Female Hardbody - Could Be Anyone!

JL ball, originally uploaded by amproshoot.

To show you just how mainstream women with muscle are, I present this photo. I have no idea who this woman is; it's part of Amprosphoto stream on Flickr, but I've not asked him yet. But the point is, this could be anyone living anywhere, and yet look at thay hard body!

For those who think Women's Bodybuilding is some fad, it's not. It's here to stay!

Athena Siganakis' Return To Female Bodybuilding On Schedule

After a bit of a layoff, Athena Siganakis has returned to bodybuilding. She's now training for her first show (in a long time), which will be held June 2nd in Ft.St. John, B.C. She says "It's only a Level 1, but ya gotta start somewhere."

Athena very graciously took time to answer a few questions.

How did you get into bodybuilding?

"A few years after I retired from rythmic gymnastics I decided I was getting a little too heavy and needed to do something about it. So I joined a small gym. The trainer there thought I was competing already! Always had big legs and big arms. 2yrs later I did my first show. I was 21. I think I placed 2nd...I think..lol"

What fbbs are friends of yours?

"I don't have a lot of fbbs as friends. Not that I don't want them it's just the way it has turned out. I do count Shawn Tan as a friend and I recently befriended Michelle Russell. She's a newbie here in BC. Will be doing her first show in Nov. You've never heard of her but you will :)"

Is there a great sisterhood?

"I think there is a great sisterhood. Most of the fbbs I have met and talked to are more than willing to help each other. We have to be. It's not always easy being us."

Why does women's bodybuilding endure considering all the crits and controversy?

"Why do more and more women do it? It lives because we do it for the love of it. 'They' have said fbbing was dead so many times over the years and yet here we are. We're not going away. I think more and more women are realizing that muscle on the female body is damn sexy. And being fit and strong is very empowering."

Is the webcam a necessary good ($) or a necessary evil? Why?

"For me it's a necessary good. Without it I could not afford to compete. So far I haven't had a bad experience. Made some great friends. But it can be an evil. I think it depends on how the fbber uses it."



Athena's developed a good fan base from her webcam, and is now ready to go out and build an even larger base from competiting. So look out for this reborn face on the female bodybuilding scene.

Michelle Jones - British Female Bodybuilder - 2006 UK Champion

DSC00684, originally uploaded by hansk01.

Michelle Jones is an up and coming female bodybuilder who -- at 21 -- has a lot of potential on top of what' she's already done. She works out at Forest Gym in the UK, where these photos were taken by Hans Klein, a writer for GeneX Magazine. It can be said that Hans discovered her for the Internet world.

He posted this account:

Michelle Jones, a 21 year-old British girl I met today, is one of the most promising young female bodybuilders to come out of England in years - in fact, since Joanna Thomas. When she won the British equivalent of Nationals last October – only her second ever show – she was, in fact, even younger than Joanna was when she won the same show back in 1998. But unfortunately, the rules have now been changed. Whereas Joanna got a pro card automatically, Michelle will have to compete at the Europeans or Worlds to get hers.

To that end, she’s in the middle of what she calls a “two-year process of bulking up”. At 5-foot-3, she competed last October at 125 pounds and she’s already put on a lot of size since then - as I saw when I went to visit her today at Forest Gym, a hardcore gym (paint peeling off the equipment, signed photos of pros on the wall, Rammstein playing) in Sussex, just south of London, where she trains.

More on Michelle Jones here.

Heather Policky To Make Her IFBB Pro Debut In Sacramento

Heather Policky's working toward her IFBB Pro Debut in Sacramento, and wow has she developed! Heather's toned and worked her body to a new level of excellence and hottiness as the pictures below will show. She's not yet updated her blog to report on this news, however. She does report "Im swamped and little for time. So much going on! And, maintanence on myself is draining me!!! Went to Loveland to do a Gold's grand opening today though.

I was really drained but glad we went. What an awesome gym! I would love to use it. I now have a life time membership there but Its over an hour away. Seriously bummed. The owners are amazing. Definitley not what I expected.. not that I was expecting anything bad.;) But it was just a really great gym with super nice people running it. If you need a gym in that area this is the one. Couple of pics. Lynn is co owner with her husband Steve. She use to bodybuild."

Stephanie Park Curls Video Shows Biceps In Action

This is popular Stephanie Park in a tug of war -- second match -- and showing her powerful biceps and great form. Visit her website with a click on the title of this post.

R. Crumb Set The Standard For Fans Of Women With Muscle

For most of my very existence, R. Crumb has expressed what an attractive woman should look like to me. As somone said in the great documentary "R. Crumb" he drew women "You couldn't push around."

All of the women he drew -- and liked -- were and are strong in frame and of mind. And there's the common characteristic of muscular, thick, powerful legs and calves and a wholesome body. Not at all skinny, but also never close to fat. R. Crumb's work and popular expression of female form is a direct and attractive alternative to the "Barbie Doll" look prized by modeling agencies.



Thank God for Dove's recent "curves" ad campaign. I'm sure R. Crumb approves of it. The Dove campaign shows that women who are "thick" and have muscle are as desirable, if not more so. So this I post for the record: I'm an R. Crumb kind of guy. Moreover, I'm not alone. I don't quite understand who desided that skinny was the preferred way, but I'm going to investigate that, soon.

Meanwhile, check out the Campaign For Real Beauty" website and learn why real women have curves.



Meanwhile, Kate On Sports has a great video blog called Women and Muscle that captures and focuses ons society's new interest in the "R. Crumb woman."

Melissa Detwiller Squats 315 Pounds - Female Muscle In Video Action

There are so many videos of Melissa Detwiller, but only this one shows her true power and strength. Moreover, it shows proper form for the squat.

Melissa Detwiller Squat