We are all puzzled by his change, his wife is puzzled, his brother also...
1. Sedentary fat fucks with a typical western diet- riskier than a big-mountain skiing prop forward.2. Am I missing a vineyard of gossip about lots of keen climbers suffering with diseases resultant of malnourishment?
On the other hand I recognise they're both crazy in their own ways: both are potentially life shortening, and both probably more often than not come with some attached psychological issues.
it's a horrible thing to have to go through.
2. How many times can the losing weight trick work? Once you've lost weight you'll get worse if you put it back on so you need to keep thin. And the next step up can only come from loosing more weight right? By this logic it only works once. John Dunne had a different approach but it's the constant maintaining of a low weight that I see as a problem.
Maybe part of the reason that people are in denial, is that people who struggle with eating disorders can be very good at hiding their problems.
I'm not sure its actually an issue other than anecdotally (as a few top climbers have been open about their own battles). By that I mean more prevalent in the general and elite climbing population above societal background levels. Particularly once you account for the obvious selection effects of skinnier folk sticking at climbing because they tend to be better at it.
did you see the Legends Only competition? Modern top climbers are skinny fucks, or at the very least have very low body fat.
I have just read this thread and I'm so shocked by peoples obstinate denial of what is a sadly real, yet totally unnecessary aspect of the climbing community!!Maybe part of the reason that people are in denial, is that people who struggle with eating disorders XYZ can be very good at hiding their problems. This in itself is incredibly sad, as people end up becoming introverted, and this in turn can lead to many of the social ramifications that scottygillery described.
Also Danny, how can you describe a problem other than anecdotally?! I don't expect a graph with everyone's BMI plotted. As further anecdotal evidence I know several people who have been affected by eating disorders and it's a horrible thing to have to go through.
Danny..... does Jan Hojer really look like he has starved himself?! Also Danny, how can you describe a problem other than anecdotally?! I don't expect a graph with everyone's BMI plotted. As further anecdotal evidence I know several people who have been affected by eating disorders and it's a horrible thing to have to go through.
Must be why he steers clear of crimpy routes...
Quote from: petejh on December 05, 2014, 09:32:23 amMust be why he steers clear of crimpy routes...Imagine what he could do if he wasn't so weak.
Surely very few top athletes in any sport (except powerlifting) have double digit bodyfat percentages?
Some male athletes do use extreme methods for losing weight, but an important difference exists between these and the self-starvation strategies of anorexics. For instance, a wrestler's perception of his body is not distorted and when he is not competing, he can regain the weight with ease.