Official Olympics Thread

[d0zer]

greco roman wresting is uber ghey.

If boxing and wresting (two ghey sports) are olympic sports then MMA should definitely be one. Or at least grappling with proper submissions.

[wesrman]

greco roman wresting is uber ghey.

If boxing and wresting (two ghey sports) are olympic sports then MMA should definitely be one. Or at least grappling with proper submissions.

No guys dry humping in speedos thanks.

[Ltrain]

I am not afraid to admit I watched women's gymnastics last night for the American women (China with 12 year olds lol). You could bounce a quarter off of the 20 year old american's butt; she has a linebacker's neck though, which is definitely not attractive. It was actually somewhat funny though to watch her lose it. You could see her life flash in front of her that instead of being featured on an american gold medal hero tour and Wheaties box, she will be teaching gymnastics somewhere in no where's ville, US. LoL!

[Warpe]

oh...snap! **WARNING: GRAPHIC**

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=33a_1218642189

[ATOTHEC101]

ouuuch, thats just nasty,im fine with blood and guts but bones snapping creeps me out.

[wesrman]

ouuuch, thats just nasty,im fine with blood and guts but bones snapping creeps me out.

Thats why i didnt even watch it.

[Ltrain]

Wow! Am I the only one that thought it was peculiar that there were people all ready with the media panels to shield him from the camera afterward? Its like they knew this would happen or that this is a common occurrence in weightlifting events.

[ProZachNation]

I am actually grossed out by China, to take kids when they are 3 years old and put them into the gymnastics program (not that parents don't do that in America)

But China also watched Ming since he was a fetus because they thought he would be a good athlete due to his parents.

Sometimes it feels like America sucks, but China is like an ant colony individualism is nothing just put them in the machine and hope an Olympian comes out.

[wufwugy]

gymnastics competition has gotten so elite that in order to succeed you must be of the highest genetic quality, train as soon and as much as possible, and have a fantastic pharmacist.

[drmcboy]

anyone else watching the baseball game, US vs S Korea, I guess the camera men must be Chinese or drunk because 3-4 times there has been a fly ball and they have focused on the wrong outfielder so you miss the play

[Monty3038]

Ok, I have not watched a lot of the events but one thing I did catch the other night was Mens Synchronized Platform Diving... the chinese were scary good in that event... amazing.

[Chopper]

Sometimes it feels like America sucks, but China is like an ant colony individualism is nothing just put them in the machine and hope an Olympian comes out.

and the fact that you can live in a country, pay taxes (or whatever, maybe they just come to your house and take them), work like everyone else in a career you really didnt choose, have nothing to say about the gov't, get run over by a tank if you try, and feel great about your country when they finally tell you after a week that they will ALLOW you to have another kid so long as yours was killed by an earthquake because there is already a stupid-ass rule about only one to a couple is BEYOND ME. any self-pride when it comes to that country puts me on such tilt i cant describe it.

oh, and lets reward such people with an olympics just so we can capitalize on them finally starting to chase a foreign dollar, too.

i dont know who tilts me more.... the sheep living there, the shepherd governing the mess, or the wolves in sheep's clothing just outside their borders just waiting for them to crack open the door to their country just wide enough that they can cram their foot in there and invite themselves into the living rooms. :fuggin PUKE:

/rant

[wufwugy]

actually, cracking down on how many children a couple can have is an excellent rule.

[JL]

Anyone see what Michael Phelps diet is?

They listed all his meals and it added up to 12,000 calories per day! wtf??
I thought I was eating a lot when I ate 3500 per day.

I am wondering if this is just his diet during the olympics or if this is a daily thing for him.

[BankItDrew]

dozer, sweetlemon... do you guys know a guy named Keith Beavers? He sat behind me in science class back at ODSS. He's competing this year in Beijing:

[Chopper]

he he. you know a guy named beaver. he he, yeah, he he.

[Thunder]

Question for the soccer players here, when can the goalie pick the ball up when it is played from one of his own teammates? A player from the Netherlands headed a ball back and their goaltender handled the ball, usually thought they could not do that.

1) headers are fine. Passbacks, with the feet, are not allowed to be picked up.

2) if the pass is unintentional, then it can be picked up as per normal.


Wesrman, don't judge footy by the Olympics, let alone women's footy! And remember, it's not just the Euros who love it. But the Africans, Asians & South Americans. Even Oceania gets in on the act.

[bigspenda73]

Federer vs. Blake shaping up to epic

Blake takes the first set for only the 2nd time in 22 sets these two have played

[Warpe]

Federer vs. Blake shaping up to epic

Blake takes the first set for only the 2nd time in 22 sets these two have played

U really shouldn't believe the "LIVE" logo on the screen. I won't spoil it for you.

[bigspenda73]

I scrolled down very carefully knowing it may/may not be live, I'm also not going to espn.com anytime soon.

