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Title: Olympics
Post by: Gina on July 31, 2012, 09:12:14 AM
I never would have thought she was in the Olympics.  I never would have.  I just thought that athlete = fit  :???:  isn't she obese?

Her name is Holly Mangold

(http://bodypositiveyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/holly-mangold.jpg)

(http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/1202/usa.weightlifters/images/gallery.holley.mangold.skip.peterson.ap.jpg)

Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: Gina on July 31, 2012, 09:14:34 AM
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Mangold, 22, initially made headlines as the first high school girl in Ohio to play for a state title in football and for having a famous brother. She later went to Ursuline College on a track scholarship, but the discus and shot put eventually gave way to lifting.

 :???: 

eta.......ohhhhhhhhhhhhh track has discus? 
Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: seahorse513 on July 31, 2012, 09:28:10 AM
Interesting and good for her.....I mean being heavy set may hurt her in the long run. However in that particular sport, one would need alot of body mass to bring it up and hold it there for certain amount of time. It is nice to see people competing in a sport that doesn't require them to be in top physical shape(slim).
Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: CactusCarlos on July 31, 2012, 09:51:57 AM
I never would have thought she was in the Olympics.  I never would have.  I just thought that athlete = fit  :???:  isn't she obese?

No doubt you've seen Sumo wrestlers - they're VERY fit despite their girth. 

Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: seahorse513 on July 31, 2012, 10:00:38 AM
No doubt you've seen Sumo wrestlers - they're VERY fit despite their girth. 


That was I trying to think of..... :thatsright:. Some of of those guys top out at 400 too 500 lbs.
Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: Gina on July 31, 2012, 10:18:29 AM
No doubt you've seen Sumo wrestlers - they're VERY fit despite their girth. 



how can they be healthy when they have so much fat around their chest?
Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: Undies on July 31, 2012, 10:38:31 AM
No doubt you've seen Sumo wrestlers - they're VERY fit despite their girth. 



Been admiring Sumo wrestlers have you?  Is it that thongy thing they wear?
Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: njpines on July 31, 2012, 01:49:04 PM
:???: 

eta.......ohhhhhhhhhhhhh track has discus? 

yes, it's actually Track and Field.  My son throws discus and javelin (Field events) in HS.

Her brother, Nick Mangold, is the center for the NY Jets -- she's bigger than he is!
Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: CactusCarlos on July 31, 2012, 02:08:00 PM
Been admiring Sumo wrestlers have you?  Is it that thongy thing they wear?

I spent 7 years and change in Japan - difficult to avoid seeing them in ads, on TV, etc.

It's called a "mawashi". 
Title: Re: Olympics
Post by: NHSparky on July 31, 2012, 02:13:47 PM
I spent 7 years and change in Japan - difficult to avoid seeing them in ads, on TV, etc.

It's called a "mawashi". 

Frankly, it's one of the few foreign sports where there's so much more than meets the eye.  I was always fascinated by it.