Victoria Pendleton says she struggled to accept a less athletic body
VICTORIA PENDLETON says she struggled to accept the less athletic physique she’s gained since retiring from competitive cycling.
Victoria Pendleton says she has struggled to accept a less athletic body
The 0lympic gold medallist, who is now training as a jockey, lost nine kilos of “pure muscle mass” after quitting her name-making sport.
Victoria Pendleton admits she battled her whole life to keep her muscles on
She confessed: “I battled my whole career to keep muscle on. I wasn’t a natural sprinter because they are usually muscular… so I had to eat huge amounts of animal protein to maintain the size I was.
“By the time I’d retired I’d had enough.”