The legendary Rachel McLish posing…[in a silent film].
Rachel was the first ever Ms Olympia, and looking at her physique you can see a momentous difference from the female bodybuilders of today. Is this good or bad? Depends who you ask, many say that female bodybuilding has progressing for the better with increased muscularity and conditioning – but it seems more say the “progress” harmed female bodybuilding.
This clip features Jill Mills and Robin Coleman both squatting a car.In case you like me, immediately started to wonder how much a car weighs – a quick Google search shows me they weight in the range of 3,000 – 4,000lbs. Granted the end of the car stays on the ground so obviously she is not squatting 100% entire weight – but a tremendous feat of strength in any case..
The record holding strongwoman started out as a bodybuilder in 1993, but switched to powerlifting in 1996. According to various sources, she is undefeated in powerlifting competitions.
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Melissa Froio is a fitness model, who has competed in figure contests, bodybuilding contests as well as powerlifting contests. She is 5ft 1″, weighs 110 lbs with 34DD-24-31 measurements. For much more on Melissa, see here.
Xin Li Cao is a former Chinese National and Asian bodybuilding champion, who now resides in New York. At 5’2” she competes at around 118-120 lbs. Born in Mongolia, she started training in Judo when she was 12, and moved into bodybuilding in her late teens.
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Renee Toney is one the largest female bodybuilders in history. At a competition weight of over 200lbs [yes I typed that correctly] she boasts arm measurements of just over 20 inches.
For anyone who isn’t a hardcore bodybuilding aficionado, claims of 20 inch arms are regularly disbelieved from male bodybuilders.
Don’t believe me? Hop onto a bodybuilding forum and post you have 20″ guns and wait for the onslaught of “STFU/LOL/WTF/Liar/Bullshit etc“. Despite outlandish claims made by many, 20″ arms are pretty hard to obtain and very rare…for males.
That measurement is generally thought to be not even feasible for females [discounting the obese of course].
Well Renee had her arms measured proving her claims of 20 inchers, and with the wonders of modern technology shared it with the world. Watch below…
If anyone cares, my arms are 10.5″, however in my defence my quads are 20″ so please take that into consideration.
Easily the most popular fitness model today, Jamie Eason is a household name in the physique world. The Bodybuilding.com spokesmodel and Oxygen magazine columnist has appeared in numerous covers and her modeling career shows no signs of slowing up…
Johanna Dejager is the 2009 Arnold Amatuer lightweight bodybuilding champion. The former Canadian national champion is 5ft 4″ and competes at around 125lbs.
Bio matters aside, here’s a very cute video of Johanna washing a truck and flexing by it. Is a thong, crop top and high heels the most suitable outfit for washing your vehicle? Probably not, but Johanna carries it off with finesse…
Wanda Moore is a national level female bodybuilder from Tennessee. The 47 year old personal trainer started lifting weights in 1989. Her contest history includes:
1991 Lightweight and Overall Memphis Bodybuilding Championships
1992 Lightweight and Overall Big River Championships
