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Analyzing a quote written by our member . Fitness123
 
“The lifestyle of a jockey is pure adrenaline fueled dedication to the sport of racing like nothing else in my opinion, especially in the 1930’s.  
 
The things that they did to their bodies to make weight were brutal, and probably still are.
 
I watched the documentary on jockies in the special features, and it mentioned some of the awful awful things that jockies did to not only cut but maintain weights around 100lbs.
 
One of them being eating tap worms. I cannot even imagine. I know I would never eat a tapworm to make weight for my sport and I consider myself very dedicated. Also! Besides that aspect of it, jockies risk death every time they race. Death. Not just injury. Death.
 
 I believe everyone can agree that all sports have injury risks and every now and then tragedies occur in sports such as boxing and football and so on, but it’s not a death risk every single fight or game an athlete competes in for the majority of sports. As a jockey in the 1930’s, and probably still today, not only is the extreme weight loss tactics and lifestyle a risk, but every race risks real actual possible death.
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This is a very interesting topic… many athletes go through EXTREME measures to cut weight…
 
Engaging in sports and athletic activities is supposed to be healthy and good for your body.  Unfortunitly, in many cases these sports cause more harm then good. 
 
For example figure/body building competitors aim to reach a low body fat by doing tons of cardio, low calorie diets, fat burners, diuretic pills, laxatives, and other harmful supplements… THIS IS NOT healthy!! Especially for your bodily functions…
 
I feel like these competition are becoming a fad.. I have noticed that people feel like they can just sign up for a competition and build muscle in one year.. In doing so they take extreme measures which have so many risks involved…
 
My question is..
 
Is this lifestyle really worth it.. What are you trying to prove?
 
I did a figure competition with minimal knowledge and background about dieting, training, supplementation and most importantly understanding my body.
 
I literly ended up with an eating disorder, health problems and an obsessive compolisve disorder with food and training..
 
This is not something people should take lightly.. This is a huge commimtment and years of training and research..
 
 

What are your thoughts??

I don’t know, I feel that wearing a black plastic trash bag sweat suit is kinda fashionable and it helps keep my butt looking good. I think everyone will be wearing them soon.

 
 
This was NOT the answer i was looking for!!!!

Some people or athletes dont have a choice in my opinion.  lets say that Joe wants to become a pro bodybuilder and win the Mr Olympia.  Joe has to realize that by doing so he will have to take steriods.  To compete at the level Jay Cutler is at Joe has to put his body through “whatever it takes”.  Just like the Jocky’s, they will do whatever it takes to win, or push it to whatever line they will personally not go over.  But I think in any sport or even profession in life people will demand and push there body in a unhealthy way to achive what they want.  weather it’s a buisness man working late late hours not sleeping and not eating to get the marketing job done before the deadline, a body builder like jay cutler, winning a gold in weightlifitng, comnstruction worker and the back pain they go through.  wow thats bad on there back and joints everyday but they need to support there family, well jay cutler needs to support his family and by putting a needle in his butt and starving himself with food and water and training all the damn time is what pays the bills.  Now I know some people will say there are other things that joe, jay cutler, the constructiojn worker can do and they dont need to do all that, well I would say your not them, you dont have the same dream that they do.  I think to become the best in anything there extrems you have to take.  I hate when people say there is more to life than racing a horse, well to that horse racer that is his life!  these are just my opinions.

I understand what you are saying, and you have a point…
 
If you want to be the best in something there are sacrifices you have to make…
 
However many people do not do this for a living or to be the best!!!
 
Some people do figure/bodybuilding competitions as a hobby or maybe win a pro card…
 
I am not judging people who choose this lifestyle…
 
I am just stating that it’s not for me; there are sacrifices people really need to consider and debate whether or not it’s worth it… People take these decisions very lightly… They don’t look at both the pros and cons of that particular sport.
 
I am suggesting that people do there research and make a life changing decision…
 
Unfortunately i don’t think Jay cutler will live to be 100 with all the crap he is taking… If he is ok with that… then more power to him
 
Settle down butter cake =)

was THAT the answer you were looking for? lol

and if so why would you tell him to settle down?

i agree that it is way more to commit than i am willing to even participate in events like this, let alone actually have a shot at success. i know a bunch of girls who have entered into fitness/bodybuilding competitions, and its funny to listen to them talk about it. they rave about how great they feel and how proud they are of how they look, and everyone gives them those half-hearted complements about how “great” they look even though they look tired and anorexic. and then after they finish talking about how happy and proud they are they finish by complaining about how tired they are and how they are sick of eating only chicken breast and broccoli and rice cakes, and about how they don’t want to go do their cardio tomorrow morning.

it’s annoying to listen to, but you gotta hand it to them for at least committing themselves and trying something. sometimes it results in a permanent change for the better and they become a healthier person.

i wouldn’t do it but i’m not gonna judge anyone for trying.

 
 
I have a few friends that do figure competitions and I JUST CANT stand it… I literally stop being friends with them for a few months…
 
There are not many people who are cut out to do this whether being genetics, personality, determination ect..
 
All they do is talk about them them them! It’s no longer a friendship because it’s a one way streak…
 
They talk about their diet, training, poses, cheat meals, regret meals, time schedule, coach, physical appearance,  how tired and hungry they are, how much cardio they have to do and loath it…..  Blah blah blah. boring!!
 
A nice “hello Laura how was your day” would be great once in a while… BUT NOOO it’s all about them…
 
I am sick of it and i and don’t care! It is one of the most self centered selfish sports out there… Some people are cut out for it but the majority “new trend” is not…
 
I always question why these girl who complain through their entire prep do it… if you hate it so much and you are miserable then what is the deal???

wow damn ok I thought I was just answering your question. Just trying to go back and forth with some different thoughts and idea’s, thats what I thought this website was about.  

Aw, you hurt Jon’s feelings Llulko! There went your shot at a free poster of Jon…

 
Simmer down pansy… I don’t have any hard feeling for you =)… it was all out of love… I liked your response!!
 
People should have their own opinions and i respect you for sharing them. I might not agree with you however this is a great topic to here different point on views…
 
One coming from a fitness enthusiast “me” and one come from a professional athlete “you”
 
By the way, I think I deserve a free poster after all we have been through… how could you deny me of one…
 

Pansy???

  
Definition
Pansy: A sissy, fairy, or one that is generally unmanly

I cried all night last night!

Wow, wouldn’t expect to read something as un-PC as that on here… that was actually kinda mean. Where’d you get that definition from?

 
omg.. i just edited it.. i didnt even read the full definition.. that was really mean! sorry for that…
 
wow … know i feel like a pansy… JON!! sorry

lol It’s all good.  Happy halloween! 

Here is a question..
 
What is the most extreme thing you have ever done to prep for a competition, sport, practice ect..
 
How extreme are YOU??

 
In high school wrestling I once lost 17lbs in about 48 hours.  A lot of that time was spent on an exercise bike that I had hauled into a sauna…  i also had on a lot of clothes most of the time.
I was very light headed and weak at the end of it all.

damn coach that cant be healthy for you, is that bad for you to put your body through that?  how did you do that meet after loseing that much weight?   2012

No, it isn’t good for you.  But I did fine.  I won my match.

That is craziness! I dont understand how people can do that.. How did you have energy to compete?

 
A lot of it is mental, but it definately drains you.

Wounldnt it make more sense to compete at your strongest??
How could this benefit you