Strong Women Lifting Men Overhead

Strong women!, originally uploaded by cmallen8.

Ok, I saw this on Flickr and had to post it. In an era where women are more confortable with being strong, here's the perfect example of how some don't mind showing off! This reminds me of the Kate On Sports episode on Women and Muscle.

Jennifer Myers On The Beach

5-8-2006-17, originally uploaded by genexmagazine.

Gene X took this photo of Jennifer Myers last year. I found some interesting information about her which reads that she works on a railroad..."Jennifer Myers, the sole woman in the group, is a 34-year-old bodybuilder who trained mentally disabled workers in Ohio. She said her mother worries about the dangers of railroad work."

Janeen Hammer; Who Is This Woman Bodybuilder?

janeen hammer, originally uploaded by amproshoot.

This is a black and white photo of Janeen Hammer. For whatever reason, I can't find any information on her. If someone has something please chime in!

Melissa Pearo - Figure Competitor

Melissa Pearo, originally uploaded by genexmagazine.

Melissa Pearo's a fresh face on the women's bodybuilding scene. As her website says "I made my debut as a figure competitor in August 2006 at the Europa Super Show. I had an amazing first year. Four competitions within ten weeks and 3 overall wins!

I'd like to thank all those who helped me. I couldn't have done it without you!"

We look for more from this new hot body in 2007.

2007 Arnold Classic - List Of Invited Female Bodybuilders

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This is the list of FBBs invited to compete in this year's Arnold Classic:

Ms. International

Lisa Aukland
Dayana Cadeau
Rosemary Jennings
Iris Kyle-Floyd
Cathy LeFrancois
Denise Masino
Colette Nelson
Susanne Niederhauser
Antoinette Norman
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
Lora Ottenad
Betty Pariso
Kim Perez
Heather Policky
Bonny Priest
Annie Rivieccio

Fitness International

Debra Czempinski
Heidi Fletcher
Bethany Gainey
Adela Garcia
Tracey Greenwood
Amy Haddad
Jennifer Hendershott
Tanji Johnson
Kimberly Klein
Angela Monteleone-Semsch
Mindi O’Brien
Julie Palmer
Julie Shipley-Childs
Hollie Stewart
Amy Villa-Nelson

Figure International

Sonia Adcock
Gina Aliotti
Jane Awad
Gina Gamacho
Zena Collins
Mary Elizabeth Lado
Deborah Leung
Corry Mathews
Inga Neverauskaite
Zhanna Rotar
Amanda Savell
Chastity Slone
Briana Tindell
Julie Wallis
Christine Wan
Valerie Waugaman
Latisha Wilder

Caitlin Fairchild - "Kristy Hawkins-Like" Woman Superhero Shows Popularity Of Women With Muscle

I just stumbled on a cartoon of Caitlin Fairchild, a cartoon woman superhero that according to Wikipedia..

"was affected by her gen-factor causing her mass to increase and her muscle density to grow exponentially. This gives her incredible strength and durability as well as increased stamina and agility. She has confronted and been able to hold her own against some of the strongest heroes and villains in the Wildstorm universe. Her gen-factor also eventually expressed superhuman reflexes—above the human maximum, but not extremely so. The gen-factor also had the effect of turning a plain looking girl into what many consider an anatomically disproportionate yet beautiful woman, a fact which continues to evade her somehow."



For some reason, Caitlin Fairchild reminds me of Kristy Hawkins -- pictured in Warrior garb -- because of her scientific background and her "powers." Maybe Kristy could play her in a live-action show. Or maybe someone could make an animated show about Kristy. Apparently from the looks of this photo, someone already got a good start:




Hmm....

Here's the Caitlin Fairchild transformation video.

Four Female Bodybuilders JOANNA THOMAS - LINDSAY MULINAZZI - PAM HOWARD - BETTY VIANA posing in New York

I just found this video of four Female Bodybuilders (JOANNA THOMAS - LINDSAY MULINAZZI - PAM HOWARD - BETTY VIANA ) posing in Midtown Manhattan. It was done by AWEFILMS just last year, but it's the first I've seen of it. It's on a video-distribution system called Metacafe.com


Female Muscle Streets Trailer - video powered by Metacafe

Kristy Hawkins Talks With FTVideo About Her CalTech Work

Popular Female Bodybuilder Kristy Hawkins, whom you last saw here as a "Warrior" sits down to talk with James Cook at FTVideo about her PhD work at CalTech in bioengineering. Here's the video:

Strongwomen.com: A Website Dedicated To Developing Strong Women Inside and Out

I found this website called Strongwomen at www.strongwomen.comwhere the message of its home page is...

