Chess boxing

Post by lambdadmitry » Wed, May 16, 2018, 10:42 AM UTC

Pxtl wrote: post #10

jordan314 wrote: post #3

I thought I might be good at chessboxing until I saw the champion. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/84863-World-Chess-...

.... of course the champ is Russian. Seriously, the only way this sport could be more Russian would be if they somehow added a vodka-drinking contest round.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 16, 2018, 10:59 AM UTC

humanrebar wrote: post #80

crottypeter wrote: post #76

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> This is cute, but with what we now know about CTE, I can't help but find boxing, American football (handegg), etc disgusting. FTFY Seriously the rest of the world calls 'Soccer': 'football'

"Unqualified, the word football is understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football ...though association football does not have a concussion problem the way American football does. I'm not aware whether Australian or rugby football have concussion issues as well.

Post by mettamage » Wed, May 16, 2018, 11:09 AM UTC

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There were days when I had time to exercise for 2-3 hours straight, and I figured I would save time by trying to write some code or invent some app in my head while doing jumping jacks and other workouts. After a few hundred of them, I couldn't concentrate on anything but the counting and making sure my form was okay, and after a while even that took a lot of effort to focus on.

That's the exact reason that I enjoy going to the gym and exercising, especially intervals and other high intensity exercise without long breaks. It's a great way to shut off from work and other things in life for a while. At least for a while, none of that matters, because you're more concerned about your immediate situation. It's the same reason that I enjoy hiking and hunting. No point in worrying about your bills…

Post by montalbano » Wed, May 16, 2018, 11:26 AM UTC

galaxyLogic wrote: post #46

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I play chess and have boxed and done martial arts, although never together in the same ring. I found chess more destructive than boxing — it serves little to no cardiovascular benefit, and can be hugely addictive. (Bullet chess and competition play can readily take over your life, and I've seen careers and relationships destroyed by it.) The fittest people I've ever met have been boxers. Yes, the risk of head trauma…

Right getting hit still hurts, but seeing somebody else get hit does not hurt so bad, once you start paying to go to see a boxing match. I'm not REALLY against boxing let people do what they want to do. But I think the viewpoint that it idolizes knocking other people out is worth bringing into the discussion. Ali was the greatest but even he suffered brain damage because of boxing I believe. And then Tyson was the gr…

Post by toolslive » Wed, May 16, 2018, 11:34 AM UTC

erfgh wrote: post #72

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Some of theses chess addicted inmates become really good. Bloodgood, for example became 2700+. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Bloodgood

Yeah but it was a fraud.