Ripley's Believe it or NOT wrote:
sdasdasdasdasds wrote:
I'm not buying it. Sounds like a privileged white girl who has had all the advantages in the world, and when things didn't go her way (injuries, burnout, etc) she blames coaches and Nike. Running is hard, to get to the top level you must go through difficult training and often injuries are often part of that. I know Alberto, and while he is definitely eccentric, he would never tell an athlete to starve themselves, quite the opposite. Mary Cain was injured because she had some of the worst form ever for an elite distance runner and compounded with lots of training, she had stress fractures. Simple, doesn't mean that Alberto is responsible for that. All athletes get injuries. Also, the part about Nike not having sports psych or dietitians, outright lie. They have them there for their athletes. Did Trenier, Hassan, Hassay or Shannon look emaciated like many of the distance runners at top collegiate programs? Absolutely not! Did Mary Cain ever look lean or thin? NO!, so she probably did need to lean out a bit to become a better runner. It's not weight shaming, it's science.
Mary Cain comes across as an entitled millennial.
You're way off base pal. Do you have a daughter? Do you understand what happens physically when young ladies don't have their periods? What she said in the video is spot on and having 5 bone fractures proves it. She didn't have these problems in high school, only after working with Alberto did problems arise. Do your homework. I'm glad she made this video and I hope young female athletes take note. Yes, running is hard, that is true. But the approach to get there has to be a smart one and the injuries that she had were totally avoidable. But...you can argue otherwise.
Correct, most men don't understand what you posted!