PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mary Lou Retton, Eating Disorder, Threshold Of Pain
29 Jan 2017
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Book, like an expose, very harsh training for elite. Recreational gymnastic was enjoyable, they feel competent, proud . Elite gymnastics: girls training 6 hours a day from 6-7 years old, they become elite at 13-14-15 y. o. Because they are the best missile, when not fully developed. Many of the girls end up socially immature, physically stunted, prone to depression, and suffering from eating disorder (50% have eating disorders, 30-40% depression) the magnificent 7, american gym team in 1996. Everyone wants to watch this sport at olympics they believed they would get a team medal. Kerri was the practice performer not that good in competition, but she became the key that year. Story of kerry strug and the gold medal for the americans. She had 30 sec before her 2nd volt: she could not feel het leg, the coach and her team were saying shake it off, you can do it . The level of self control was remarquable.