[bigspenda73]

zomg ship the upset

[wesrman]

Wesrman, don't judge footy by the Olympics, let alone women's footy! And remember, it's not just the Euros who love it. But the Africans, Asians & South Americans. Even Oceania gets in on the act.

When i say Euros i mean everyone except North America..lol. I can see your point about watching girls though, cuz girls hockey sucks too.

I just cant get into soccer and im not sure why its so popular. It seems like hockey without the hitting, fighting and scoring chances. Maybe its cuz i dont have a team to root for so i dont really give it a chance.

[ProZachNation]

Is field hockey soccer (football) for retarded hockey players?

Looks like the worst game ever. Everything I hate about soccer (Football) but with really little hockey sticks.

[spoonitnow]

I just watched Grecco roman wrestling

or what I like to call THE MOST RIDICULOUS SPORT OF LUCK/CHANCE EVER.

Both ppl can do the exact same thing or score the exact same amount of points but all that matters is whose fucking colored ball gets pull from a sack. I watched an American lose because all 3 rounds his opponents ball was pulled allowing him to score last in 2 of the 3 rounds which means he wins, even though they were both tied.

god I'm tilted.

Greco is like that at really high levels. Unless you're like a fucking god it's hard to break really far away from the field in terms of skill aka Karelin.

[wesrman]

Is field hockey soccer (football) for retarded hockey players?

Looks like the worst game ever. Everything I hate about soccer (Football) but with really little hockey sticks.

LOL i couldnt even watch it for more than a minute.

What a stupid game.

[BennyLaRue]

The most ridiculous thing about field hockey is that it seems like the sticks should be 10 inches longer. Everyone is all stooped over.

Those players should form a Union and demand longer sticks.

[tom]

The most ridiculous thing about field hockey is that it seems like the sticks should be 10 inches longer. Everyone is all stooped over.

Those players should form a Union and demand longer sticks.

that was my very first reaction
gotta be bad for the back

[BankItDrew]

One thing I give field hockey credit for is this: They don't use sticks, they use clubs.

[wesrman]

The most ridiculous thing about field hockey is that it seems like the sticks should be 10 inches longer. Everyone is all stooped over.

Those players should form a Union and demand longer sticks.

Its like miniature hockey (a game kids play in Canada..lol), but with grown men. Kind of pathetic really.

[tom]

and women in miniskirts!

[ProZachNation]

OMFG Kerri Walsh is VENOM!!! (from Spiderman)

http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports...oLf2_C5BL.TMBM

[wufwugy]

Anyone see what Michael Phelps diet is?

They listed all his meals and it added up to 12,000 calories per day! wtf??
I thought I was eating a lot when I ate 3500 per day.

I am wondering if this is just his diet during the olympics or if this is a daily thing for him.

dont really wanna take anything you hear about diet/exercise from any media source seriously. there are as many lies and misunderstandings in that arena as in religion.

[bigspenda73]

the guy swings like 2-3 miles a day as a warm-up, they showed it and I couldn't believe it, like 2800 meters, I thought it was a type on the screen.

Anyways swimming has to be one of the biggest calorie burning cardiovascular based exercises. Taking in 12k calories seems a bit extreme though seeing how these guys have like 3-4% body-fat.

[wufwugy]

doesnt matter how much he's doing shit, he's not consuming 12k calories daily. most people dont even have the remotest clue how much that actually is. his diet would basically have to consist of very little food, protein powder only up to the point that he hits the required 1g per kg body weight, and the rest would be a shitton of koolade or some other non-sustenance high caloric sugar drink. not only would this make him sick but he wouldnt have any time to train since hed be drinking and pissing the entire day, and this horribly inefficient way of doing it would be about the most efficient.

also hes of the genetic elite and on drugs so leanness will come at much higher caloric intakes than for us normies

and hes not at 3-4% bf. maybe calipers or something else will measure that, but a true 4% bf is a big no way in his case. that is super super super low and he wouldn't even be able to be that active without passing out or something with that low of bf. 3% bf is basically hospitalized lean. bodybuilders get leaner than anybody else and they're like 5%, i dunno exactly, and the shit they have to do to get there is fucking ridiculous as well as they're only able to maintain it for a very short duration. if somebody tried to simply be a couch potato with 3% bf their organs would still shut down after probably just several days time.

[chardrian]

Back when I was trying to gain weight I was eating between 8-10k calories a day. I can believe he eats 12k when he is training.

[wesrman]

[quote="Thunder"]Wesrman, don't judge footy by the Olympics, let alone women's footy! quote]
If i was going to wtch soccer or w/e u wanna call it, is MLS any good??? Cuz Toronto has a team.

