the olympians bodies.

donna_glasgow
donna_glasgow Posts: 869 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
it seems, at far as my limited watching of the olympics has shown me, that every sport has a certain type of body, so it got me thinking, which body would I like to have and obviously the way I would get that body is to do that sport the person sporting the body does. :)

short dist runners = strong defined arms and legs
long dist runners = slim all over
weight lifters = very strong and very defined all over
pole vaulter = abs of steel
there are others but thats a small sample of what I saw :)

I personally love the swimmers body for myself, they have the strength but aren't so defined,

My normal exercise has been running long distance, but since im not going for a slim body I thought Id better add swimming to that and hope I get my swimmers body.

which sports body would you love to have?
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  • torygirl79
    torygirl79 Posts: 307 Member
    It's a matter of taste I guess, was watching swimming with a male friend and he was commenting in a non complimentary way about how broad the girls' shoulders were... Whilst I was thinking how I wished I had shoulders like that
  • donna_glasgow
    donna_glasgow Posts: 869 Member
    It's a matter of taste I guess, was watching swimming with a male friend and he was commenting in a non complimentary way about how broad the girls' shoulders were... Whilst I was thinking how I wished I had shoulders like that

    lol, I love the broad shoulders, well I have to I have them already :) Just that mine have a layer of unwanted fat on them :(
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    From a male perspective, olympic gymnasts. Insane muscularity and strength!

    stronggymnast.jpg
  • Mummyadams
    Mummyadams Posts: 1,125 Member
    Oh to look like those gymnasts! Wow!
  • HelenDootson
    HelenDootson Posts: 443 Member
    Jessica Ennis, for me please (but taller)
  • MelissaA35
    MelissaA35 Posts: 6 Member
    I would love to have a combination of a runners legs, weight lifters arms and of course abs of steel. That would be perfect dont you think?
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
    Jessica Ennis has the perfect bod!
  • alleycat88
    alleycat88 Posts: 756 Member
    Give me Lolo Jones' body pls

    lolo-jones.jpg

    also on a list made by men's health over the sexiest women in the olympics, 3 were swimmers out of 12 on the list.
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    Peter Waterfield the Olympic diver has pretty much the ideal physique. I could only dream of being so toned!

    olympics-PeterWaterfield1.jpg
  • Gail3260
    Gail3260 Posts: 354 Member
    On the BBC website you can find out which one you already have!! It compares your height and weight against the athletes competing. I came out as a weightlifter from Ecuador.....fortunately a female one!!!
  • slendergirl1988
    slendergirl1988 Posts: 4
    Those marathon girls' bodies please please! I love (trying to not make this sound weird) how small their chests are, I've always had a huge chest. I'd also LOVE to be able to run a marathon ... one day maybe!! Can run about 12km now, aiming for a half marathon by mid next year :)
  • elinakalna
    elinakalna Posts: 46
    I wouldn't mind to be 4 foot tall with Jesicas body!
  • sgarrard01
    sgarrard01 Posts: 213 Member
    I'm an Argentinian basketball player named Facundo Campazzo! lol
  • SilverOnTheTree
    SilverOnTheTree Posts: 102 Member
    The heptathlon women are all built like goddesses; you can imagine Artemis recruiting them to her hunting parties. I don't know what I'd prefer... anything which propels my body across the finish line will be fine!
  • jrwatson87
    jrwatson87 Posts: 66
    http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/olympic-booty-appreciation-6z51


    An appreciation of all the great, male Olympian butts out there this year :-p
  • beccalucy
    beccalucy Posts: 250 Member
    Heptathlete would be nice!
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    Peter Waterfield the Olympic diver has pretty much the ideal physique. I could only dream of being so toned!

    olympics-PeterWaterfield1.jpg
    This... WOW
  • hayley9914
    hayley9914 Posts: 80 Member
    would happily swap with Jessica Ennis!!
  • amclaws25
    amclaws25 Posts: 128 Member
    Gymnast body all the way for me. Those girls are SOLID and still have beautiful curves. My 10 year old daughter is a gymnast but is becoming very womanly already...... Ugh! Anyways, I always envy her amazing abs with v cuts and the curvy booties. :) One day, my daughter will be in those Olympics! ;)
  • amclaws25
    amclaws25 Posts: 128 Member
    From a male perspective, olympic gymnasts. Insane muscularity and strength!

    stronggymnast.jpg

    The strength it takes to do these rings is amazing. I love gymnasts! My daughters favorite event is bars, ripped open calluses and all. Lol
  • porffor
    porffor Posts: 1,210 Member
    Not all weight lifters are cut mind.. the 65+ class had a lot of women who were very heavy, But boy could they lift! Their own body weight is not a factor unless two competitors draw first place, in which lightest girl would win.
  • tashmash2011
    tashmash2011 Posts: 49
    Jessica Ennis' abs are my inspiration! although i would be happy if i just didnt wobble anymore :laugh:
  • ball858
    ball858 Posts: 395 Member
    I have swimmers shoulders and i'm starting to get my swimmers body back, so for that reason i'd happily have a Becky Addlington body.

    BUT, If I had the frame for it, I would prefer Jesseca Ennis' instead
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    unfortunately there arent many olympians who are as boobalicious as i'll be once i reach my goal weight/body fat percentage. there's serena williams and some of the women's volleyball players have boobs. but beyond that, everyone else is apart of that IBTC that i'll never be part of
  • alleycat88
    alleycat88 Posts: 756 Member
    unfortunately there arent many olympians who are as boobalicious as i'll be once i reach my goal weight/body fat percentage. there's serena williams and some of the women's volleyball players have boobs. but beyond that, everyone else is apart of that IBTC that i'll never be part of

    damn itty bitty titty comittee sucks.

    I'll never be part of it either :grumble:
  • starcollapsing
    starcollapsing Posts: 57 Member
    I was watching the women's pole vault yesterday and they had the most amazing bodies! Plus there was a 1500m runner with an amazing figure. Not quite as skinny as the marathoners.
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I would go with the gymnast body...so very strong and balanced...
  • AthenaErr
    AthenaErr Posts: 278 Member
    OR: Olympic-level athletes are good at that sport because their body is already built in a way that is optimal for that sport. Yes the training will accentuate that, but swimmers have long limbs and big feet because that is what makes them so good at swimming. Just like swimming more wont give you bigger feet, it also wont give you long limbs unless you are already built that way.

    Exercise will just make you more you. You can add more strength in certain body parts, train for more endurance but you wont change your basic shape. Although you might discover your shape if it was hidden under the fat
  • AthenaErr
    AthenaErr Posts: 278 Member
    I was a national swim champion as a child but gave up because I am a big-boobed shortarse. Regardless of training there is a limit to how fast you can get when you dont have the limb span of a competition level swimmer. I still love swimming but..there you go.
  • InkedBeauty89
    InkedBeauty89 Posts: 114 Member
    I trained and competed as a gymnast for 12 years. So luckily i have the body i want.....but really i just want to look like an athlete again.

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