Cathy's review
Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams
by Jennifer Sey
Cathy's review
Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams by Jennifer Sey
Cathy's review
rating:
recommended for: overachievers, athletes, couch potatoes
with the summer olympics starting in a few weeks, i was excited to read this and gain some insight on what it's like to compete...or at least what it's like to undergo the relentless training required for athletes of this level.
jennifer covers eating disorders, performing (and winning!) with injuries like broken ankles and bleeding hands, moving her family around to accommodate her training, stealing laxatives from fellow gymnasts, and pushing herself beyond any sane limits. her tolerance for pain is astounding and terrifying. and it carries her all the way to the title of national champion in 1986.
the book jacket tells of her recent nomination to a list of "Top 40 Marketers Under 40"...hopefully she writes another book soon about her achievements in the marketing world. it'll definitely be on my "to read" list.
jennifer covers eating disorders, performing (and winning!) with injuries like broken ankles and bleeding hands, moving her family around to accommodate her training, stealing laxatives from fellow gymnasts, and pushing herself beyond any sane limits. her tolerance for pain is astounding and terrifying. and it carries her all the way to the title of national champion in 1986.
the book jacket tells of her recent nomination to a list of "Top 40 Marketers Under 40"...hopefully she writes another book soon about her achievements in the marketing world. it'll definitely be on my "to read" list.
