Comments on: What Size is Strong? What Size is Athletic?

By: Evie

Evie — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:21:24 +0000

Fantastic photos, and really drives home something a trainer once told me: the body is built first and foremost for function, not fashion :)

By: Twistie

Twistie — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:06:42 +0000

Eden – I think the top three designs were the right ones in that episode…but I can’t help thinking that the proportion problem on Joe’s skort could easily have gotten him landed in the bottom three in seasons past. How sad is it that I agreed with the judges that Suede’s cheerleading uniform and Kenley’s random 40′s inspired dress didn’t belong in the bottom three?

Tim needs to come to my house and be fed homemade scones and have a good cry on my shoulder.

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:01:04 +0000

It’s not usually a good idea to put a very built, athletic woman into superfeminine, girly clothes. Not only is there the issue of how flattering it is, but also, it is hardly in the spirit of the Olympics! It’s the most intense athletic competition in the world, not a tea party! And this is coming from someone whose own taste veers towards the feminine and girly. I wasn’t sure what most of the designers were thinking this past week. However, I agree that the top three had appropriate looks.

It was awesome to see pictures of the athletes…each one’s body is suitable for their sport, and not any other.

By: Eden

Eden — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:19:32 +0000

As I watched the episode, I kept thinking about women who do shotput, weightlifting, etc. who wouldn’t like, look good or feel good in the outfits being put together. I think Tim should have thrown out the term “plus” and watched some of their heads explode.

But I think the top 3 designers made outfits that would have worked for anyone.

By: smb

smb — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:42:23 +0000

saw a short (no pun intended) profile of melanie roach on nbc last night- she’s the smallest woman on the US weightlifting team- at 5’1″ everyone presumes she is a gymnast, but she’s rocking out, and is the best hope for US women’s WL gold!

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:10:42 +0000

I was reading an interview with Cheryl Haworth the other day, and I *think* I recall she runs a 5-second 40. Holeee kamole. And Christian Cantwell’s been profiled recently on NPR–his metabolism is such that he lost *seven pounds* on a four-hour plane flight, as he couldn’t carry enough food on to the plane to feed himself.

These folks are like specialized insects or pieces of machinery. Amazing!

By: jelodi

jelodi — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:17:31 +0000

Deena Kastor’s marathon performance at the 2004 Olympics was a thing of beauty. She got the bronze, the first American woman to medal in the marathon since 1984. And I can’t believe her resting heartrate is 28 bpm, she must have an incredibly powerful heart.