What illness/injury narratives have you noticed in media or your personal life and how has that influenced your understanding of disrupted bodies? by Aidan Sadeghi

Derrick Rose

2024-06-04 15:57:10 UTC

Suffered multiple injuries and was never as 'strong' or as good of a player afterwards

2024-06-04 15:58:23 UTC

The warrior mentality that you mentioned, is very present in professional sports where athletes are basically forced to play through injuries which leads to non-pro athletes trying to play through pain instead of properly recovering

Competitive Gymnastics

fengyuexu — 2024-06-04 15:58:37 UTC

I dabbled in a bit of competitive gymnastics when I was younger. There was a boy (anywhere between 5-10) who was crying during training through an injured wrist. Not sure why he was at the gym at all, but it's evident that at such an elite level, it's performance + training > athlete wellbeing.

Simon Biles

2024-06-04 15:59:20 UTC

In the 2020 Olympic games Simon withdrew from several events due to injury and mental health.

simone biles & twisties (mental block) .. was shamed for putting herself first

2024-06-04 15:59:26 UTC

bodybuilding

2024-06-04 16:00:03 UTC

a torn ligament usually means competitor will have imbalances forever and would not look the best for the stage

female figure skaters are almost expected to retire young do to culmulative injury

2024-06-04 16:00:38 UTC

Larry wheels tore his bicep 4 times and now hes a body builder instead of a powerlifer

2024-06-04 16:02:48 UTC