Are you fit enough to compete in the Olympics?

Question

Well, apparently 40% of Americans think so. In a recent poll (n=1000), 60% of men and 22% of women say they are. They are capable of performing against elite athletes that have honed their skills for years, despite being on average obese.

Let me remind you, average BMI in the USA is about 30, which is obese.

Unironically, it may be interesting to throw in an average Joe at big events. Let’s see whether the average guy can run 13 miles per hour for 2 hours to compete in the marathon.

Link: www.studyfinds.org/.../

Maybe if they all meant like curling or sharpshooting, which I heavily doubt

Are you fit enough to compete in the Olympics?

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Completely forgot this.

YOU ALSO NEED TO QUALIFY for the Olympics in the first place.

Lynx122 · Accepted Answer

I'm a good volleyball player I played indoor in the 3rd highest league in Switzerland and I'm better at beach volleyball than indoor. But I'm not even close to being good enough to compete at the olympics. My friend is 203 cm tall (I'm 189/190) and he started playing early and got all the support he needed he went to a sports high school and a sports university too. He played in junior tournament all over the world to gain experience.

Then he got to play against the grownups. He played against teams that were at the olympics this year and he competed at these professional tournaments. And he did ok but he wasn't quite good enough. He decided to play more locally and stop travelling everywhere because it wasn't worth it. He got to nr. 145 in the world. I played with him once and he was playing with us as if he was a grownup and we were kids pretty much. The level difference is insane and even among the best teams there's still a huge difference. Mol/ Sorum the best team atm they made the other teams look pretty bad tbh. And with the women it was the same thing.

I don't think people really comprehend how far away they are from the elite in any sport. If you didn't start young and train all your life you're not even in the same universe as these people and even if you did you might still be bad compared to the best. When I started playing volleyball I was already too old to be scouted by the people who wanna push young talent and make them the next olympians. But even if I had started really young I don't know if I could have made it. This is a sport I know a lot about and have played for half my life. The other ones I would have even less of a chance because I'd have to start at 0.

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

hmmmm, let me check... on my athleticism or skills

no, not even in Mexico which has a lot less competitiveness than the USA, I would not be able to steal a qualifying spot for the Olympics

but I could maybe say that I could do better in soccer than these "kids" but they're just younger and I just have more experience... and that's just me saying it from the comfort of my couch lmao... so not really.

most Olympians do excel this way because of the tremendous effort they put, the discipline and the dedication... and that's on top of their skill and athleticism, so no, I am definitely NOT at that level.

hannahjo022 · Accepted Answer

Hell no but it depends what sport. I can't swim fast, never done gymnastics, not a fast runner, not tall enough to play volleyball, can't play tennis, and can't dive. If dancing was part of Olympics which I know breakdancing will be. I could do badminton since I am really good at that. I can't play basketball, but I am good at shooting. I actually was a shooting guard on my high school schools basketball team.

muscularbumblebee · Accepted Answer

I’m definitely physically fit too however they don’t have the sports I tend to go for

Not olympics but I am competing nationally in my first bodybuilding competition followed by a novice powerlifting comp soon. Olympic weightlifting seems a choice I used to be interested it but now I realise is completely different to powerlifting

But to answer your question I think I could

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I am not a megalomaniac or an old fool.

DWornock · Answer

Obviously, Olympic athletes must train and be in excellent condition. However, although that is required, it is an insignificant factor in qualifying for the Olympics. You must be blessed with the genes and confirmation that only 1 person 10,000 has. There are an estimated 10,000 Olympic athletes and over a person's lifetime perhaps 25 times that many. That is 250,000 Olympic athletes and it is likely that 3 times that many (750,000 athletes) with proper training could have made the Olympics. That is 1 in 10,000. The other 99.99% could never have been an Olympic athlete regardless of how much they trained.

HawkPerception · Answer

I'm extremely fit and can do some cool stuff like handstand pushups, a human flag and climb up high things pretty easily, but in no way would I be able to compete in the olympics for any event. They are all masters of their art and would dust me in it.

Birdlegs · Answer

No chance anybody who is able to be an Olympian would be an Olympian unless you’re from some random African country or whatever. These people trained their entire lives from childhood to do that one thing no average person even has a chance. The average person can’t even get a college scholarship for anything athletic and some think they can be an Olympian? Get tf out of here😂

ohshee · Answer

I'm in pretty good shape but I'm not even close if he wants to come to competing in something I used to be a sponsor racing dirt bikes and I know exactly what it takes and even though I'm in good shape you have to be Beyond In-Shape to compete in anything I wish I could say yes but no I'm not

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Greatly depends on the discipline,

i have been in same competitions as some of Olympic and Commonwealth squads for a couple of sports, archery (same club), shooting and mountain biking.

track and field, swimming and those where you need to be superbly fit, no chance.

But the olympics is not about fitness for all sports, it’s about skill at what you do.

I have take part in biathlon in Norway, we just made up numbers and time differences were immense 😂

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I guess that I'm fit enough for three of the sailing classes.
To qualify: it requires a lot of feet kissing in your national committee to even be noticed. Practically, I could perhaps manage it (winning races is not unfamiliar to me) - but my stubborn attitude will not let YOU guys admire me on TV :D

K-I-S-S · Answer

Yes.

i have a top 1% body. And i have trained hard for 16 years, also have been in the top of few different fields.

Give me 6 months to specialize on a specific field and yeah, i would fit in with the rest.

I don't think i will make podium, especially with all the "juices" but a decent average is doable.

InferiorElegy · Answer

That's difficult to answer because although I can throw a Javelin pretty far and I can swim very well and I'm in shape, I'm sure I can do and I am fit enough to do a good amount of the sports in at least the summer Olympics but at a competitive level that's a no.

