Anyone see the show on TLC tonight. They were featuring the top bodybuilding woman. Amazing how lifting a little weights makes your voice a low tenor and your face look like a guys. Then they put on makeup and some of them were just plain freeky in a ugly man women kind of way. Could they please drug test, it was sad.
I saw a little glimpse of it.
A very good friend is a natural (female) bodybuilding champ. She’s pretty heated on this topic.
It appears you’re aware…but they do not test at Ms. Olympia. They prefer it to be a freak fest. It reminds of the 60 minute “where are they now” special they ran on the ole German female weightlifters (and swim team) in the 80s. I forget the actual numbers…but many had comitted suicide and/or got sex changes due to all the drugs they had them jacked on. Very sad.
Natural only means they don’t test at the competitions. A lot of “natural” builders are still on the juice, just have to taper down early and be clean by the competition. I know the “natural” men are, but certainly the women could be too. (Which is NOT to say your friend is… Just pointing out that BB seems to be corrupted with drugs at ALL levels. big surprise there…)
From my understanding…it depends on the sanctioning body, the region and the show. Thus, there are only 2 shows per year she’ll compete in. Wish I could post her pix, but she would kick my ass…
I suppose if one wanted to cheat…there’s always a way, but (once again, I’m clueless) it seems that the regulars know the tell-tale signs of usage…
If nothing else, I could post her diet. Pretty much insane…
Oh my god! Yes, I saw that show. I didn’t start until about 15 minutes in, and the first shot I saw made me think it was a show about drag queens or people going through sex change operations. After a few minutes I realized that they were really focusing on weightlifting, which seemed odd for a show about drag queens. Then I realized that she was actually a woman, not a man in drag. I couldn’t believe it. My entire bike ride became a blur as I couldn’t take my eyes off the tv. It was like a car wreck… I didn’t want to look, but I just had to.
It amazed me how masculinized her voice was. And of course, like most bodybuilders she completely avoided the steroid questioning. Down to 3% body fat before a show.
I’ve actually seen this first hand. My ex wife was good friends with a top female bodybuilder when she first started lifting weights. This gal became totally obsessed and was soon heavy into the roids. We could actually see the changes - the deepening of the voice, squaring of the jaw, ect. not to mention the freakishly extreme muscularity she developed over a few years. This gal was a Ms Olympia competitor and was featured in all Joe Weider’s magazines. Unfortunately she was killed in a car accident.
These women are taking some serious risks to their long term health. The winner of the Ms Olympia wins only $10,000. In comparison the winner of Mr. Olympia gets $120,000.
I remember when the olympics where in Australia watching the Mr/Ms. Olympia competition right before the opening ceremony.
Hilarious. My favorite part was where they were talking to one of the (super skinny, very balding) guys judging the females. He just kept talking about how it was so great that ladies were so sexy and really getting to show-off their “femeninity.”
This is sad. I used to know some female body builders, years ago. When they wore dresses they looked like most other hot, athletic women.