Who has sports and/or exercise as a special interest?

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Well, I don't play hockey, but my figure skating and general skating stuff might give me some input. Once you like...know how to skate, it pretty much switches from an aerobic to anaerobic activity, like for me I'm a quite fast skater because I try not to do lots of strokes, I put power behind each stroke, and make each stroke count, and I've seen the most gains in my skating from weightlifting, which is anaerobic.

If you ever screw around in a public session and there's a medium to level figure skater there, just watch how fast they are. That's what got me into it, I was trudging along on my hockey skates going like "clack clack clack" at max or near max effort, and some 100lb figure skater girl would FLY past me taking like 2 strokes.

I once went for a very expensive, high end hockey camp and the head coach told me two things that I have never forgotten: 1)I'm one of the fastest learners he's ever seen (I get that a lot) and 2)I put WAYYY too much effort into what I do and just need to simplify everything. As usual for an Aspie, I over think everything and couldn't shake the mindset that more effort=more speed. Not necessarily so. That and I'm insanely competitive and have to admit (and am fully aware it's a horrible attitude to have) I hate seeing female athletes better at something than me.

Technique trumps effort. You can apply all the effort in the world and still suck. Figure skating is pretty much like a martial art in what it takes learning it.

I'm a slow learner, though. It sucks. Takes forever to actually do stuff, but I can retain libraries of info about whatever in my head. Yay NVLD. In a way, the NVLD is sorta good, as it gives me knowledge lots of laypeople don't have. I for example, I got my skating a lot better with a shallow ROH on my skate, like 7/8, whereas most people recommend 1/2, but most 100lb girls use 1/2, that's much too deep for a guy who weighs almost double. Meanwhile I know elite level skaters who don't even know what's on the bottom of their skate.

I only briefly played hockey in an instructional league as a kid, though. I was a crappy skater, ironic a bit I'm doing figure skating now, but yeah. I still don't see myself as that great of a skater, but I'm a harsh judge on myself.

I'm really into bikes. Everything about bikes, and riding bikes, and building bikes. I currently have four, a road bike, a BMX bike, a single-speed all-purpose, and a mountain bike. I prefer bikes to cars and I can be pretty political about it at times. Similar situation with skateboards (pool board, street board, freestyle board, and two longboards: downhill and cruisin'). Although my fine motor skills (or lack thereof) make it hard to learn those dern flippy tricks even after ten years, so I don't skate a lot of street. I mainly just like to ride pools.

My special interest is basketball!! ! I'm in love with it It's like an obsession for me

I race radio control cars and I have won mulitiple national championships and competed and placed well at world championships. I won a contenential radio control car race in the summer of 09 and raced at the world championship in Japan. As far as traditional sports go. I run track and field as a guest at a local private college and have won many special olympics track meets. I almost went to the world games in 2007.

CYCLING!

I could bike for MILES given enough water and energy bars and a well-oiled bicycle.
I've been known to bike 20+ miles in a given weekend.
Saves a ton on gas too!

Best Regards,

Jake

Welcome to the club! My Aspie driven obsession has made me a deadly shooter anywhere on the court. If I even miss one day of basketball it throws off my whole day and puts me in a more sour mood. If you haven't watched any of the Shot Science Youtube videos yet, they are definitely worth a look.

Does equestrian count? I also wear my roller blades a lot inside the house. I think it helps with balance. Yes. I know. I'm odd.

Oh thanks! These videos are great! Dude, I'm just like you, I also can't live without playing basketball At my school people knew me because of my passion to basketball. I'm also good shooter, because I love to shoot from the 3pt line. It's like, if you leave me alone at the 3pt line, you are lucky if I miss sorry for my english, I'm from Lithuania, where most of the people are crazy about basketball

Basketball as well! I played four years in college at a small private school and I coach. I love the analysis. Not the recruiting. ShotScience is a great resource. Do you guys like statistics? I am researching advanced statistics in basketball.

Yes I do like exercise and sports as an interest. In the past I would come home from elementary school and dance in front of the mirror so it started at a young age. Later I really liked dance lessons in middle school and then in high school I was on the swim team. I played on the softball team in middle school, but it was not my favorite sport. Now I like jogging, different kinds of aerobics to include pilates and yoga too. Also I include some form of strength training a few times per week to include push ups and sits ups, as well as sometimes I use small hand weights. Exercise is often my only break from stress and work issues, etc.

As far as recreational sports I like throwing darts and like to shoot baskets, but dislike actually playing basketball.

hey! I like statistics too

Dean Oliver is one of the best. I am researching whether any advanced statistical categories can effectively predict wins. I am obsessed with play breakdown and film analysis. I tore my ACL four times so I never spent a ton of time on the court. I love to play but I am not physically capable anymore. I am left-handed, so that was a big advantage on the court. I enjoy college basketball much more than professional basketball.

Running, cycling, some strength training, intramurals...you bet. I also follow a few leagues almost religiously.