When did muscle become ugly on a woman?
Why do I receive so much pressure to stop bodybuilding? Why do I hear women say all the time that they want to workout, but not look like me. (Meaning very muscular and big.) When did muscle become ugly on a woman? Why are men threatened by me all the time? I always hear the words, "Don't beat me up." I can't and I won't, I am just a muscular female. People say the lifestyle is unhealthy, but how is that possible when those same people want to, "Eat better and start working out?" Bodybuilding is just the extreme of all of that. But, then we put on color and a suit, stand on a stage and compete to see who is the best!
Not all people feel that way, I realize that. But, women's bodybuilding has become really unpopular. We should bring it back!
I want to thank anyone that respects and supports strong muscular females.
Not all people feel that way, I realize that. But, women's bodybuilding has become really unpopular. We should bring it back!
I want to thank anyone that respects and supports strong muscular females.
posted by Amy Schmid at 8:54 AM
6 Comments:
Well, Amy, I think a lot of has to do with the past 15 years of excessive anabolic use in fbb. fbb succeeded in chasing away 99% of men and women. Now women and men think
fbb = steroid freak.
Believe it or not, in the mid 1980's fbb used to be on NETWORK TV (can you imagine?). I can recall seeing Cory Everson competing on Wide WOrld of Sport--the premier sports show of it's time. [you were just a pup, so you are excused for not knowing that!]...
Now, the general public ASSUMES that all women with muscles/fbb are roiding and society, rightfully so, thinks that's bizarre/twisted.
My question to fbb's is what advantage has using roids brought to them? the sport is now marginalized to the extreme. Even the premier event, Ms. Olympia, was a side show at the Olympia.
I blame the women (also the men) for allowing this to happen. Your sport was abducted by the roiders--
compare Cory Everson Yaxeni Orequin (sp?). You get the idea?
that's my 2 cents :)
adios, "muscles"
Of course comparing 80s to modern times in the sport, the current crop of figure girls carry pretty near the same physiques that the bodybuilders of yesteryear did. There are always going to be people who want to push the limits of muscularity. It's called "building" for a reason.
I think it's more that the mainstream is so dominated by skinny implanted Barbies that it can't think outside that box. That needs challenging. Anything that puts people into narrow stereotypes needs challenging.
Amy, ya look great :) Keep it up!
Not everyone has the same view on the things that you do in life. In the past I've realized that when people talk about you or what you do it's becacause they can't do any better and it's their way of dealing with it. You are the BEST at what you do and you look GREAT doing it. Who gives a f*#% what people think. Stay strong and strive for the best and nothing less.
Generally speaking, people –especially females- associate the freakish, male hormone injected bodybuilders – like Nicole bass- with bodybuilding. Nicole was featured on Howard Stern more than once, and society often gets its education from the media.
There is a competitive female bodybuilder at my gym, and only around competition time she does appear slightly gaunt. Otherwise she is attractive – and every non gay male would agree.
I always hear females say “oh but I don’t want big muscles and look like a guy”. These females are uneducated about fitness, or they are fundamentally lazy and want to justify their big azzes.
Bottom line is that females who develop muscles and lower their body fat are more attractive, and this politically correct society that accepts obesity as the norm (I live in Michigan, 2nd fattest state in country) has a laziness issue to resolve. Accepting ice cream azzes is far more dangerous than a few proud females who want to gain an edge with chemical enhancements.
Ray S.
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Great post Amy! Stick with it!
I am all for the "natural" (no steroid user) female bodybuilders.
The problem is that everyone has their own idea of what the "perfect" female bodybulder should look like that it is all subjective. What criteria should be used for judging in a competition?
If I had the $$$$, I would produce a show with a LARGE cash prize for the contestants and it would be a drug tested event. The only way promote the look I personally want to see if spend money to entice people to enter and buy publicity to get the word out.
BTW - Amy - I think you look MAHVELOUS - lol
R.J.
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