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Suggestions New Sports to take up?

  • 14-09-2013 02:08AM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭


    Ive recently walked away from the Sport I love hurling which I feel it is for the best as I am no longer the player I once was and I was treated like **** by the manager for an important championship game which proved to be the final nail in the coffin and made my decision all the more easier.

    What I dont want now is to become lazy and fat and Ive always been an active, sporty person with an interest in most sports. I used to play a bit of soccer and Im currently clueless at what to do now as I need something new to replace the large gap left behind by hurling.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Cycling.

    Seriously, do it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    Competitive Wanking.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭Jim van Morrison


    **** doesn't even trigger the swear filter.

    OP, I would say you're no more a hurler than I am & you are talking shite. Maybe try coffin-nailing?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    wazky wrote: »
    Competitive Wanking.

    Friendly ****.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    keith16 wrote: »
    Friendly ****.


    Pfft, if your hand and knob aren't red raw after sure what's the point?


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    Competitive **** isn't the sport it used to be tbh.

    Weightlifting? Thats what I do and I love it, well weightlifting for size and squash and soccer for cardio. Find the right squash partner and you'll never look back trust me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,248 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Become a pro wrestler on the Irish wrestling scene.
    It's great! You get to fake beat up guys and not get paid. Told that in order to get paid you got to "pay your dues" - But there are no dues! it's great! But wait, there's MORE!

    Enter a world where you get used by the by the mysterious 'booker' - all too often it's the guy running the promotion :pac: Making money off you risking your body and health. Still not sold? ... well if you don't train and pay at least €10 per session contributing to the 'pro wrestling school' you wont get booked on any shows!

    Added bonuses are that the people you interact with are generally pricks out for themselves. Why delay, call 1550 be-a-fool today! :pac:

    (while the above was put in a joke-ish manner, sadly everything I said above is true)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    Thanks for the info Macho Man.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,248 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    FearDark wrote: »
    Thanks for the info Macho Man.

    What's this, 1990?
    Dude if you are going to make a quip make it more relevant at least ;)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    What's this, 1990?
    Dude if you are going to make a quip make it more relevant at least ;)

    Butthurt.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭Jim van Morrison


    What's this, 1990?
    Dude if you are going to make a quip make it more relevant at least
    Why delay, call 1550 be-a-fool today!

    And we know what you think of fools! Back in 1983 ...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,248 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    And we know what you think of fools! Back in 1983 ...

    Define irony :pac:
    Says the person whos username is a play on Jim Morrison. A singer from the 1960's who died in 1971 :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Train for a marathon, that'll keep you busy for a few months.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    FearDark wrote: »
    Butthurt.

    Just become a Workaholic


  • Posts: 7,344 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    pmy.murphy wrote: »
    What I dont want now is to become lazy and fat and Ive always been an active, sporty person with an interest in most sports.

    It depends what you are after. If you enjoy the rules of sport where you play alone or with a team to acheive some goal.... then you clearly need to find a new sport.

    If you are into just keeping your body alive then you have a whole different set of options. And from ongoing personal experience I can recommend Capoeira to you as one system that has no real goal in mind.... but it will allow you to push the boundries of what your body can and can not do in ways you did not even think were pushable.

    Like Rugby capoeira has a place for most builds and abilities and goals. But it will push those boundries for you. So take into it what you think you can do and learn from it, and learn that the best philosophy you can take into sport is that the whole point of sport is not winning, but learning how to push your own personal boundries that little bit further every day than they were the day before.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    pmy.murphy wrote: »
    Ive recently walked away from the Sport I love hurling which I feel it is for the best as I am no longer the player I once was and I was treated like **** by the manager for an important championship game which proved to be the final nail in the coffin and made my decision all the more easier.

    What I dont want now is to become lazy and fat and Ive always been an active, sporty person with an interest in most sports. I used to play a bit of soccer and Im currently clueless at what to do now as I need something new to replace the large gap left behind by hurling.

    Dont let some manager let you walk away from a sport you love. Just do what all the other hurling lovers do. Drop down from team to team until you hit Junior B and play that until your knees give way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Triathlon / Duathlon.

    Im still crap at tri's but its great craic. A pain to get all the gear originally (bike, wetsuits etc) so sign up to do a duathlon first (run - cycle - run) and see if you catch the bug. All you need is a half decent bike, runners, shorts, and a helmet. I started a few years ago and im still hooked. With your hurling background you should be pretty fast with all that fartlek training.

    If you near Leinster, Tri Athy is a good easy flat tri course for beginners. For the duathlons, id aim for the Belpark tri club duathlons in the Phoenix park during the summer months (just missed the boat I know) on Wednesday eves. 2.5km run, 13km cycle, 2.5km run. Runireland.com has more but things will be winding down for the winter.

    Ive more info if you want.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Sounds like darts is the sport for you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,053 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    pmy.murphy wrote: »
    Ive recently walked away from the Sport I love hurling which I feel it is for the best as I am no longer the player I once was and I was treated like **** by the manager for an important championship game which proved to be the final nail in the coffin and made my decision all the more easier.

    Could you just not move to a different hurling club?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Good looking girls should take up foxy boxing


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Zen65


    pmy.murphy wrote: »
    Suggestions New Sports to take up?

    Serious suggestions? Here in AH?

    Give us some clues then . . How old are you? Do you want a team or individual sport? What kind of time will you have to practise each week? Do you prefer indoor or outdoor? Can you swim?

    Or just give us some sort of hint to steer our suggestions


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Take up Shinty.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Gaa player considering a non-gaa sport :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,887 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    Here.

    Archery
    Badmington
    Canoeing
    Darts
    Extreme Ironing
    Fencing
    GAA
    Hurl Hockey
    Ice Skatiing
    ....


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,555 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    squash is a serious workout, you do it indoors, you only need one other person and it's great fun


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,480 ✭✭✭Chancer3001


    Weight lifting and swimming.

    Get ripped.

    (??)

    Success


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,830 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    I've been thinking about taking up rock climbing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Chess, too complicated try draughts.

    All from a sitting down position.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 Primus Pilus


    If you want a team sport rugby is great fun. MMA training is great for exercise, and you get to learn self defense.


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Extreme Ironing might suit you.


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