For health and sports buffs, this is a common term used for people with 8 to 5 jobs who seldom play the sport they love and have the time to do them usually on weekends. Typically, weekend warriors play their guts out to show their peers that they are still a worthy opponent, and can give a good fight in the game. They play basketball as if they can run a fast break, shut down an opponent on the other side of defense, or perhaps go for that hundredth yard touch down without breaking a sweat. Awesome isnt it? These people subject their untrained bodies to strain and stress and are pushing it to the limits.
It is true, athletes push themselves to the limit; to run faster, jump higher, and be stronger. But these are athletes gifted with a different kind of body. One can not see the perils of a weekend warrior if he or she can not witness one slump to the floor because of a heart attack. When we left school and faced the reality of life and work, we seldom find the time to exercise and enjoy the sport that we love. We have replaced gym hours with overtime work seldom even leaving that cubicle for countless number of hours. Then suddenly at a boys night out, you meet your...