What type of athletes have the best bodies

Rob Gronkowski—New England Patriots. Candace Parker—U. Women's Basketball. Eric Decker—Denver Broncos. Tim Tebow—New York Jets. Aston Eaton—U.

Men's Heptathlon. Hope Solo—U. Women's Soccer. Allyson Felix—U. Login Don't have an account? Sign Up. Get our top 10 stories in your inbox:. I have already activated my account. Resend activation link. We and our trusted partners use technology such as cookies on our site to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze our traffic.

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Download Bored Panda app! Add your comment. MichelleMartiny MichelleMartiny. Gareth Reynolds Gareth Reynolds. JairoDias JairoDias. With a high percentage of slow twitch fibres and very high maximal oxygen uptake, they can withstand dehydration, and training gives their muscles a high storage capacity for glycogen. The perfect weightlifter is well muscled with a strong mesomorphic body type. Not tall, good weightlifters tend to have relatively short arms and legs, which makes them more efficient levers.

Their cardiovascular systems are able to stand sudden surges in blood pressure and have high percentage of fast twitch fibres. The ideal female gymnast is small and slight, with a narrow body to permit speedy rotation, superb balance and a high strength to weight ratio and an even musculature.

Unusually, rather than in spurts, she will have grown steadily during her early adolescence. Gymnasts of both sexes require both high power and high capacity energy systems and, are the fittest of all sports athletes. The former group are adapted to power events and the latter are better suited to endurance sports. Muscles are made up of two different types of fibres. The ratio of fast to slow fibres in each person is genetic.

Mesomorphs are large boned and have highly defined muscles, with a low, narrow waist. Men are rectangular, and women are hourglass-shaped. Ectomorphs are thin, lightly muscled with small wrists and ankles. Soccer According to the women we asked, soccer players are perfection in the form of well defined and evenly distributed muscles. Almost every single woman we asked had soccer bods in her top three. Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.