Lenda Murray, eight-time Ms. Olympia, the greatest female bodybuilder ever, seems to have a talent for dance too, as seen here in video taken at the 2009 Lenda Murray Bodybuilding Championships. Perhaps a stint on DWTS (which, boo! doesn't have a female athlete this season) is next? … [Read more...]
How a strongwoman does the dishes
When last we saw bodybuilder Kathy Bertram she was snapping a baseball bat. In today's bit of fun we find her doing dishes, that is, in her own eccentric strongwoman way: … [Read more...]
How female athletes can build upper-body strength
Editor's note: We know that upper-body strength affords tangible athletic advantage in many, perhaps most, sports-even auto racing, strangely enough. This is of special importance to female athletes, who too often haven't been sufficiently encouraged and instructed in this mode of conditioning. … [Read more...]
Hayley McNeff’s unabashed pursuit of strength
You have to admire 21-year-old bodybuilder Hayley McNeff (Facebook, MySpace). Her work ethic, her determination, her brazenness-model qualities for female athletes who truly want to excel: … [Read more...]
Ms. Olympia 2009: Congratulations, Iris Kyle! (but you deserve more)
Iris Kyle won her fifth Ms. Olympia last weekend. One doesn't risk much saying that she is this decade's dominant female bodybuilder. But has she been rewarded enough for her talent and hard work? Apparently not. Kyle was paid a meager $28,000 this year while the winner on the men's side got … [Read more...]
Female Muscle: a little schooling for its detractors
It isn't hard to find comments, online and elsewhere, that mock, disparage, or generally discount the idea of a woman with large muscles; a powerfully built woman, so it seems anyway, is at once an undesirable and an impossibility. Although the comments aren't all phrased the same way, all spring … [Read more...]
Strength training and … auto racing?
Alison Macleod says something in this interview that I find telling. When asked whether a female racer has an advantage or a disadvantage, Macleod mentions strength first: "Most girls are clearly disadvantaged when it comes to strength. Racing does require a lot of strength and lot of training so we … [Read more...]
Aneta Florczyk: setting records, inspiring women
No other person does more than Aneta Florczyk, the World's Strongest Woman, to universally advance the physical empowerment of women. She travels all over performing feats of strength that undoubtedly inspire little girls and young women to grow strong themselves; in her, they see not only the … [Read more...]
Women’s Kettlebell Lifting
The ICKB Girls are a team of five women who appreciate the sport of kettlebell lifting. These five women are from different backgrounds and have full time jobs outside of training. This first all-female Kettlebell lifting team recently competed against 18,000 athletes at the Arnold Sports Festival … [Read more...]
The art of bodybuilding
The female bodybuilder is not only an athlete but also an artist; her body is her canvas; her strength, the beauty of her art-a beauty that is earned, genuine. Observe bodybuilder Debi Laszewski at work in her studio, the gym: … [Read more...]