For a long time, there has been an endless debate in the arena of female bodybuilding. On one side of the barricades there are girls resembling models in terms of complexion, on the other – muscular “iron ladies”. Grace against deep relief, amazing proportions against mass – for many years neither side managed to achieve an overwhelming advantage, although at first the palm rightfully belonged to the “models”, and that moment is now commonly called the golden age of female bodybuilding.
Lisa Lyon
The amazing beauty and grace of Lisa Lyon’s body, which is now considered insufficiently pumped even at the fitness bikini championship, has long been the standard for all training girls. It was Lisa who became the first world famous bodybuilder. At the institute, she became seriously interested in kendo swordsmanship, based on samurai techniques.
Rachel McLeish
Another beauty – graceful Rachel McLeish – won the gold of “Olympia” in 1980 and 1982, and was also the second in 1981 and 1984. The girl studied ballet since childhood, but in high school she was seriously distracted from it and returned to her hobby only at the age of 17. It was too late to dream of a big stage, but the girl’s energy was in full swing, and Rachel went into the “iron” sport.
Corey Everson
Everson ended her career in 1989, ending the golden age of women’s bodybuilding. New requirements and the brutal aesthetics of massiveness gradually laid grace and harmony of proportions on the shoulder blades. The next Olympia champion was the American Lenda Murray, whom Muscle and Fitness magazine once called the prototype of the women of the future. Murray did not leave Olympus for eight years in a row.
Lenda Murray
Everson ended her career in 1989, ending the golden age of women’s bodybuilding. New requirements and the brutal aesthetics of massiveness gradually laid grace and harmony of proportions on the shoulder blades. The next Olympia champion was the American Lenda Murray, whom Muscle and Fitness magazine once called the prototype of the women of the future. Murray did not leave Olympus for eight years in a row.
Iris Kyle
While Chizhevsky and Murray were arguing for gold, Iris Kyle was progressing at a rapid pace behind them. At some point, it blossomed so that to this day no one can move Kyle from the top. This year, Iris will turn 41, and this is not the limit, because the same Murray ended her career at 42. Who will replace Iris? Most likely, after Kyle, the throne will be inherited by the Romanian star Alina Popa, who is now 36 years old. She is considered one of the strongest female bodybuilders, and she has everything to take the Olympia gold.
Larrisa Reis
A sexy blonde, a former star of erotic magazines, she is not the owner of serious titles, but she is incredibly famous in her environment. And of course, these girls are much more popular among men than female bodybuilders.
Have the Reiss athletes made female fitness less intimidating? Definitely. Has she become more attractive to the average young lady? Hardly. Larissa demonstrates the form that was given to her by blood, sweat, calluses and, in fact, daily workouts. Total: a figure that still does not correspond to the majority’s idea of femininity. Moreover, it is simply unattainable for an ordinary girl.
Nathalia Melo-Wilson
One of the brightest representatives of the nomination, Nathalia Melo-Wilson, the owner of the golden statuette of Olympia, began to win competitions, having an amateur sports background and several months of training in the gym. The girl was the personification of what any housewife can look like, with good proportions and spending several hours a week on training.
In the early years of his competitive career, Melo was often called the Brazilian fallow deer, but now the phrase “hot horse” is increasingly used. The girl has grown significantly, and the relief has become noticeably deeper. The larger Melo became, the lower her grades were. The rising star of the bikini fitness has gone into a slightly different aesthetic, and meanwhile, a new model of women’s athletic bodies has appeared.
