The coach should be ashamed of himself. I hope she's able to rebound from this and gain the weight back in a sensible way without developing disordered eating.
Not everyone is ready to compete, and it was clear from the outset that she didn't have the muscle mass required before dieting down. I imagine coach parroted the "conditioning wins shows" mantra and put her through unnecessary suffering in the final few weeks, whittling her down to the bone.
I can GUARANTEE that if you asked any of the judges present at the show, a lack of conditioning wasn't Leanne's problem, it was a lack of size/volume.
Just awful.
Not everyone is ready to compete, and it was clear from the outset that she didn't have the muscle mass required before dieting down. I imagine coach parroted the "conditioning wins shows" mantra and put her through unnecessary suffering in the final few weeks, whittling her down to the bone.
I can GUARANTEE that if you asked any of the judges present at the show, a lack of conditioning wasn't Leanne's problem, it was a lack of size/volume.
Just awful.
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