irelands fittest family

Green&Red · 17-01-2021 7:45pm

Thats a serious time

PieOhMy · 17-01-2021 7:50pm

This is a great event !

Odeta · 17-01-2021 8:03pm

Poor Leah. This should suit Katie as she likes gymnastics

PieOhMy · 17-01-2021 8:05pm

I wonder is it easier to balance with feet facing the end of the log or perpendicular to it?

theoneeyedman · 17-01-2021 8:06pm

On the whole, this entertainment show is harmless enough and a bit of fun, howeever......

It promotes an impression that 'coaching' is basically roaring at lads and geeing them on.

It isn't, or at least it shouldn't be. However, increasingly, go to an underage GAA or soccer game and you'll see some lad leaping around roaring at kids and referees like Davy and to a lesser extent Donnacha does. It's a lot of things, but it ain't 'coaching'

Muahahaha · 17-01-2021 8:21pm

PieOhMy wrote: »

I wonder is it easier to balance with feet facing the end of the log or perpendicular to it?

Perpendicular I would have thought as the arch of your foot fits the curve of the log a lot better than facing forward. I actually thought the ref was going to say its against the rules but they must not have thought of someone doing it sideways, it did give her an advantage

Green&Red · 17-01-2021 8:41pm

I think the Doyle’s are the strongest team we’ve seen yet

seligehgit · 17-01-2021 9:07pm

Green&Red wrote: »

I think the Doyle’s are the strongest team we’ve seen yet

Extremely impressive.

Pity about the early exit for the green and red tonight.

Green&Red · 17-01-2021 9:57pm

seligehgit wrote: »

Extremely impressive.

Pity about the early exit for the green and red tonight.

Ya needed longer from the girl but if she’s not great on heights it was nearly impossible to do well

AndrewJRenko · 18-01-2021 1:47pm

theoneeyedman wrote: »

On the whole, this entertainment show is harmless enough and a bit of fun, howeever......

It promotes an impression that 'coaching' is basically roaring at lads and geeing them on.

It isn't, or at least it shouldn't be. However, increasingly, go to an underage GAA or soccer game and you'll see some lad leaping around roaring at kids and referees like Davy and to a lesser extent Donnacha does. It's a lot of things, but it ain't 'coaching'

It was interesting to see the different approach from Derval, much more supportive and less judgy. Donncha really lost it last night. I've never seen any coach get sweary before.

paulieeye · 19-01-2021 7:48pm

Watching this here, does anyone else think that those sandbags in the forest weigh a lot less than 20kg?? They're launching them over the logs and carrying 4 at once...carrying 40kg in 1 hand with kind of grip is no joke!

If they are 20kg....fair fcuks!

Edit: 1 lad is carrying 6 now...120kg! Not buying it!

Arduach · 19-01-2021 11:57pm

paulieeye wrote: »

Watching this here, does anyone else think that those sandbags in the forest weigh a lot less than 20kg?? They're launching them over the logs and carrying 4 at once...carrying 40kg in 1 hand with kind of grip is no joke!

If they are 20kg....fair fcuks!

Edit: 1 lad is carrying 6 now...120kg! Not buying it!

Thought the same. A 40kg lift with one hand over a beam in constant repetition is good going!

Bill Ponderosa · 20-01-2021 8:44am

The McDonagh's said the bags were alot heavier than they expected so I'd say its a solid weight in each.

Felt sorry for the wife who couldn't climb the bale during the relay race, I'd say that was a frosty house for a few days!!

helpful · 24-01-2021 7:46pm

This is a great event. Enjoying it
Anna’s family were fantastic at that

funkey_monkey · 24-01-2021 7:47pm

Having two girls on the team for events like this seems to be a big disadvantage.
Very thick poles didn't help those young girls get wrapped around.

larko · 24-01-2021 7:49pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Having two girls on the team for events like this seems to be a big disadvantage.
Very thick poles didn't help those young girls get wrapped around.

If you cant lock the ankles you're essentially holding on with just your arms. And what's with having to stay in the water after it??? Let them out

funkey_monkey · 24-01-2021 7:54pm

Without having seen the others I think the Kelly's will go home purely due to the combination not being one which is needed to succeed.

The 2 lads in the first family done really well.

Loyal Lady · 24-01-2021 7:57pm

Donnacha very soothing from the sideline

funkey_monkey · 24-01-2021 7:59pm

I love Davy but he would drive me mad from the sideline with all his shouting.

funkey_monkey · 24-01-2021 8:00pm

Tall family here so should do okay.

pjohnson · 24-01-2021 8:03pm

Luka still hanging on after struggling at 8 minutes.

Ah jaysus Sabian has trounced Anna's family by himself.

funkey_monkey · 24-01-2021 8:04pm

This is incredible.

Loyal Lady · 24-01-2021 8:04pm

Holy moly

ax530 · 24-01-2021 8:05pm

Wow feel bad for them using so much excess energy when they had won so long ago
Amazing

funkey_monkey · 24-01-2021 8:05pm

What's his background?

thesultan · 24-01-2021 8:08pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

What's his background?

Surely was in fossets circus, polish gymnast

PieOhMy · 24-01-2021 8:09pm

What was it that made dearbhla think he would be good in that? Gymnast? He did class! Surely better than they imagined anyone would do when they came up with that event! Amazing.

Mairead talks about a bog like it's some type of sewage pit or abattoir skip or something, it's a bit much.

Cluedo Monopoly · 24-01-2021 8:12pm

PieOhMy wrote: »

Mairead talks about a bog like it's some type of sewage pit or abattoir skip or something, it's a bit much.

