Brilliant
But you would assume pro players would be
I think thatâs part of it definitely.
I think any sport that requires the explosive bursts you need in hurling will suit younger and younger lads. Look at sprinting vs distance running (obviously two extreme examples). Soccer lads probably arenât carrying nearly as much bulk either.
Iâm only guessing here though, I could be WAY off
the report made some mention that semi pro soccer players werenât significantly lower than pro players in any metric.
no youâre right. Soccer players body fat % are massively lower than hulers and footballers. Itâs in that report you obviously didnât read 
Youâre absolutely spot on. As always.
Body fat and muscle are too different thingsâŚ
Yeah soccer players have more upper body and abdomen muscle endurance as well.
Gaelic footballers had a higher one rep max than soccer players though. Hulers came out last in everything
you will have irked a few of the gahliban here
If theyâre irked by science that isnât on me kid
ive been listening to a few simon ferry podcasts where they talk to ex pros
the ones recently retired are sick of the S&C coaches having too much say, stuff like, they didnt play one week so after the game the players that didnt play do light exercise, and the S&C guy running out saying not to do it as they had trained too hard the previous day, saying a lot of managers give them too much power
the one that always stuck out for me though was seedorf getting his fillings realligned every season
That makes sense. They look to have bigger upper-bodies. Probably deal with more collisions.
The hurlers coming last in everything is a bit surprising. The old adage about âthe ball doing the workâ probably applies to an extent. Will be interesting to see if hurling catches up with (Gaelic) football in the coming years
I remember that show and he was a disgrace by GAA club standards at the time let alone intercounty
2 Likes
Might be somewhat useful as a comparator if it wasnât a 15 year old report based on 17 year old data.
Publication history
- Accepted July 20, 2004
- First published June 23, 2005.
Online issue publication
June 23, 2005
7 Likes
Have Persil done any studies on it?
do you think the LOI hasnât moved on since and GAA has? It was so definitive they havenât bothered their holes to go at it again
1 Like
An up to date report would tell us that
Shure Graham Geraghty was the fittest player Paul Merson had ever seen
3 Likes
A nice auld fella . Itâs lads like him that wonât get the send off they deserve with all the restrictions. RIP
2 Likes
God rest him