Sports Illustrated released their Fittest 50 earlier today, a project which aims to rank the fittest athletes on planet Earth. As for the criteria, the authors write that "athletes were assessed based on strength, speed, endurance, agility, flexibility and skill in his or her respective sport."
As expected, the Fittest50 is filled with freaks like LeBron James, Luka Modric and Russell Westbrook. But ahead of all those names is none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, whom SI ranks as the second fittest male athlete in all of sports. "At the age of 33, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is a physical specimen, sporting a perfectly chiseled six-pack, sinewy leg muscles and bulging biceps, plus a self-proclaimed biological age of 23 that keeps him performing at a top level on the pitch," the authors write.
The list of Sports Illustrated's Fittest Men 25
1. SAQUON BARKLEY (New York Giants)
2. CRISTIANO RONALDO (Juventus)
At the age of 33, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is a physical specimen, sporting a perfectly chiseled six-pack, sinewy leg muscles and bulging biceps, plus a self-proclaimed “biological age of 23” that keeps him performing at a top level on the pitch. The Juventus star is known for his obsession with fitness and his training sessions incorporate every aspect of physical conditioning.
3. GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO (Milwaukee Bucks)
4. NOVAK DJOKOVIC (ATP tennis)
5. KEVIN MAYER (Decathlon)
6. MAT FRASER (CrossFit)
7. LEBRON JAMES (Los Angeles Lakers)
8. JORDAN BURROUGHS (Wrestling)
9. CONOR MCGREGOR (UFC, boxing)
10. CANELO ÁLVAREZ (Boxing)
11. AARON DONALD (Los Angeles Rams)
12. LUKA MODRIĆ (Real Madrid)
In Croatia’s run to the World Cup final in 2018, team captain Luka Modrić recorded a distance of 39.1 miles ran but showed little signs of fatigue, a marker of his stamina and tireless ability to cover the pitch. The winner of several major awards in 2018—including the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, the Best FIFA Men's Player and the Ballon d'Or—the Real Madrid midfielder is known to be obsessed with staying in prime physical shape.
13. RUSSELL WESTBROOK (Oklahoma City Thunder)
14. PATRICK LANGE (Triathlon)
15. TOMMY CALDWELL (Rock climbing)
16. KJELD NUIS (Speedskating)
17. GIANCARLO STANTON (New York Yankees)
18. PATRICK MAHOMES (Kansas City Chiefs)
19. HAMISH BOND (Rowing)
20. CONNOR MCDAVID (Edmonton Oilers)
21. ELIUD KIPCHOGE (Marathon)
22. CAELEB DRESSEL (Swimming)
23. JIM WALMSLEY (Ultrarunner)
24. GERAINT THOMAS (Cycling)
25. BROOKS KOEPKA (PGA Tour)
mule2020
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Alf where is this fitness ranking based on? this is not making any sense? wrestlers bodybuilders Martial artist please revise. Mayweather Not on the list
datsama
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so modric is fiter than kante. very soon modric will bee rated as one of the best goalkeepers in the world😂😂😂.
Tehimntu
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Speed, Strength, Endurance, Agility, Jumping capabilities all come into play.Look at this pic. CR7 is 33 years old and still capable of doing this.He clocked the speed of 39 km/h in the FIFA world cup finals in Russia.He is starting almost all games and completing the whole 90 minutes even at this age. His average Distance covered in matches is 7-8 km. He's the fittest athlete for me.
AntoJaison
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CR7 is a fitness freak, complete dedicated athelete. Besides that, he doesnt promote the idea of having tattoos on the body. True icon for any athelete
prakashcr7
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Body fat :Normal player =11%, cristiano Ronaldo = 7% only👌 Muscle mass : Normal player = 46%, Cristiano Ronaldo = 50%👏🤜🙏🏿👑 The tests carried out by Juventus shows that the 33 years old cristiano Ronaldo has physical condition of fully fit 23 years old player. This is unbelievable. 💪💪💪💪 This proves that he is 💯machine , he is not a human.
whykallar
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Congratulations CR7, you deserved it, I'm not that surprised, because you're a man whose work very hard, As for Modric, the media has fallen in love with him
RealMd13
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C.Ronaldo ranked 2nd in Sports Illustrated's Fittest 50 while Modric included Me: 💪🏾🔥🔥 I’m not surprise cuz CR7 is a monster and a heart to heart cold blooded killer even in the gym! 😂😂😂
MonodipSinha10
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you keep him in top50 fittest . you must be joking🤣🤣😋
Catemop
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we want to know about goals isn't nothing else to talk about ronalda ALL FOOTBALL?