 minutes in a match,the rest of the time they just standing around.All the line-outs and kicks and so on.They hardly ever play.I would love to see a rugby player go be a striker in a soccer match,now if you wanna talk fit,compare them.

Oj · Post by Oj » 17 Dec 2005, 14:04

First off, clear this up for me: mentally or physically?

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 17 Dec 2005, 14:08

In rubgy you you have to have a stronger physique,but all round fitness would go to the soccer players hands down,and mentally as well,cause as we all know rugby doesn't involve that much thinking.

jee · Post by **jee** » 17 Dec 2005, 14:51

WHOOPS!

linked the wrong pic !!!!
sowwy hawk!!!

B-Hawk · Post by **B-Hawk** » 17 Dec 2005, 15:02

^ That's a little scary ^

Edit - Btw, aint that considered full frontal nudity? And that on a public forum, posted by a mod.

Edit2 - Naughty Jee

I34z1k · Post by **I34z1k** » 17 Dec 2005, 16:21

Sounds like Jee has some weir things on her comp. I must agree with Yoda. Rugby players are tronget but I think f1 drivers of fitter. The force of gravitation on thier bodies at that speed is nearly constant. I think F1 are fitter.

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 17 Dec 2005, 16:40

Whoopsie!!

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 17 Dec 2005, 16:42

F1 guys are way FITTER

but

Rugby Players are STRONGER

Damien · Post by **Damien** » 17 Dec 2005, 19:17

lol.
Let me tell you becuase I know for a fact. A soccer player + a rugby is not as fit as a formula 1 driver. Formula 1 drivers are some of the fitest athletes in the world, known fact, no argument. When you say you cant compare them, well you cant really but then again they are both athletes. One is built for strength and the other for endurance. Then you get mental and physical fitness.
A contruction worker comes home at night is tired from working physically all day but a person sitting behind a desk doing something like custom relations can be more tired after work because of mental stress. After all, its all in the mind. Formula 1 drivers can loose up to 3 kgs in sweat alone, in one race. And they also haveto have strength. Especially Their neck. A F1 car can generate up 4 G's under braking, that means his head weighs 4 times more every time he breaks hard. Then the more tired your body gets the less you can concentrate and you can imagine how high concentration levels haveto in that sport where split second decisions and reactions can cost you the race. Its one of the most demanding sports in the world, physically and mentally.

Thats my take, I train in the gym 5 times a week and have lots of friends that play rugby, 2 of my dads friends are/were in car racing. Racing drivers are in a totally different league when it comes 2 fitness.

MrBean · Post by **MrBean** » 17 Dec 2005, 19:38

Those props arn't supreme athletes

Ok, let's see - I haven't played rugby for the last 2 years, retired from the sport. I am close to 39.

I can still play 7 to 9 games of very hard squash. I can benchpress 120kg. Leg press 450+, and hack-squad around 210kg's. I played prop (no1) for 6-7 years, 18years flank.

My neck is around 46cm in circumference, at my peak, I could lift opposition prop up in air with my neck. I could do a 100m in around 11.9 seconds, even 3 years ago. Played a 90min rugby game, and I was dead afterwards.

Now, I am doing racing sim. With an ECCI6000 steering wheel, which is as close to the real thing as possible. Steering and pedal response much stronger than F1 car.

So yeah, after 2-3 hours of non-stop sim racing, only thing that is stiff is my bottom.

Mental fitness, I would agree, I think F1 is much more taxing on the brain. Physically, well, I don't think you can even compare. Tiza, just so you know, those props are extremely strong, and fit.

They scrum for a big part of the game, makes on ave 20-30 tackles per game, not even to mention lifting those locks in the lineouts. No, Victor Matfield can't jump to save his life, he gets lifted by the props.

The last jumping lock we had was Frik du Preez.

So, before making statements like these, go play a game on prop yourself. Afterwards I will help you, will probably need a block-and-tackle to pull your head from your backside.

But yeah, going slightly off-topic, you cannot even begin to compare the different types of power/strengths needed for individual muscle groups to be developed in these 2 vastly different sports, but overall, physically, professional rugby players will be much stronger per kg bodyweight, and quite a bit fitter overall, again physically, than motorracing drivers, who will need specialist physical training to develope those muscles applicable to racing.

Only my view though, treat is as such.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » 17 Dec 2005, 19:57

Read this:

http://www.health24.com/fitness/Specifi ... ,11467.asp

thealluseless · Post by **thealluseless** » 29 Dec 2006, 14:05

I can still play 7 to 9 games of very hard squash.

dude i dont wanna step on your toes(because u r bigger than me) but i am a pretty good squash player, i am very fit(I have just finished my final fitness evaluation for the year yay!!!) and i dont think i could play 9 games of squash in a row??? unless it was against someone weaker. in which case it would not be hard squash. (if u wanna know what a hard rally is like i have an exercise for u!!!!!)

Now, I am doing racing sim. With an ECCI6000 steering wheel, which is as close to the real thing as possible. Steering and pedal response much stronger than F1 car.

So yeah, after 2-3 hours of non-stop sim racing, only thing that is stiff is my bottom.

u honestly think this is the same as racing a formula one car??? u gotta be kidding, how many g's did u pull in it? how hot was it when u were racing? how much serious attention were u paying? was your life at risk? comeon u cant rate a sport by playing a simulator????

honestly i think formula one drivers overall are fitter, someone quoted stats earlier so not gonna repeat them, but i also think it is alot harder because of the smaller margin of error. Lives are at risk, so mentally it is definitely a harder sport, physically i think it is very different, and certain rugby players are exceptionally fit, however i agree with certain posts that on the average i would put formula one drivers as fitter than rugby players. Def not stronger, but fitter

thealluseless · Post by **thealluseless** » 29 Dec 2006, 14:06

sorry to bump topic, thought it said 2006, not 2005.