There is no bog anywhere near that field. It's just a pit of water.

The family that won the hanging tough are exhausted.

PieOhMy · 24-01-2021 8:21pm

Cluedo Monopoly wrote: »

There is no bog anywhere near that field. It's just a pit of water.

The family that won the hanging tough are exhausted.

I had intended to put 'bog' in inverted commas !

PieOhMy · 24-01-2021 8:23pm

I think they should at the start rank the team members 1 to 4. If for some reason a team member has to drop out the corresponding team member on the other team drops out too. Loosing a strongest member due to injury is much worse than choose to drop the weakest member.

And it's not even either !

The Princess Bride · 24-01-2021 8:28pm

Both teams looked more shattered going into that eliminator round, than any of the other participants in previous weeks.

AMKC · 24-01-2021 8:34pm

The Princess Bride wrote: »

Both teams looked more shattered going into that eliminator round, than any of the other participants in previous weeks.

They both really worked for it do. The Cojenskis deserved to win the eliminator and go through do even do at one stage the other team certainly looked fitter. Then they just fell back after the ice bath.
The lad that hurt himself over the bail do flew over it he really did. Lucky it was not a broken rip and a punctured lung. He was lucky.

davetherave · 24-01-2021 10:59pm

PieOhMy wrote: »

I think they should at the start rank the team members 1 to 4. If for some reason a team member has to drop out the corresponding team member on the other team drops out too. Loosing a strongest member due to injury is much worse than choose to drop the weakest member.

And it's not even either !

Yeah, or at the very least follow their own rules that "Teams must have at least one member of both genders taking part".

Take the decision of who to drop away from the family that have to make the decision. Dropping a mother when the other team loses the son isn't really fair but you'd have to imagine that the Kulczynskis would never give up the triathlon guy.

Bill Ponderosa · 28-01-2021 9:07am

PieOhMy wrote: »

I think they should at the start rank the team members 1 to 4. If for some reason a team member has to drop out the corresponding team member on the other team drops out too. Loosing a strongest member due to injury is much worse than choose to drop the weakest member.

And it's not even either !

Wouldn't agree as it could easily lead to tactical injuries especially towards the final and could be controversial. Injuries are unfortunate but it's survival of the fittest!

mloc123 · 28-01-2021 9:33am

funkey_monkey wrote: »

What's his background?

Triathlon. He is in the junior development squad I think. So is well used to surpassing pain.

AMKC · 31-01-2021 8:04pm

Anyone watching? Touch going so far.

larko · 31-01-2021 8:05pm

Yeah. The big bulky lads struggle with hang tough. The balance beams on pontoon of pain!! Some wobble on it.

The longest lasting hang tough people seem to go to some place in their mind. One girl kept singing a song. Lasted ages

AMKC · 31-01-2021 8:05pm

Come on the Mileys from Kildare. Hopefully they win hanging touch.

AMKC · 31-01-2021 8:10pm

No way a break. Talk about making us wait for it. Must be good. I say the Mileys get 10minutes between them and win hanging touch.

AMKC · 31-01-2021 8:14pm

Here we go.

AMKC · 31-01-2021 8:14pm

Come on Kildare.

AMKC · 31-01-2021 8:17pm

Noooooooooooooooo

larko · 31-01-2021 8:18pm

Oh dear.... they must polish that bar to an inch of its life.

larko · 31-01-2021 8:40pm

Great eliminator. The Doyle's lost time in the net. Well done Miley family.

Bif · 31-01-2021 10:26pm

larko wrote: »

Oh dear.... they must polish that bar to an inch of its life.

Covid cleaning has a price?

Green&Red · 31-01-2021 10:42pm

Poor showings all round on hanging tough, they’ll be hoping that’s it done for this series

I thought Doyle’s could win it but the Mileys were class. Especially Jean, she was awesome

kippy · 31-01-2021 11:34pm

Green&Red wrote: »

Poor showings all round on hanging tough, they’ll be hoping that’s it done for this series

I thought Doyle’s could win it but the Mileys were class. Especially Jean, she was awesome

I've heard some comparisons of how poor the times were relative to previous years but what I would say in defence of the families:
1. The diametre of the bar was almost certainly different to that of previous years.
2. The bar was nowhere near as stable. Last few years the bar has been part of a solid structure attached to the end of a teleporter - all solid.
3. This bar structure appears to be hanging by a rope/chain from a crane and it appeared to be moving in the wind A LOT, so much so that they had tried to tie the ends to try stabilise the structure however there was far more movement in this than other years.

So, while it was the same for everyone, it wasn't the same this year as last.

01-02-2021 4:28pm

Davy roaring his "motivational" stuff would distract rather than help the participants I think. He does my head in. Anna isn't much better.
Dervla has a far more inspirational, professional way about her and seems to get the best out of her teams.

stargazer 68 · 01-02-2021 6:29pm

inthehat wrote: »

Davy roaring his "motivational" stuff would distract rather than help the participants I think. He does my head in. Anna isn't much better.
Dervla has a far more inspirational, professional way about her and seems to get the best out of her teams.

Wouldn't be able for it! I'd probably stop and tell them to shut up! Or bring ear plugs

doughef · 01-02-2021 7:31pm

inthehat wrote: »

Davy roaring his "motivational" stuff would distract rather than help the participants I think. He does my head in. Anna isn't much better.
Dervla has a far more inspirational, professional way about her and seems to get the best out of her teams.

Derval and her monotone
‘I can’t process this now / need to go away and process this ‘.........

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