Where are they now?
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47-Year old former England Captain and Flanker Lewis Moody has revealed he's got Motor Neurone Disease.
Best wishes to him and his family and close friends.
I hope they receive every support they need.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cz7rddrrlqno
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@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@sparky it's horrible.
I saw a reference to an italian study that suggested that elite athletes got MND at a rate up to 6x the population - due to the high exertion and oxygen deficits apparently.
Total suck though. Horrible disease.
Was wondering about why it seems common in sport.
Sad for Moody and his family.
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@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@sparky it's horrible.
I saw a reference to an italian study that suggested that elite athletes got MND at a rate up to 6x the population - due to the high exertion and oxygen deficits apparently.
Total suck though. Horrible disease.
One would expect long distance athletes to be fucked
Must be a combo of many factors
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@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@sparky it's horrible.
I saw a reference to an italian study that suggested that elite athletes got MND at a rate up to 6x the population - due to the high exertion and oxygen deficits apparently.
Total suck though. Horrible disease.
Yeah so sad seeing Joost Van Der Westerheizen and Doddie Weir suffering like they did. Horrific disease
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@MiketheSnow said in Where are they now?:
@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@sparky it's horrible.
I saw a reference to an italian study that suggested that elite athletes got MND at a rate up to 6x the population - due to the high exertion and oxygen deficits apparently.
Total suck though. Horrible disease.
One would expect long distance athletes to be fucked
Must be a combo of many factors
Was thinking about this - long distance tend to be aerobic heavy monsters rather than 'spiking' effort.
So they aren't going full anaerobic effort like (for instance) pushing in a scrum in Union. Or doing sprinting combined with contact/effort. So possibly not a great comparator.
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@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@MiketheSnow said in Where are they now?:
@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@sparky it's horrible.
I saw a reference to an italian study that suggested that elite athletes got MND at a rate up to 6x the population - due to the high exertion and oxygen deficits apparently.
Total suck though. Horrible disease.
One would expect long distance athletes to be fucked
Must be a combo of many factors
Was thinking about this - long distance tend to be aerobic heavy monsters rather than 'spiking' effort.
So they aren't going full anaerobic effort like (for instance) pushing in a scrum in Union. Or doing sprinting combined with contact/effort. So possibly not a great comparator.
Bodybuilders then?
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@MiketheSnow said in Where are they now?:
@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@MiketheSnow said in Where are they now?:
@nzzp said in Where are they now?:
@sparky it's horrible.
I saw a reference to an italian study that suggested that elite athletes got MND at a rate up to 6x the population - due to the high exertion and oxygen deficits apparently.
Total suck though. Horrible disease.
One would expect long distance athletes to be fucked
Must be a combo of many factors
Was thinking about this - long distance tend to be aerobic heavy monsters rather than 'spiking' effort.
So they aren't going full anaerobic effort like (for instance) pushing in a scrum in Union. Or doing sprinting combined with contact/effort. So possibly not a great comparator.
Bodybuilders then?
possibly weightlifters?
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righto @MiketheSnow I googled:
We found that a small proportion of people who are genetically predisposed to engage in high levels of physical activity also carry a genetic risk for MND, but only when it comes to very intense anaerobic exercise. Other forms of exercise, like weightlifting, had no effect. Crucially, this link appeared to be independent of head injury, which has also been suggested as a potential cause of exercise-associated MND.
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Cheers
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@sparky said in Where are they now?:
He got a bit cocky and got absolutely skewered by Alan Carr. Did a real Owen Franks on him.
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Got shafted by two blokes who think they're far smarter than they actually are
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@sparky said in Where are they now?:
It going to be interesting to see how Joe Marler cashes in after his stint on The Celebrity Traitors. I think he'd be brilliant on a breakfast radio show
Until he told someone to fuck off
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Fitzy was in Belgium today taking part in a soil exchange ceremony between Nine Elms ceremony, the resting place of Originals Captain Dave Gallaher and Eden Park.
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@MiketheSnow said in Where are they now?:
@sparky said in Where are they now?:
It going to be interesting to see how Joe Marler cashes in after his stint on The Celebrity Traitors. I think he'd be brilliant on a breakfast radio show
Until he told someone to fuck off
That's why he'd be brilliant.
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Former Wales flanker Richard Parks teams up with Will Smith for Antarctica documentary.
