This may ruffle a few feathers but I dont give a toss. After deciding not to do the evening show I received a number of comments from people saying oh just do it for x, y and z, you are the reason people have got serious health issues from competing. Making an injured or sick athlete feel guilty for not competing, when ultimately you know nothing about how they feel or the symptoms that they are having to deal with... many have pushed through because of this peer pressure to only completely ruin their health for months post show, even years. Are you that naive to the fact that show prep in itself is unhealthy. Never mind the normal unhealthy side effects an athlete experiences during their prep,when these standard health issues are amplified with a number of other health issues during the final stages of that athletes preparation that could potentially lead to serious adverse health effects... This post is not just about the comments I have received but for any other person that has experienced anything like this. My god, push your body even further when it is already extremely unhealthy... I will say no more. Health is wealth, if you havent realised that in life then I hope you do before it is too late.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 22:58:45 +0000