Dan Carter’s latest training exercise sounds bloody tough

We’re already keeled over and on the verge of vomiting just thinking about it…

Fans of all sports often find themselves watching on and thinking that they could do just as good if not better than those taking part, without realising the amount of effort the pros have to put in to reach the top of their game. In fairness, not many rugby fans think they can match Dan Carter, but just because he’s the best player in the world doesn’t mean he’s spared the hard stuff, as was evident by a tweet he sent out earlier today about an exercise he was about to undertake.

Been putting it off all day but time to man up. 30 x 100m sprints on a 40s turnaround #lovethepain

— Dan Carter (@DanCarter) September 27, 2013

As he subsequently explained to Will Greenwood, all of the 100 metre sprints had to be completed in under 20 seconds and he gets to have a breather of 40 seconds in between each one, 40 seconds which, we’re sure, seems like five seconds at the end of every sprint.

Just have to keep every rep under 20sec then rest 20secs & away again “@GreenwoodRugby: @DanCarter dig in... Tough gig that...time per 100?”

— Dan Carter (@DanCarter) September 27, 2013

If you thought Carter’s routine was bad, spare a thought for the AFL players, who according to Adam Goodes in response to Carter’s tweet, are put through a tortuous 100 (that’s right, 100) 100 metre sprints with a 40 second turnaround at the end of every pre-season.

Serious..? You AFL lads are nuts “@adamroy37: @DanCarter have u ever done 100x100 sprints on 40s? Now that is a killer. Hope you well mate”

— Dan Carter (@DanCarter) September 27, 2013

@DanCarter yeah bud end of pre season just to nail us ha ha

— Adam Goodes (@adamroy37) September 27, 2013

Guess this professional sport lark isn’t so easy after all.