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DURHAM D

(32,609 posts) Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:08 PM Aug 2016

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FLOTUS and the Gymnasts - (Original Post) DURHAM D Aug 2016 OP

Gymnasts get a bad rap about food mythology Aug 2016 #1

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1. Gymnasts get a bad rap about food

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:24 PM

Aug 2016

2 to 3 hour workouts take a lot of healthy calories to maintain, and the workouts just get longer as one rises up the elite ladder.

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2. Yep, serious athletes can eat the good food with extra large fries and ice cream.

Thu Aug 18, 2016, 02:35 PM

Aug 2016

That diet doesn't work for someone who works at a desk all day and relaxes by watching television in the evening.