Larry Mullen Beats David Beckham…

…at burning calories, that is! (And in a few other areas too…but I don’t want to get too gushy about Hitman.)

According to the Irish Independent yesterday, drummers are more fit than footballers because “it was found that the drummers’ heart rates were raised to as high as 190 beats per minute and they could burn off 600 calories in a performance.”

It goes on to say:

But while footballers play only about 50 games a year, the 46-year-old U2 drummer gets sweaty in front of a drum kit far more often.

Dr Marcus Smith from Chichester University in England, who helped to carry out the research, said: “They (footballers) find playing a Champions League game once every two weeks a drain, but musicians are doing it every day when they are on tour. Their fitness levels need to be outstanding.”

There’s so much more to Mr. Mullen that’s outstanding…glad to know that we can count fitness levels as one area :)

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One Response to “Larry Mullen Beats David Beckham…”

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