This research-based talk will explore the tendency to conflate ‘leanness’ with maximal performance in the sport of weightlifting. It concludes by calling for a more critical approach to body ideals in competitive sport.
Session Title: Fear of Fat and Constructing the ‘Athletic Body Ideal’ in US Weightlifting
This research-based talk will explore the tendency to conflate ‘leanness’ with maximal performance in the sport of weightlifting. It concludes by calling for a more critical approach to body ideals in competitive sport.
Session Title: Fear of Fat and Constructing the ‘Athletic Body Ideal’ in US Weightlifting
This research-based talk will explore the tendency to conflate ‘leanness’ with maximal performance in the sport of weightlifting. It concludes by calling for a more critical approach to body ideals in competitive sport.
Session Title: Fear of Fat and Constructing the ‘Athletic Body Ideal’ in US Weightlifting
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