[bigspenda73]

Ridiculous judging last night in the Women's All-around Gymnastic finals. Almost cost the US women going 1-2 and it possibly cost Shawn Johnson a shot at the gold.

Incredibly weird the way A US girls routine can look perfect and a Chinese girls look incredibly wobbly and off balance and they gain the same exact execution scores.

[wesrman]

I just heard that Jimmy Page is going to be playing at the closing ceremonies.

[WildBobAA]

oh, and where's the posse wanting Phelps to pee in a cup? i'm surprised no one is asking for it, tbh.

He actually volunteered for and is getting extra drug tests during the Olympics so that's why you don't hear anything about that.

[Ltrain]

Phelps is just built to be a world class swimmer. Last night, they said he is 6' 4", but he has the legs of someone 6' and an upper torso of someone 6'11". On top of that, he has the mental attitude of a Tiger Woods. Ridiculous.

[bigspenda73]

OK, US Beach Volleyball, SICK COMEBACK

Michael Phelps, SICKEST COMEBACK EVAR.

[chardrian]

I concur.

[bigspenda73]

Char, how good is that comeback from 6-0 down in a race to 15. To me it seems ridiculously tough seeing how the Swiss had all the momentum.

[AFchung]

.01 seconds.

phelps you are a beast

[kevster]

I lol at all the non-US sports apparently being retarded

Anyways, forget that because Addlington has her second gold and it's Super Saturday in the velodrome and team GB are going to be shitting gold medals out of their collective asses.

[kevster]

A gold in the rowing? Oh, alright then!

[wesrman]

Looked like Phelps lost to me when they showed it in super slow-mo. The other guy must not have touched the wall or something.

[wesrman]

Thank fucking GOD we finally won a few medals.

[kevster]

Here come the cycling golds.............

[wesrman]

WTF was Bolt thinking??? He pulled up way early.

Idiot imo.

[Miffed22001]

for 20 metres bolt didnt even run at full speed and broke the world record

wow.

Even phelps is going to struggle to beat that with 8 golds

[mcatdog]

thank you NBC for not showing us the 100m live because you are too busy bringing us the latest updates on Michael Phelps's mom

[wesrman]

thank you NBC for not showing us the 100m live because you are too busy bringing us the latest updates on Michael Phelps's mom

Ya i was wondering WTF was going on. CBC showed it live in Canada thankfully.

[BennyLaRue]

Bolt > Phelps

[bigspenda73]

US>Croatia in water polo

ship the upset. I realized I'll watch any sport as long as the US is in it, this goes for kayaking as well.

[lolzzz_321]

[spoonitnow]

doesnt matter how much he's doing shit, he's not consuming 12k calories daily. most people dont even have the remotest clue how much that actually is. his diet would basically have to consist of very little food, protein powder only up to the point that he hits the required 1g per kg body weight, and the rest would be a shitton of koolade or some other non-sustenance high caloric sugar drink. not only would this make him sick but he wouldnt have any time to train since hed be drinking and pissing the entire day, and this horribly inefficient way of doing it would be about the most efficient.

also hes of the genetic elite and on drugs so leanness will come at much higher caloric intakes than for us normies

and hes not at 3-4% bf. maybe calipers or something else will measure that, but a true 4% bf is a big no way in his case. that is super super super low and he wouldn't even be able to be that active without passing out or something with that low of bf. 3% bf is basically hospitalized lean. bodybuilders get leaner than anybody else and they're like 5%, i dunno exactly, and the shit they have to do to get there is fucking ridiculous as well as they're only able to maintain it for a very short duration. if somebody tried to simply be a couch potato with 3% bf their organs would still shut down after probably just several days time.

I stayed around 7-8% in high school and I ate like shit and drank a lot of kool aid.

[bigspenda73]

ESPN not trying to compete with NBC at they are currently airing the Scrabble Nat'l Championships

[chardrian]

Char, how good is that comeback from 6-0 down in a race to 15. To me it seems ridiculously tough seeing how the Swiss had all the momentum.

yup ridic. In general teams receiving serve win like 85+%. All the swiss had to do was sideout and they would have won the match.

[pantherhound]

Bolt's was the sickest sporting performance this century.

[badgers]

WTF was Bolt thinking??? He pulled up way early.

Idiot imo.

just made it all the more amazing

[wesrman]

WTF was Bolt thinking??? He pulled up way early.

Idiot imo.

just made it all the more amazing

I know, but he had the opportunity to destroy the record and really do something special on the boiggest stage in the world. Still great, but could have been better imo.

