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This is a discussion on Article Series EVERYONE Should Read within the Competition Chat forums,----- here is an article series written by a competitor who works out at my gym - she's bares all ladies ...
here is an article series written by a competitor who works out at my gym - she's bares all ladies - she's taking ALOT of flack from this - i talked with her in the locker room yesterday and she really helped me come to terms with living a balanced lifestyle over the ups and downs of a comp life - which , I just don't think I'm cut out for - at least not at this point in my life...so read and enjoy!
Its sad the way things have unfolded for her, I cant image the struggles and the pain she must have been feeling.
Very good read...Cant wait for the next issue, be sure to post it!
I feel her pain, and I sympathize. It's a very sad, and sort of sobering story. You really have to make sure you get things under control for this sort of lifestyle - I believe it's all about balance!
Can't wait for the next issue.
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I think a lot of it has to do with WHY one choses to compete. She obviously feet the need to please the men around her...starting with her father at the gym. In todays society, especially being a woman, it is very hard to do things strictly for you.
I think a lot of it has to do with WHY one choses to compete. She obviously feet the need to please the men around her...starting with her father at the gym. In todays society, especially being a woman, it is very hard to do things strictly for you.
Absolutely! You have to have a love for competing...you cant do it for anyone else. If you HATE, HATE being in the gym...then you need to re-evaluate why you're doing it.
for me, like her, I was using the comp to get "skinny" which obviously doesn't work because you can't maintain that level of leanness year round and it was hard for me as a trainer being in front of my clients everyday during my prep watching me lose fat and get "thin" and then gain it all back....before I do my next show i want to know that I can maintain a healthy weight where I feel good about myself so the losing and gaining is of maybe 10-15lbs, not 25-35lbs....I do see myself competing again in the future, but right now I have to workout and eat clean for me, not for the stage....
Interesting article....I have to say it is pretty extreme though. It doesn't have to be that way.
I have at least 6-8 friends that compete here that I pose with, work out with or stay in contact with and this has happened to none of them. Not to say that there hasn't been eating issues going around, but this girl is very extreme.
I guess finding balance is key....I do believe being healthy in mind and body is such an advantage going into a contest prep.
Interesting article....I have to say it is pretty extreme though. It doesn't have to be that way.
I have at least 6-8 friends that compete here that I pose with, work out with or stay in contact with and this has happened to none of them. Not to say that there hasn't been eating issues going around, but this girl is very extreme.
I guess finding balance is key....I do believe being healthy in mind and body is such an advantage going into a contest prep.
I agree, this woman had a whole lotta issues before she stepped foot in the gym...starting with pleasing her father. She was never in it for the right reasons...Its a cautionary tale for sure.
I agree, this woman had a whole lotta issues before she stepped foot in the gym...starting with pleasing her father. She was never in it for the right reasons...Its a cautionary tale for sure.
You said it perfect...being in it for the right reasons. That means doing it for yourself...to reach your own personal goals...not to look great, serve a purpose or impress someone.
Doing it for those reasons certainly leads to these self destructive behaviors.
I feel bad for this girl...she is destroying her body
Now I am going to go eat a piece of my homemade caramel and ENJOY IT! I just couldn't ever do something that extreme. I enjoy my sweets (and food) but in moderation. I enjoy working out but in moderation. I just couldn't be one extreme or the other. Maybe that is a blessing?
I am now impatiently waiting for her latest article. I hope this article helps other women!
Really interesting story -- and I feel for her because she obviously needed her father, husband and boyfriend's approval and wasn't doing it for herself. But still.... cocaine!??!! I can't imagine going to such extremes. I hope her story does help other women. I look forward to hearing the rest of it.
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