Thread: 10 year old bodybuilder - female

I generally agree with most of what's been said.

In summary for me:
If the kid thinks it's something she wants to do, great;
On the little info in the article, the parents seem to be taking a reasonable path;
If she understands the notion that competition means winners and losers, great;
The bikini thing? Two minds.... prefer that to the naked 6 yr old "art" subject :)
Body image? I'm inclined to think the experience will be positive about body image and promote the idea of health and fitness, as opposed to most of her fat mates, who by 10 probably need cholesterol medication;
Don't think she needs to wait to be older. This is not that far away from the Physical Culture world that many kids much younger compete in (oh the days of being dragged around watching my daughter compete <<sighs>>);
I think "bodybuilding" is a term that is a misnomer here (for headline effect);
I'm hopeful she becomes a role model for other kids (male and female) of similar ages, that may inspire them to do this (or some other fitness oriented activity), rather than spending endless hours on Playstations et al, becoming unhealthy, obese people.

Cheers

T2

Originally Posted by juicejunki

good on her. Even if parents are pushing her into it it will teach her discipline and make her better for it later in life.

IF shes been pushed into it (and doesn't look like it has) she could end up hating it, rebel and go the complete opposite way. Pushing her into anything isn't healthy at all imo.

Take2 - No i'm not in favour of it. 10 is just an arbitrary age anyway. I'm talking about two people having consensual sex prior to the age of consent in that country/state.

It's not something that i'd really like to think about. I think kids should be kids... however people are growing up alot younger these days... both physically and mentally. If nature affords the person the right to have intercourse, and they want to do it then what right do we have to say no? Who gave us the power?

I reckon 90% of teenagers have sex prior to the legally set age of consent & maturity.... so that would be just as shocking no?

Before you start accusing me of anything disgusting and foul... hear what im saying. I was a kid once, I wanted to have sex prior to the legally set age, just like alot of other people.... and i felt like it was my body and my decision. I don't regret it and i still firmly believe no one else has the right to know or control it.

In fact I just think it's voyerism at its best. People want to know, they want to be involved. I think it's disgusting... A persons sex life is theirs, no one elses.

Mate, do not presume to know how I'll respond. ok?

I understand perfectly what you say, and I agree to a point. Yes, age is an arbitary measurement society uses to try to preserve some notion of social/moral order. Age of consents are problematic, agreed.

Having said that, I genuinely hope that kids don't have sex at 10, no matter what the alleged maturity level is. Sex, for me, is intrinsic to a relationship based on far more than just some "animal" urge to mate.

I shudder to think that we'll ever get to a point where 10 years old are routinely having sex.

when i was 10 i was out and i quote "goin to ride me bike" playing in the bush starting small fires and playing with WWF figurines.

Interesting.

Just checked NineMSN, and their online poll is overwhelmingly against the young kid..... amazing.

We have obese, sick, lost kids her age and we complain....
Then we have her; fit, healthy, well, and we complain......

No wonder society is going to the crapper.....

Originally Posted by take2

Sex, for me, is intrinsic to a relationship based on far more than just some "animal" urge to mate.

hahahaahahah

Ok.....

and my comment is amusing because?

As long as shes happy I'm fine with it. However it is a bit unusual, i mean it takes a lot of work and dieting to get up on stage and i would hate to think she is devoting her childhood to dieting and stuck in the gym at the age of 10. I don't see an issue with standing up on stage in swimmers - isn't it just the same as going to the beach?

Not really Union. You go to the beach and everyone is there in the their swimmers doing their own thing. When shes competing shes up on stage with all eyes on her. And they arent in their swimmers. Girls and boys do sports such as gymnastics in next to nothing too so im not going to get in on any debate about the rights and wrong of it.

dont really see an issue. Its her choice shes not lifting weights of any massive proportions, let her be i reckon.

Good on her and good on her parents for supporting her. You all know bobybuilding takes a huge amount of discipline - instilling that into a kid is not a bad thing.

I reckon she looks great!

I thought the furore was all about the bikini too - the way I heard it on the radio I assumed she was wearing a brazillian g-string and a tiny little barely nipple-covering sparkly bikini top! I think what she's wearing is really cute for her age - not provocative, not sexual and not overly exposed.

Bugger me, first kids are too fat, now they are too athletic. She looks great.

Why don't the whingers fuck off.

Probably some fat arse old woman sitting around reminiscing about the good old bra burning days, and how cool her idol Germaine Greer is, knowing the 10 year old would be able to kick her arse if she said it to her face.

Stick it to em sweetheart.

More like they are confusing it with pageant kids like jon benet.

Originally Posted by Rusha

Not really Union. You go to the beach and everyone is there in the their swimmers doing their own thing. When shes competing shes up on stage with all eyes on her. And they arent in their swimmers. Girls and boys do sports such as gymnastics in next to nothing too so im not going to get in on any debate about the rights and wrong of it.

she hasn't got any boobs... might as well be a 10 year old boy up there..

So IMO what shes wearing really hasn't got anything to do with it.