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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heyjoe4" data-source="post: 1096427" data-attributes="member: 13032">Well said.  I imagine most of them are in the gym, and I could excuse a few for taking a few nights to celebrate after being drafted, but being a college and pro athlete are demanding jobs - both playing, and staying physically and mentally on top of the game.I'm 71 and in the gym everyday, ran 25 marathons in my 30s and 40s - until osteoarthritis caught up with me.  But my weight is perfect (155 lbs) for my height (5'10") and I do mostly cardio (5 HIIT spin sessions/week and 2 resistance-exercise sessions.  So I have some idea of what it means to work ******* conditioning - muscular and cardio-vascular.But pro athletes, especially in the NFL and the NBA where you can see how cut they are, are just from another dimension.  They are incredible fit/strong people with excellent endurance.  Yes most of them were born with an athlete's genes.  Even so, they have to put in a lot of hours in the gym to get through a grueling 3 hour plus game for 5 plus months.</blockquote>

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