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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 207795"><p>Hmmmm....I think aerobic fitness might be the word you are looking for to descibe rugby. Anaerobic fitness is explosive fitness while aerobic is the long endurance type.</p><p></p><p>I agree that American Gridiron athletes are on another type of athletism that rugby players are not on....but it is not the type where their character is ever questioned. They are like weightlifters or 100m sprinters who are not tired when they step up to the bar or put their feet in the blocks. Therefore the temptation to lie down is almost non-existent. With a rugby player though he is always looking for a rest, always looking for a respite from the action, a time to recover and regain his breath. This is why rugby players including the best like Richie McCaw CANNOT go hardout like some turbo guy when they play because the body is always saying to stop and have a rest. Rugby is a game that presents players with the question of character...it questions players constantly on whether they want to keep going or whether they want to ease up a bit...or even whether they want to just give up. This one thing is what makes rugby better than gridiron more than anything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 207795"] Hmmmm....I think aerobic fitness might be the word you are looking for to descibe rugby. Anaerobic fitness is explosive fitness while aerobic is the long endurance type. I agree that American Gridiron athletes are on another type of athletism that rugby players are not on....but it is not the type where their character is ever questioned. They are like weightlifters or 100m sprinters who are not tired when they step up to the bar or put their feet in the blocks. Therefore the temptation to lie down is almost non-existent. With a rugby player though he is always looking for a rest, always looking for a respite from the action, a time to recover and regain his breath. This is why rugby players including the best like Richie McCaw CANNOT go hardout like some turbo guy when they play because the body is always saying to stop and have a rest. Rugby is a game that presents players with the question of character...it questions players constantly on whether they want to keep going or whether they want to ease up a bit...or even whether they want to just give up. This one thing is what makes rugby better than gridiron more than anything else. [/QUOTE]
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