"StrongWomen envisions a worldwide community of women who are fit, strong, and healthy; in turn, these empowered women will become positive agents of change for their families, communities, and beyond."

It does this via newsletters, message boards, and various ways to connect with a group of female doctors representing various fields of medicine. It even has receipes that look just plain good. For example, there's Chunky Vegetable Paella , a dish I can -- and will try -- and I'm a guy! It goes like this:

Chunky Vegetable Paella:

This paella recipe will please vegetarians and meat-eaters alike! It can be served as a vegetarian main course with a mixed green salad and crusty bread. Or serve as a side dish with grilled, skewered shrimp or chicken. Serves 6.

(For more deliciously nutritious recipes, be sure to go to Recipes.)

Ingredients

8-10 strands Saffron

1 medium eggplant, cut into ¾ inch chunks

1 tsp. salt

6 T. olive oil

1 large onion, sliced

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 medium yellow pepper, sliced in 1" pieces

1 medium red pepper, sliced in 1" pieces

2 tsp. paprika

1 ¼ c. Arborio rice

3 ½ c. chicken or vegetable stock

1 lb. tomatoes, fresh, chopped

pinch ground black pepper

6 oz. mushrooms, fresh, cut into chunks

15 oz. garbanzo beans (chickpeas), with liquid

Steep saffron in 3 T. hot water. Sprinkle eggplant with salt, leave to drain in colander for 30 minutes, then rinse and dry

In a large pan, heat olive oil and sauté garlic, onions, peppers and eggplant for about 5 minutes. Add paprika and stir.

Mix in rice then add stock, tomatoes, saffron and black pepper. Bring to a boil; simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in mushrooms and garbanzo beans. Simmer 15 minutes more until liquid is absorbed. Stir as needed.

Nutritional information per serving (1 ½ cup):

360 calories
11.8 g total fat
1.8 g saturated fat

55 g carbohydrate
7.7 g protein
7.2 g fiber

Portions:
2 Grain, 1 Protein, 2 Vegetable, 1 Extra

But beyond the food, there are sections on books and advice, and a place where you can sign up to establish a Strongwoman program in your area.

What is the Strongwoman Program? Well, the website explains that potential leaders are "trained on the exercise program itself as well as how to effectively instruct and assist participants in learning the exercises. Additionally, the workshop will cover all topics found in the Toolkit such as screening, safety, and effective leadership. Program leaders will be given guidance on how to schedule their programs, discuss space and equipment needs, and strategize about issues such as transportation and gaining local support and funding. Following the workshop, sites/program leaders will then be required to initiate at least one program in their community."

Check it out. I especially recommend FBBs to do this program as local leaders as its seems to be a perfect way to use personal training talents to help others and gain more clients!

Amy Neal Gaining Fans From Miami Performance

Fresh from her performance at the NPC Miami Nationals, Amy Neal's gained a new following as shown by her thread on the GeneX Message Boards. Look for more of Amy Neal in the future.

Cindy Phillips FBB - 2004

cindy, originally uploaded by pisadinho2.

This photo was taken in 2004, and is yet another example of how muscle and beauty are one in many female bodybuilders like Cindy Phillips

Colette Nelson, Mimi Jabalee, and Amanda Dunbar At The Miami NPC Afterparty

This photo of Colette Nelson, Mimi Jabalee, and Amanda Dunbar was taken by Gene X Hwang at the afterparty for the Miami NPC Women's Bodybuilding Championships. What I like about this photo is that it captures the personalities of each woman on one shot: Colette the showwoman, Mimi thoughful, Amanda caring. It is posted on Amanda Dunbar's website, which has more photos of the event and even Mimi and Amanda in their hotel room.

Cindy Phillips, FBB - A FTvideo Photo

Fresh from setting a personal best bench press of 205 pounds five times, it's easy to forget that female bodybuilder Cindy Phillips -- like many female bodybuilders -- is also a beautful woman. This is for all of the comments from men who may be a little intimidated or just plain vexed over the emerging strong woman. Here's Cindy.