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“Slim-To-Win” to Injury
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | McMahon, Jenny McGannon, Kerry R. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Culturally accepted bodies within elite sporting cultures point to entrenched “slim-to-win” ideologies. Consequently, sporting insiders (e.g., coaches, team managers, athletes) perceive “slim” and “fatless” body shapes as a necessary means in order to achieve competitive performance. As such, body practices centring on a “slim-to-win” ideology are practiced through publicly conducted daily weigh-ins, regular skin fold tests, surveillance of athletes' body shape and eating. As a means of attaining the ideal and culturally accepted shape, athletes' health and well-being is being compromised within the context of the “slim-to-win” ideology. Indeed, many athletes are becoming injured as they attempt to conform their bodies to a shape which is perceived to enhance competitive performance. Within the present chapter, the focus is on the ways in which one sporting culture (i.e., swimming) has taken up the “slim-to-win” ideology and how, in response, athletes have come to engage with health risk culture (e.g., overdosing on laxative medication; taking illicit substances such as methamphetamines; throwing up after meals; risky medical intervention; overuse injuries). The ways in which long-term health and well-being of athletes is comprised in relation to these practices, in the name of competitive performance, are also of interest. Book Name: Sport Injury Psychology |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780367854997-7&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 84 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Starting Page | 74 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780367854997-7 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-11-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Sport Injury Psychology Cultural Studies Sport Sciences Athletes Ideology Culture Slim To Win Conform Competitive Sporting |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