SpiderManFan2002 · Answer

Yes of course, and I’m also experienced enough in driving to compete against Louis Hamilton and I’m the tallest person in the world😂

exitseven · Answer

I once ran a race with Steve Scott who ran the mile in the Olympics. Physically we were about the same size and I thought it would be cool if I could go toe to toe with him in a 10K race. Needless to say, it wasn't even close.

Anonymous · Answer

At the top point of my physique (and I competed in pro sports) I was maybe 75% of the way there at 26.

I was curious if I could of asked God at 9 years old about which sport it could of Gold medaled in. The best of the best have a combination of genetics and insane hard work ethic. So if I could of known which particular sport/event I was capable of getting gold as a kid it would of been cool to focus all my efforts on that.

420Rachel · Answer

Hell no 🤣 I can barely get my ass out of bed in the mornings.

purplepoppy · Answer

Competing yes, competing with a chance of winning no.

harmseygracelu · Answer

Only Americans could think that, youse aren't too bright

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

I believe I am once again fit enough to compete in the Olympics. However, many will say I'm too old and don't stand a chance against young kids.

plate · Answer

Anyone who voted yes is completely fucking delusional. There is no chance any of you are even close to being on the same level as an Olympic athlete.

MotorcycleMan · Answer

I've been laying on the couch for years practicing for the luge event. It's a gravity sport, so a little extra weight is a bonus, right?

jennifer_bloom · Answer

Well I think I could be fit if I worked at it long enough but I have other priorities that prevent me from investing in a sports hobby.

JBlade · Answer

Yes, but I need some time to train for techniques sake. I could compete in 110m hurdles, however I’m not winning anything lol.

MountAverage · Answer

60% of men? I'm not even surprised, but why is it that so many men are so ridiculously full of themselves, no matter how average, boring, ignorant and untalented they actually are? What the fuck's up with male egos?

Mangospacho · Answer

I could definitely compete in the Olympics unless I’m competing against other people and they drug test me because I’m gonna need a ton of steroids to compete if there’s gonna be other people competing against me.

Lillie_xo · Answer

I dont think I can play any sports to begin with ping pong maybe ( •́ ⍨ •̀)

Kyle-Jackson · Answer

i mean im fit and i am a soccer striker, The only Olympics i could do is soccer perhaps im getting a scholarship with my soccor, But im not good enough for the olympics,

Nobefore · Answer

For swimming I know I can do. If my family wasn't too religious I probably becoming one of them.

Mofunfour20 · Answer

Impossible 66% of americans are overweight or obese 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 Such delusions, Jesus Christ

DarkLillysub · Answer

I’m barely fit enough to vaccuum my whole house without a break 😂

zagor · Answer

No way. That takes years of dedication, which I don't have. Even that isn't always enough. My cousin worked her ass off at figure skating starting about 11 but never got higher than 7th at Nationals.

Azaelia · Answer

I'm very active in sports but I don't want to join Olympics huhu

BeenThereLovedIt · Answer

I'd bet that most of that 40% are ignoring objective reality.

Celtero · Answer

Umm... After that update? No.  I hope the study clarified that too.

Guardian45 · Answer

I am a world class, Olympic level, record-breaking sleeper!  “Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter”  “Plus vite, Plus haut, Plus fort - Ensemble” “Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together”

qwert1234 · Answer

Hell no.  I get tired cleaning my room, which is really not that dirty.

Anonymous · Answer

I have never been capable of that even at my best unfortunately.  Also if I exercise a lot I get shin splints and lower back issues so it’s probably near impossible to get in that kind of shape

crazy8000 · Answer

Was closer to be good enough when I did practice competition swimming in late childhood and early teens than a couple of years ago.

Iron_Man · Answer

I’m not in my prime shape right now I need 8 months to get ready for the Olympics at least depending which sport it is

Dnice1 · Answer

Maybe, I don't know what sport I would compete in though.

es20490446e · Answer

My physical level if that of an athlete, but not at the level of the top athletes worldwide.

Floppy2112 · Answer

When I was your age, I was. Well, I had the strength and endurance, I just lacked talent.

Andres77 · Answer

I'm an old man now. When I was in my 29's I was Olympic fit.

Wise4myage · Answer

Id do fine if beer chugging was an Olympic sport. 😂

ThatNoUVAtYourEyes · Answer

Not far but wouldn't/don't see the point. The rings of power are the source of evil

Anonymous · Answer

Probably could in the martial arts events. Martial arts is more about skill than physical prowess.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah I can easily win at every sport ever made. I'll just go Super saiyan and win.

Open2It · Answer

I'm not even fit enough to be a towel boy in the Olympics... 😄

Asianguy123 · Answer

I am not that fit but just normal. I don't think I can compete at olympic. no talent

DianaWest · Answer

hell no. sports never really sparked my interest.

katiesmuff · Answer

Easy answer for this question and it would be NOPE

Anonymous · Answer

lazy prick and they all take steroids. I refuse to do that

Hope_Goat330 · Answer

I'm fit, but it's not happening anytime soon.

IAMNathanael · Answer

No way, José! I can admit that easily!

Slartybartfast · Answer

Remember, Olympic bowling is a thing.

have_a_good_day · Answer

Fit enough? Yes. Good enough? No 😂😂

JosyJosy · Answer

Haha no, I workout for fun, not competitively

loveslongnails · Answer

Just proves how stupid some Americans can be. LOL

kitty71 · Answer

Not even in a million years

karaspara · Answer

Lol absolutely not not even close

Jonny59 · Answer

am I fit enough to get a girlfriend HMMM? ? ? ?

Schizoaffective · Answer

Lol I wish But no way

blondfrog · Answer

Lol no and I have no shame in admitting that.

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