Olympic Bodies
Aug. 5th, 2008 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alonewiththemoonNot the sort of bodies who govern the Olympics, but the sorts of bodies that perform in them. This photo essay at the New York Times Magazine is fascinating; it consists of portraits of Olympic athletes from a variety of sports and provides some physical stats on each one. It astonishes me that somebody can have a 4,000 calorie per day diet and have like 4 percent body fat. These are unique and impressive individuals.
I also really liked this quote from cyclist Sarah Hammer, as I think it works just as well for belly dancers as for cyclists: "My punch comes from my thighs and my glutes. I always say that it’s my butt that gets me there." :-)
I also really liked this quote from cyclist Sarah Hammer, as I think it works just as well for belly dancers as for cyclists: "My punch comes from my thighs and my glutes. I always say that it’s my butt that gets me there." :-)
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Date: 2008-08-05 07:48 pm (UTC)Oh my.
So much variation in the bodies! I think we all tend to think of "Olympian" meaning lean but well-muscled. It also messes with my conception of what certain weight/height proportions look like.
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Date: 2008-08-05 08:01 pm (UTC)conception of what certain weight/height proportions look like.
totally--it's fascinating.