the espn body issue and body image obsession

[bartman314]

interesting item on harper, who was maybe a little over the top for his body issue photo-shoot prep:

Bryce Harper's Extreme Regimen For ESPN's Body Issue Shows Body Image Is A Problem For Men Too

[RaginCajun]

I thought he was bigger than that.

Seems he put his body through hell

[thisAngelBites]

Maybe it's due to the many beautiful bodies you can see all over magazines, etc. (which is likely all improved via photoshop anyway), which may lead one to think beautiful bodies are more common than they really are. But I see these people, who seem to devote their lives (even temporarily, as before a photoshoot) to the appearance of their bodies, and honestly, I'm usually underwhelmed. He spent all that time and energy and drank saltwater and he just looks like that? He could have just done his usual workout thing and could have read a whole load of new books that really changed how he thought. He could have helped some people that really needed some help and really changed their lives and his. So many possibilities, but instead we see 0.2 mm more definition in his muscles than he started with, because someone was going to take a picture of him. Meh.