More and more pictures are being leaked from ESPN THE MAGAZINE’s well-hyped “The Body Issue,” most notably cover models Gina Carano, Serena Williams, and amputee triathlete Sarah Reinertsen. And though the cleavage-heavy pictures of Carano and Williams (to say nothing of the heavy beefcake of Adrian Peterson and Dwight Howard) are certainly titillating, it seems that the magazine’s focus for the issue is going beyond mere cheap sex appeal.
That’s Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones, best known for being one hurdle away from gold in the Beijing Games. She’s also in the issue, and though she cuts a striking figure, we can’t put all of it above the fold for limited-buttcrack-related reasons. You can see her larger picture after the break. Her contribution to the issue, while not as high-profile as the cover athletes, has its own measure of controversy–not the least of which is the revelation about her weight. Looking at Jones’ gaunt face and lithe frame, what do you suppose it is?
The answer, according to Des Moines’ (her hometown) WHO TV 13, is probably substantially higher than you expected:
The stunning picture of Lolo is part of a “bodies we want” section. Jones tells our Keith Murphy, she was very concerned about posing nude, and was initially against it.
However, she decided she would do it if she could take a tasteful picture that would send young girls the message they don’t have to be skinny or starve themselves. The 5 foot 9 inch Jones says she weighs 160 pounds. She knows that number surprises people, but muscle weighs more than fat, and Lolo has a lot of muscle, and next to no fat.
(See the complete picture HERE)
Yes, that is 160 pounds. There are successful, muscular men in both wrestling and boxing who weigh substantially lesser than Jones (though, to be fair, many are shorter than her too), but they’re not sprinting. After all, male sprinters like Usain Bolt are physical freaks of nature, but one thing they are not is light; Bolt weighs in around 190, which instinctively seems like it’s 30 pounds too many for an Olympic runner until you think about how much a space shuttle weighs and what it’s tasked with doing.
All that aside, Jones’ picture seems to be one of the most elegant we’ve seen, even if she weren’t standing next to the wall of an Olive Garden. She may be 160 pounds, but she makes that buck sixty work. We’re not dumping on curvy women at all - Exhibit A, of course - but there’s something to be said for a naturally athletic figure untainted by bad nutritional habits.
Oh, and ESPN, if you wanted our attention, well met messieurs et mesdames; you’ve got it in full. This is awesome. All of it. More please.
10:07 am on October 7th, 2009
I’m guessing the WHOLE REASON for “The Body Issue” is this woman.
10:24 am on October 7th, 2009
Go figure. The ONE TIME that ESPN decides to be tasteful, it’s for something like this…
11:23 am on October 7th, 2009
This is awesome! Lolo IS such a beautiful and strong woman!
12:25 pm on October 7th, 2009
Lolo might be the sexiest Olympian since Leryn Franco:
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/olympians-funding-careers-with-their-sex-appeal-19267
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/six-words-leryn-franco-wet-bikini-photo-shoot-20699
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/leryn-francos-right-breast-would-like-to-say-hi-20280
3:20 am on October 8th, 2009
Wonder if Lolo will get bashed like Serena did. She has muscular like Serena, but I doubt she will get the same treatment.
3:06 pm on October 8th, 2009
Lolo has muscles and weighs 160, but unlike Serena, Lolo is in SHAPE. Just goregous.
7:03 pm on October 8th, 2009
How do “weighs 160″ & Serena fit in the same sentence?
“260″ has to be closer to the truth.
2:45 am on October 9th, 2009
Lolo also a choco beuties so fit in every situation
10:53 am on October 9th, 2009
Muscle weighs more than fat? 160 lbs of muscle weighs exactly the same as 160 lbs of fat.
2:17 pm on October 10th, 2009
Rudy, Rudy, Rudy. If Lolo is 5′9″ and carried 160 pounds with little or no muscle tone, well, she would be fat and would look like she was out of shape and have cellulite . Here in the picture, Lolo is 160 pounds of lean and mean muscle. It shows too, smooth skin over those muscled abdomen/arms/legs/back and a nice round runner’s glutes. Yummy.
4:35 am on October 12th, 2009
I guess a gal has to do what she can these days to make a buck! I can’t believe she stooped to the level of selling her body! LOL. Guess she realized she has NO chance at gold in 2012.
1:23 pm on October 12th, 2009
She’s gorgeous.
8:38 pm on October 15th, 2009
You go girl
4:45 pm on December 14th, 2009
Rudy, Jimbo is right and so are you. 10 pounds of muscle weighs the same as 10 pounds of fat. However, 10 pounds of muscle TAKES UP much less space than 10 pounds of fat. It is more “dense” than fat. That’s why LoLo LOOKS skinny because she has a small frame with more muscle on it than fat. Also, don’t underestimate the power of glamour photography and airbrushing….
1:46 am on January 14th, 2010
Its a man baby.
11:23 am on February 25th, 2010
Omg, this alan dude needs to shut his damn mouth! Lolo Jones is amazing and could kick ur ass! She will def take home the gold in 2012
7:05 pm on July 21st, 2010
Hey, You guys stop looking at my future wife!
3:18 pm on July 10th, 2011
Most beautiful thing in the world
11:48 pm on August 27th, 2011
She only weighs 130 lbs
9:24 pm on November 30th, 2011
is this broad a halfbreed?
2:07 am on January 23rd, 2012
This is a seriously good-looking woman. The reason I’m here is because I Googled her after seeing her photo on the cover of Outside Magazine. I’ve always felt that the best-looking women were real athletes, not gym rats trying to create a spectacular look. Jones confirms my opinion. A classic beauty.
4:16 pm on January 30th, 2012
Lo Lo Jones is burning up beauty.
Hot lAVA bODY Booming to win.