[Jack Sawyer]

WHAT THE FUCK

THE GUY WHO CAME IN 4TH IN THE 100M IS MY COUNTRYMAN

9.93! CHURANDY MARTINA, SOME DUDE FROM THIS LITTLE SPOT IN THE CARIBBEAN

0.02s JUST OUT OF THE MEDALS, BUT HE IS A NATIONAL HERO

EVEN AHEAD OF ASAFA POWELL

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE

[spoonitnow]

ESPN not trying to compete with NBC at they are currently airing the Scrabble Nat'l Championships

[BankItDrew]

not funny anymore man ^^^^^^^^

I nominate strike # 2

[spoonitnow]

not funny anymore man ^^^^^^^^

I nominate strike # 2

[drmcboy]

still titled NBC leaves the v ball last night at 9-9 3rd set so we can watch yet another American swimming chick fail. LET ME SEE IT ON DELAY MORAN

[spoonitnow]

still titled NBC leaves the v ball last night at 9-9 3rd set so we can watch yet another American swimming chick fail. LET ME SEE IT ON DELAY MORAN

lol that sucks

[bigspenda73]

still titled NBC leaves the v ball last night at 9-9 3rd set so we can watch yet another American swimming chick fail. LET ME SEE IT ON DELAY MORAN

omg omg omg ty for saying this

I could not believe what they were doing.

[BankItDrew]

not funny anymore man ^^^^^^^^

I nominate strike # 2

bitch

[wufwugy]

doesnt matter how much he's doing shit, he's not consuming 12k calories daily. most people dont even have the remotest clue how much that actually is. his diet would basically have to consist of very little food, protein powder only up to the point that he hits the required 1g per kg body weight, and the rest would be a shitton of koolade or some other non-sustenance high caloric sugar drink. not only would this make him sick but he wouldnt have any time to train since hed be drinking and pissing the entire day, and this horribly inefficient way of doing it would be about the most efficient.

also hes of the genetic elite and on drugs so leanness will come at much higher caloric intakes than for us normies

and hes not at 3-4% bf. maybe calipers or something else will measure that, but a true 4% bf is a big no way in his case. that is super super super low and he wouldn't even be able to be that active without passing out or something with that low of bf. 3% bf is basically hospitalized lean. bodybuilders get leaner than anybody else and they're like 5%, i dunno exactly, and the shit they have to do to get there is fucking ridiculous as well as they're only able to maintain it for a very short duration. if somebody tried to simply be a couch potato with 3% bf their organs would still shut down after probably just several days time.

I stayed around 7-8% in high school and I ate like shit and drank a lot of kool aid.

sometimes it just rolls like that because of genetics or total caloric intake/expenditure

fyi, chances are very likely that you were higher bf than that if you didnt use the correct method of finding out since the likelyhood of people not only estimating incorrectly but estimating lower than reality is mega mega high

[spoonitnow]

doesnt matter how much he's doing shit, he's not consuming 12k calories daily. most people dont even have the remotest clue how much that actually is. his diet would basically have to consist of very little food, protein powder only up to the point that he hits the required 1g per kg body weight, and the rest would be a shitton of koolade or some other non-sustenance high caloric sugar drink. not only would this make him sick but he wouldnt have any time to train since hed be drinking and pissing the entire day, and this horribly inefficient way of doing it would be about the most efficient.

also hes of the genetic elite and on drugs so leanness will come at much higher caloric intakes than for us normies

and hes not at 3-4% bf. maybe calipers or something else will measure that, but a true 4% bf is a big no way in his case. that is super super super low and he wouldn't even be able to be that active without passing out or something with that low of bf. 3% bf is basically hospitalized lean. bodybuilders get leaner than anybody else and they're like 5%, i dunno exactly, and the shit they have to do to get there is fucking ridiculous as well as they're only able to maintain it for a very short duration. if somebody tried to simply be a couch potato with 3% bf their organs would still shut down after probably just several days time.

I stayed around 7-8% in high school and I ate like shit and drank a lot of kool aid.

sometimes it just rolls like that because of genetics or total caloric intake/expenditure

fyi, chances are very likely that you were higher bf than that if you didnt use the correct method of finding out since the likelyhood of people not only estimating incorrectly but estimating lower than reality is mega mega high

I was on the mats, in the weight room or on the side of the road a similar amount of hours each week as I was in the classroom, and more if you include the summer. These days I'm a bum by comparison, but anyway I had to have my body fat checked multiple times a year as part of North Carolina's requirements for wrestlers because they're ga-ga apeshit over it.

Before each season we'd weigh in and have our fat checked and this goes into some sort of formula that tells us the lowest we're allowed to weigh during the season. But if you cut weight for this particular weigh-in (which you're obviously not supposed to but a lot of us did) it sort of fucks over the point. Then for random matches during weigh-ins we would have our fat checked again usually 2-3 times each season.

[PapalRage]

PHELPS!

[bigspenda73]

finally watched the 100m final from yesterday, what a sick performance from Bolt, watching the replay in slo-mo and seeing him start to celebrate 3/4ths of the way down is crazy.

[drmcboy]

amazing olympics so far, srsly