[Jared]

Just one more day left guys till 2013 Ms. International. It’s finally almost here. Here’s the webcast for the Ms. International here:

It begins at 7:00 pm.

http://streaming.bodybuilding.com/2013-arnold-webcast/

You can watch it with me.

[Jared]

This is not strictly limited to the US, this is true whereever you go in the world.

Most female bodybuilders however live in the USA. Six out of the nine Ms. Olympia champions have been Americans. Eastern Europe also has a culture of muscular women. Can’t name to many female bodybuilder from the middle east.

Conversely, the women, many of whom look like they’ve been hit with an ugly stick just don’t know when to stop using the juice. Not exactly the kind of visual standard bearers that you want if your goal to win over the mainstream to the sport. Major turn off, not only to men, but especially women.

I disagree. Maybe it’s my bisexuality, but I don’t care how much they juice up. The more roids the better I say. The female bodybuilders of the 1980s weren’t really bodybuilders. They are by today’s standards fitness competitors. Female bodybuilding only got better in the 1990s with Kim Chizevsky.

Personally I don’t care how mainstream female bodybuilding is. Hell even male bodybuilding isn’t mainstream. I just wish female bodybuilders where payed more. It’s just sicking how little they are payed compared to men.

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I believe the reason why Joanna didn’t continue with pro bodybuilding was that she was sort of pushed out by the fact that she was trying to earn a living with her website, webcam sessions, videos, etc. It’s pretty common to see the girls that turn to online media whether it be soft or hard core porn type, ususally don’t end up on stage competing again. Joanna Thomas, Denise Masino, Yvette Bova, Lynn McCrossin just to name a few. Denise out of that group had the most promising physique and career.

Even some of the newer girls on the scene are starting to drop out of competition because there’s more money in the fetish of muscle than the actual sport.

I recently came across Kristy Hawkins locally. Instantly recognized her mentioned she’s “semi-retired’ now. Yet her physique was no where near contest shape. She has taken her career in another direction, working in the bio-tech field and she was on a different documentary that cast women bodybuilders in a similar light.

I’ve read some of Joanna’s blogs and she said she might come out of retirement and get back into bodybuilding. I hope that’s true.

The only female bodybuilders I can name off the top of my head that haven’t done porn seem to be the more veteran female bodybuilders like Iris Kyle or Yaxeni Oriquen.

It really just depends on the individual. I’m not saying that going the adult themed route is bad, we all have to make a living somehow and the powers that be within the IFBB do NOT make it easy for women at all. The prizes are laughable for the women compared to the men. Why?

All because middle America can’t accept women who are muscular

I can understand people who aren’t attracted to female bodybuilders, but respect their hard work and dedication, however I can’t stand these intolerant, sexist and homophobic guys who attack female bodybuilders.

Who remembers when the Mr. and Ms. Olympia used to be on NETWORK TV? (yes I’m dating myself here). Who remembers when ESPN used to have amateur and pro shows on air?

Well I was born in 1992 so no. I only learned about female bodybuilder because of the internet.

[Jared]

I re-watched the documentary Supersize She and I loved it. Joanna is my role model. She spends months training and dieting, makes little to no money due to poor funding in fbb, and the only recognition she gets is from her friend Debbie, her parents, and her diehard fans like us.

My favorite part was when the steroid question was brought up the Joanna and she sarcastically said “yeah all you need is to take roids and magically become a professional bodybuilder.” No dieting, no training, no dehydrating, no genetics, etc. to be a bodybuilder. Come on we all know professional bodybuilders take steroids. You can’t be a professional bodybuilder, male or female, and not be juicing. The anti-steroid puritians out there are annoying.

It’s kinda sad Joanna hasn’t been to another Olympia since the documentary. I wanted her to at least come in second place at the end of the documentary, because let’s face it, Dayana Cadeau is unstoppable, but for her to come in 7th was just unacceptable.

What did you all think of the documentary Supersize She? Plus do you guys have any more professional female bodybuilding documentaries you could recommend for me?

[Jared]

I MEAN

HOW IS THIS 4th???!

That’s a defiant future Ms. Olympia.

Another fbb that could have been a future Ms. Olympia was Heather Armbrust but she’s retired. 🙁

[Jared]

Ironically I thought Debi was the weakest, and she ended up with 2nd, so I obviously am out of touch with the judging I suppose.

I’m surprised Alina Popa only got 4th. I thought she would have gotten at least 2nd or 3rd.

[Jared]

Congratulations to Iris Kyle- she looked amazing, as usual, and totally earned it.

Iris Kyle is now the most successful female bodybuilder in history.

She has won 8 overall Olympia’s and one heavyweight.

She also has won 6 overall Ms. International titles.

[Jared]

Congratulations Iris on the 8th Ms. Olympia!

[Jared]

[Jared]

And Sharon Marvel was a towering 5’3. I know, I know, she got seriously
big during her career (particularly during the off-season), but put her
next to Tina Lockwood, Lora Ottenad, Cornelia Brandt and Nina Loebert in their
prime and she would have been laughed off-stage.
Who are we going to be calling a heavyweight next? Barbara Fletcher?

Why did they get rid of the heavyweight and lightweight at the Olympia and Ms. International anyway?

Lora Ottenad is huge!

Other heavyweights fbbs for me are Iris Kyle, Kim Chizevsky in her prime, Geraldine Morgan, sheila bleck, and a few others.

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