New Article by Gillian Mounsey: A New Perspective

[Mark Rippetoe]

I think you'll appreciate this candid examination of Gillian's experiences with gymnastics, high school athletics, bodybuilding, and CrossFit. It's a helluva story.

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[Jonathon Sullivan]

Kudos for including a kindle version, guys. I'll go read it now...

[jedomann]

Gotta respect her honesty and ability to self examine and make a change when things weren't working out.

[MPE]

Absolutely freaking awesome! I have daughters ages 10 and 14, and these healthy attitudes toward training, eating and body image are exactly what I am teaching them. This is why in my house we eat plenty, train right , play soccer, run around like children, sleep well, don't obsess over calories, and have realistic role models. Its also exactly why we aren't in dance, cheer or gymnastics and why I constantly disabuse them of the false ideals foisted on them from every direction by the popular media.

Gillian, you go girl!

[LTW]

Love Braums. People outside the region don't know what they're missing.

[mstrofbass]

Love Braums. People outside the region don't know what they're missing.

Dangerous words in Whataburger country.

[brettd]

excellent article. glad to see she is making the changes she needs. and about the honesty of her injuries due to xfit

[Gwynn]

This article was like a glass of water in the desert. Thanks so much for posting it and thanks to Gillian for writing it.

[Simma Park]

A brave and honest article about a phenomenon that so many female athletes refuse to examine, let alone discuss.

Anyone interested in promoting strength sport, regardless of gender, should be infuriated that someone with Gillian’s genetic gifts and amazing drive to excel should have had to struggle so hard with the way women are conditioned to conform to an arbitrary aesthetic ideal that is totally divorced from what women’s bodies do.

So thanks to Gillian for this article and Rip for publishing it. It’s always inspiring to see any woman struggle with this and win, no matter what her bliss--but I personally cheer a little harder for ladies who choose to pursue strength.

[forgeforth]

I just wish more women would read this article than the celebrity gossip magazines next to the check-out. Not only will they become more educated, but they will feel better about themselves. The last figure I read indicated that around 3/4 of women are on a diet. Like spar said, the ideal look for women (the fitness model or PT) is usually 20 pounds underweight and with little regard given to athletic performance.