Yeah, chessboxing... I think it's been mentioned here on one of the deleted threads. I used to have a bunch of 1st place chess championship trophies from high school (hey, it got me out of class), but I haven't played a match in 12 years, and I can't even stand the sight of a chessboard... Must be the memories of my father making me play when I was very young... It was a big Soviet pass-time intended to
waste people's intellect... And boxing / getting hit in the head doesn't make you much smarter either...
As an alternative, I'm a big fan of coding and weightlifting. You code for half an hour, then you do some sets, rinse, repeat. Strains your forearms a bit though, so you can't type as fast.
Oh, BTW, another
libertarian connection to "pro" wrestling -
Drew Carey!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Sw0HTxYzc[/youtube]
I only found out about this because he's
getting inducted into the WWE "Hall of Fame" this April 2nd!