Comments on: Nudes of performance athletes

By: Justin Forposting

Justin Forposting — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:36:00 +0000

[puts down cookie, goes to workout]

By: celestegrace

celestegrace — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:15:00 +0000

As an artist who is trying to get better at figure drawing, this set of photos made my day, and now my fingers are itching to draw these fantastic humans.

By: lumpygravy2

lumpygravy2 — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:50:00 +0000

The physical 1%. I hope someone will retake them all 50 years from now and see just how buff they all are after running the real deal. You notice all this corporate sponsorship never gives equivalent rewards and attention to intellectual development.

By: juanmiguel

juanmiguel — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 07:53:00 +0000

Me gusta la foto :D

By: robuluz

robuluz — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:45:00 +0000

Yeah? She might think she’s pretty tough, but wait ’til she gets me in front of her, sobbing like a child and begging for mercy. Let’s see how much of that she can take, buddy!

By: Little Mouse

Little Mouse — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:35:00 +0000

I preferred the photos where they seemed to be posed as if caught in the middle of participating in their sport/ activity, it seemed to make the nude-but-no-rude-bits seem less obvious. It also made the pictures far more interesting than ones where the athletes were just standing around giving few if any clues as to what it is they do.

By: RedShirt77

RedShirt77 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Fucking Puritans are still ruining things hundreds of years later…

By: James Kimbell

James Kimbell — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:24:00 +0000

She will indeed. For anyone curious to see Rousey in action, here’s a good one: http://youtu.be/XcvsmuOZpsg

By: Matthew Whitman

Matthew Whitman — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:51:00 +0000

As you know, that’s Ronda Rousey, and she’ll break your arm.

By: IronEdithKidd

IronEdithKidd — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:32:00 +0000

Showing everything makes it porn. Because America.

By: Elizabeth Doxtator-Morenberg

Elizabeth Doxtator-Morenberg — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:25:00 +0000

I don’t get it – why are we so coy about crotches, nipples and butts?

By: RedShirt77

RedShirt77 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:22:00 +0000

I said mostly.

By: EH

EH — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:58:00 +0000

Did anybody else get clickjacked to a survey for “symphonyam .com?”

By: Adela Doiron

Adela Doiron — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:37:00 +0000

A lot of athletes shave just to keep chaffing rashes under control. Besides not all body hair types are noticeable in photography. If it weren’t for the mud Carlos’ would be harder to see. Lack of obvious carpet does not equal hairless.

By: Adela Doiron

Adela Doiron — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:32:00 +0000

Trying to control an animal that is waaaaaay bigger than you will do that. Most equestrians have super strong cores, legs and buts but jockeys also have to keep their total mass at a certain level; they can’t afford to haul around useless weight.

By: RedShirt77

RedShirt77 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:55:00 +0000

median of human appearance = mostly hairless?

By: politician

politician — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:41:00 +0000

The underwater one is awesome. Anyhow, I enjoy these, as a believer and practitioner of human adaptation.

By: Halloween_Jack

Halloween_Jack — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:18:00 +0000

Blueboy’s gone? Now people will need explanations for the lyrics of Cyndi Lauper’s “She-Bop”.

By: swordmage

swordmage — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:05:00 +0000

Most people tend not to think of them as being particularly buff – but most of ‘em are tiny, wirey, and *really* strong.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:52:00 +0000

Destinee Hooker, what a name!

By: Daneel

Daneel — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:20:00 +0000

Heh. I have the same stats as Maya Gabeira. Since I’m male, not sure that’s a good thing…

By: apoxia

apoxia — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:50:00 +0000

Who knew that jockeys were so buff? (well, I didn’t anyway)

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:13:00 +0000

I don’t typically find athletic bodies attractive (or pro porn bodies, or bodybuilding bodies) but most of these are really, really attractive bodies (and great photography, too). I think what I normally think of when I think of athletic people is skewed.

Not surprising to me at all that bodies that are not absurd (like pro porn or bodybuilding) but extremely athletic and fit – without the aid of steroids etc. – are extremely attractive on a deep-down level. I mean I won’t get into the details but my normal taste (in women specifically) is quite different from this and I was surprised to find these people so attractive.

By: feltmountain

feltmountain — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:05:00 +0000

maybe not every athlete particular wants to display their junk for everyone’s pleasure…

By: Glen Able

Glen Able — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:34:00 +0000

Clive James described Arnold Schwarzenegger as a “brown condom full of walnuts”.

By: robuluz

robuluz — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:23:00 +0000

Whoa. Stevie Nicks is in great shape!

http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2012/0709/espn_bodyissue_17.jpg

By: 10xor01

10xor01 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:06:00 +0000

Oksana Masters is my new heroine.

By: ocker3

ocker3 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:24:00 +0000

I Loved the photo of the jockey with the horse licking his head :)

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:09:00 +0000

Damned Bible Belt. Once they figured out they could get rid of the incriminating stack of man on man porn in the toolshed, it was all over.

By: B E Pratt

B E Pratt — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:08:00 +0000

Rather surprised that that picture of Lance Armstrong wasn’t included. Eh, probably owned by Annie Leibovitz. But definitely should have been included in this bunch….