Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-14 Thread David Mann
On Jul 13, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Bob W wrote: I was once told that the athletes with the highest VO2max are biathletes. Makes sense, cross-country skiing needs a fair bit of exertion and they have to get their heart rate down quickly to be steady enough for the shooting. Could be - I don't

RE: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-14 Thread Bob W
I've never done any skiing or snowboarding as it looks so easy to injure yourself. I agree that cross-country skiing looks hard. Skiing is quite enjoyable. I've only done it once, for a week, and didn't have any lessons. Despite encouragement from my brother, his wife and his son who all ski

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2010-07-14 Thread Madame RD
Le 14/07/10 13:17, Bob W a écrit : I will have lessons so I can enjoy it more by falling over more skillfully. having lessons allows you to know why you're falling ...;))) which reminds me I was so scared by the faintest slope I just couldn't do anything useful until , one day , I

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed Jul 14 06:17:32 CDT 2010 Bob W wrote: I've never done any skiing or snowboarding as it looks so easy to injure yourself. I agree that cross-country skiing looks hard. It's just a little bit harder than watching baseball, but much more enjoyable if done in a nice area with god scenary

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/12/2010 9:14 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Jerry, Actually, soccer (along with tennis) is a sport where professional athletes have the most balanced bodies Most other sports feature (or favor) certain body disproportions to various degrees. Arguably, that is what attracts many female viewers

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Tue Jul 13 01:17:28 CDT 2010 Boris Liberman wrote: On 7/12/2010 9:14 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Jerry, Actually, soccer (along with tennis) is a sport where professional athletes have the most balanced bodies Most other sports feature (or favor) certain body disproportions to

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-13 Thread David Mann
On Jul 13, 2010, at 8:41 AM, Bob W wrote: Tennis players have disproportionately large racquet arms. As do squash players. A good argument could be made that the top squash players are the fittest athletes on the planet. I was once told that the athletes with the highest VO2max are

RE: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-13 Thread Bob W
Tennis players have disproportionately large racquet arms. As do squash players. A good argument could be made that the top squash players are the fittest athletes on the planet. I was once told that the athletes with the highest VO2max are biathletes. Makes sense, cross-country

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/13/2010 10:30 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Boris, I haven't seen much of disproportion in tennis players. It is reasonable that the leading hand is more developed and the muscles are slightly bigger, - but they are not that big as those of the american football players. ;-) (BTW, tennis elbow,

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread eckinator
Felicitaciones indeed =) Ecke 2010/7/12 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hello there. I reckon our Spanish friends deserve a friendly wink here. Their national team has scored bigger than life tonight, having won the World Cup after having won the European Cup earlier. Naturally I am

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks Boris and Ecke, I never though I was going to see this happen... Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original De: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: lun,12 julio, 2010 09:55 Asunto: Re: Spanish team has done it! Felicitaciones

RE: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Bob W
Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: lun,12 julio, 2010 09:55 Asunto: Re: Spanish team has done it! Felicitaciones indeed =) Ecke 2010/7/12 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hello there. I reckon our Spanish friends deserve a friendly wink here. Their national team has scored

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread David Mann
On Jul 12, 2010, at 8:27 PM, Bob W wrote: I also usually like the Netherlands, but they played ugly last night - Spain are the inheritors of Total Football, and the Netherlands should feel ashamed after last night. I agree with you there, Spain did deserve the win. They should have scored

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hello there. I reckon our Spanish friends deserve a friendly wink here. Their national team has scored bigger than life tonight, having won the World Cup after having won the European Cup earlier. Naturally I am

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Madame RD
Le 12/07/10 10:27, Bob W a écrit : I also usually like the Netherlands, but they played ugly last night and that was a real shame !! Spain was lucky the refs were excellent ! dominique -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Carlos R
Thanks everyone! I think this is a well deserved triumph for an excellent generation of football players. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Jerry in Arizona
! Jerry From: Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Spanish team has done it! Message-ID: 811182.46164...@web35607.mail.mud.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Thanks Boris and Ecke, I never though I was going to see this happen

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Eric Weir
On Jul 12, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: For some years I have been an on again off again soccer fan while playing and coaching American football. But after watching this WC series I am now coninced that Soccer (futball) is a vastly superior GAME to American football.

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread paul stenquist
On Jul 12, 2010, at 1:38 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 12, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: For some years I have been an on again off again soccer fan while playing and coaching American football. But after watching this WC series I am now coninced that Soccer (futball) is a

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Igor Roshchin
Jerry, Actually, soccer (along with tennis) is a sport where professional athletes have the most balanced bodies Most other sports feature (or favor) certain body disproportions to various degrees. Arguably, that is what attracts many female viewers (for the men's games). Igor Mon Jul 12

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Eric Weir
On Jul 12, 2010, at 2:01 PM, paul stenquist wrote: I can't sit through an entire soccer game waiting for one score. As you say, to each his own. Personally, I don't understand the fixation on scoring. There were any number of games during the Cup that were tense, and filled with drama, even

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Madame RD
Le 12/07/10 20:14, Igor Roshchin a écrit : Jerry, Actually, soccer (along with tennis) is a sport where professional athletes have the most balanced bodies naaa ... basket ball players are much better looking .. ;) dominique -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Bob W
Jerry, Actually, soccer (along with tennis) is a sport where professional athletes have the most balanced bodies Most other sports feature (or favor) certain body disproportions to various degrees. Tennis players have disproportionately large racquet arms. As do squash players. A good

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mon Jul 12 15:41:50 CDT 2010 Bob W wrote: Jerry, Actually, soccer (along with tennis) is a sport where professional athletes have the most balanced bodies Most other sports feature (or favor) certain body disproportions to various degrees. Tennis players have

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/12/2010 4:23 PM, Madame RD wrote: Le 12/07/10 20:14, Igor Roshchin a écrit : Jerry, Actually, soccer (along with tennis) is a sport where professional athletes have the most balanced bodies naaa ... basket ball players are much better looking .. ;) dominique So you like

RE: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Bob W
Tennis players have disproportionately large racquet arms. As do squash players. A good argument could be made that the top squash players are the fittest athletes on the planet. Are you talking about the very first (or second, depending how you searc) image that comes if you

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:49:08PM +0200, Madame RD wrote: Le 12/07/10 10:27, Bob W a ?crit : I also usually like the Netherlands, but they played ugly last night and that was a real shame !! Spain was lucky the refs were excellent ! And a brit, at that :-) Both the BBC and Sky Sports News

Re: Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Way to go Spain! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Spanish team has done it!

2010-07-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Hello there. I reckon our Spanish friends deserve a friendly wink here. Their national team has scored bigger than life tonight, having won the World Cup after having won the European Cup earlier. Naturally I am talking about football known to some other people as soccer ;-).