A Shawn Johnson Post
August 27th, 2008 by Rian | Filed under Miscellaneous Celebrities, Celebrity Muscles.You all asked for more athlete posts, so here is one! Olympic Gold Medalist gymnast Shawn Johnson made an appearance on the Letterman show earlier this week.
(Photos via SplashNews)
Now THAT is fit!
Please note: It was brought to my attention that Shawn is under 18, so the comments section is now closed.
GO SHAWN!
Shes so cute. Its amazing how much work these girls put in to obtain a gold medal. olympians are undeniably always fit…they have to be to be the best.
oh, sooo muscle, but i Like it!! she looks great!
I doubt she’ll have much trouble keeping her figure. I’m built like her, a little taller, and did gymnastics for many years and I’m still a 2.
I saw her on Letterman, but she wasn’t wearing shorts.
The only way she’ll have problems keeping fit (as what happened to Carly Patterson) is if she doesn’t adapt. She’s used to training all day, so she’ll need to transition to a normal workout schedule if she’s not going to train for the London Olympics. If she does that, she’ll be fine.
Someone mentioned that Hayden Panattiere has a gymnast’s body, and I think they meant she has Shawn Johnson’s (not Nastia Luikin). Shawn can definnitely be Hayden’s body double in a movie!
I was glad to see she got a gold. Yeah, she’s really muscular, but heck- she’s an Olympic Champion. If I looked like that with an Olympic medal, I wouldn’t be complaining!
Now that we’ve got Shawn out of the way, will you please do a post on Nastia?
She’s very “husky” built. Yes, in great shape, but I prefer Nastia’s figure.
She is just adorable. She’s tiny too! You can tell she’s a gymnast, she’s got a really toned, muscular body.
Genes override everything and Shawn’s mom is on the bigger side…I imagine that after the training stops if food portions don’t shrink…many ex-athletes will get big
The proof: Arnold Schwarzenegger who used to bodybuild and be in incredible shape….and now has more rolls than a bakery!
Can someone explain why the US gymnasts walked out into the arena with their arms outstretched in such an awkward angle? What was up with that?….
Did you know she’s only 4′9″? These pictures make her look much taller, haha.
love her. she’s so cute and genuine.
She is an athelete - not a model. Give her a break and plus she is still a teenager!
Athletic and spunky! Cutie pie. She’s still young and short all this can change when she’s older, but she looks great.
WHO CARES ABOUT THE OLYMPICS!! Is anyone else sick of it!? So their good at sports. Who gives a shit lol. And why do they always feel the need to wear the gold metal and show it off at all times? I could care less. Yes she is very toned, but that outfit has got to go!! Look at those flipflops! GROSS!
Awesome gymnasts body.
i somehow love the combo of the cute face with the body that can kick a$s.
Too bad she’s not wearing a cool pair of running shoes rather than the flips.
Those overdeveloped quads are such a bummer. She is a cutie, but if you have a gymnast figure (Shawn) instead of a ballerina figure (Nastia) you should leave the shortie shorts at home.
I dont like to pick on children, so I will leave it at that.
She said she might go to the olympics next year, so she will still be training and therefore stay fit. Also gymnasts develop latter than most girls, so she could still grow a few inches
Mel-
Nope, not sick of the Olympics yet. After all, it’s only two weeks every other year! And the reason they wear their Olympic medal on interviews is because that’s what they’re being interviewed for - winning an Olympic medal.
I appreciate the hard work they do but I don’t appreciate their appearance. I think gymnasts look compressed - if someone stretched her out about 6 to 12 inches she would look far better.
So do you have to be really short to be a successful gymnast? Why exactly is that? I know, I’m dumb.
Whoa those are certainly muscley thighs. Not a fan of this body type, but it’s done her well - Well done to her
Well she’s a gold medalist, of course she’s got a fantastic figure!
First off, Shawn is 16 so keep that in mind when you comment. Also, the outfit is something that is picked out and given to them at the olympics. Yes she is tiny but can you see what she can do? She is so powerful and a lankier body (like nastias) would cause her to lose that power. The smaller you are the lower your center of gravity, which helps especially on beam and floor. Lastly, to those who are sick of the Olympics, remember that the athletes just returned from china and so this is their first chance to be interviewed by American media
I love her look. I think her body is perfect. You need to be short for gymnastics because it’s easier to do all the flips and twists with a shorter frame. Shawn will stay thin because she eats well–she only eats a very little amount and only healthy food, no sweets. She told Ellen on the show that she “ate a donut once.” But she does not eat junk EVER. She has the same body type as Mary Lou Retton and she never gained weight. These girls work out all day and eat next to nothing. She will always have a great bod, in my opinion!
You need to do a post on Nastia now…
I did not realize this girl was 16. I have deleted the inappropriate comments and am closing the comments section.