Bigger isn't always better…
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CrystalRaindrops — 1 year ago(August 14, 2024 03:29 AM)
It happens with boobs too:
This year’s edition of ESPN The Magazine’s “Body Issue” is generating buzz not just for its portraits of super-fit naked athletes, but for a thought-provoking piece on the problems breasts can cause for female athletes, from amateur joggers discouraged by the discomfort of bouncing boobs to Olympians who resort to surgery to optimize their performances.
“Breasts are an impressive network of milk glands, ducts and sacs, all suspended from the clavicle in twin masses held together by fibrous connective tissue,” writes Amanda Hess. “But a mounting body of evidence suggests that they pose a serious challenge in nearly all corners of competition. Gymnasts push themselves to the brink of starvation to avoid developing them. All sorts of pro athletes have ponied up thousands of dollars to surgically reduce them. For the modern athlete, the question isn't whether breasts get in the way— it's a question of how to compete around them.”
Apparently, an average A-cup boob weighs in at about 0.43 of a pound, with each additional cup size adding another 0.44 of a pound. In sports that involve throwing your body around (think hurdling, gymnastics, pole-vaulting), a few extra pounds of boobage can be a real obstacle — especially in high-stakes situations where a fraction of a second can mean the difference between fame and anonymity.
Even in less high-impact sports, boobs can get in the way, forcing female athletes to alter their technique:
“Well-endowed golfers flock to former player-turned-coach Kellie Stenzel, who teaches them to shift their posture forward so their swing clears the top of their breasts; the bigger the chest, the deeper the lean…. American archer Kristin Braun says her chest causes clearance issues as she draws her bow; in order to get around it, she anchors the string farther away from her body, which can diminish power and consistency.”
It’s no great secret that different body types are suited for different activities. Sprinters usually have a high proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers; basketball players tend to be taller than cyclists. But if a woman’s natural shape is a hindrance for basically all sports, at least part of problem must lay with sports, not women.
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WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(August 14, 2024 03:44 AM)
I was starting to get a chubby when I saw, .."bouncing boobs…" until I got to the medical talk in the first sentence of the second paragraph!
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WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(August 14, 2024 03:40 AM)
I wonder how they came up with the idea of pole vaulting in the first place.
The ideas for javelin and shot put and discus from chucking a spear or a cannon ball at the enemy and playing frisbee, I get.
But when did someone think, "Hey. Let's put the pole way up high and make them jump over it using a stick."
Who in the heck thought of this and how?
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WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(August 14, 2024 04:19 AM)
Yeah.
"I am bored with playing hockey. Not enough excitement. What do you wanna do?"
"I dunno. We could slide this round yet flat stone on the ice and see what happens."
"Sure. But how are we going to remove the snow in front of it to make it slide"
"We'll get a couple of brooms and clear it as it slides."
"Yeah, that sounds like fun! Woo hoo!"
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hungryinconway — 1 year ago(August 14, 2024 04:51 AM)
She broke several pole vaulting records in high school and became an internet sensation when pics of her looking all hot and **** displaying some nice camel toe were posted at the barely legal age of 17.
The Lion does not give a fuck. Bring. More. Sheep.