Professional athletes and celebrities have numerous perks that include fame, however there may be numerous strain as effectively. Fitness celebrities and physique athletes may be overwhelmed with the stress that comes with residing as much as an ordinary of perfection 24 hours a day. That stress may be counterproductive and even unhealthy in some circumstances.
The co-hosts of Femme Flex Friday dedicated a latest episode on this matter. They referenced social media as one supply of this stress as a result of the athlete’s followers are watching what they do day by day. This may even be a sensitive topic to legends of bodybuilding, equivalent to eight-time Ms. Olympia Lenda Murray.
“Lately I have been thinking about vlogging. So, I’m looking at all of the opportunities to put my image out there,” stated Murray. “What I noticed about vloggers, especially on YouTube, is that they are really comfortable and at peace with themselves and not perfect…I don’t know if I can easily transition into that particular field because everything that we do is about looking perfect.”
Wendy Fortino talked about that each one the co-hosts know what life was like earlier than social media, and so they had advanced together with it. The distinction between their presences earlier than social media and now’s the notice that comes with being on-line.
“You don’t really have this idea of the world looking at you and what they think of you,” she shared. “So, for me, it’s been kind of stressful and I think subconsciously we all put some type of filter on ourselves.”
Whitney Jones is a three-time Ms. Fitness Olympia, however even she isn’t resistant to placing on the perfect first impression potential. She feels the stress year-round, however particularly when she’s making ready for competitors.
“You know at 12 weeks out or eight weeks out that God forbid you post a workout video pre-pump. You have to have your shoulders round, quads are popping, booty’s round. You have to look good because you don’t start filming at the beginning of the workout.”
Jones does provide recommendation for those who really feel that strain to attenuate the haters’ feedback or focus an excessive amount of on the perfect lighting – be taught to disregard it or brush it off and concentrate on what’s most essential to you.
“You have to have thick skin,” she suggested. She does acknowledge that’s simpler stated than performed, although.
“I think it can be impossible to be completely like ‘I don’t care.’”
This is a vital episode that may assist current and future athletes that wish to make the game their profession. Follow FFF by subscribing to the Olympia TV channel so you’ll be able to see this and all episodes of FFF each Friday at 6 PM Eastern time.