Pumped Up: The Decline of Female Bodybuilding

An ABC News special report on female bodybuilding from 1999. Fascinating how things haven't changed in more than a decade. Support Female Bodybuilding

Mz. Devious Tears It Up

Busty Sexy Flexy Danielle stopped by Area Orion to liven things up. She's a force of human awesomeness and we want to thanks her for these amazing photos. Check out her Clips4Sale page for more.

Ms. Gardner is currently undergoing treatment at Area Orion and we hope to have her results posted soon.

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New Physique competitor Joelle Smith shows off her insane hard curves in an artistic nude. I love strategically placed shadows on a ripped woman.

An Area Orion breast expansion morph based on a photo by Patrick Ellis. This concludes the A-Z lab runs. Stay tuned.

Nuggets

News from the Female Muscle world.

11 women who plan to compete in the first ever IFBB Pro Physique Show
11 women are on the official list for the 2012 IFBB Desert Muscle Classic Pro Physique. The show will take place on February 25th in Mesa, AZ. If more enter, they will have to pay the IFBB Pro League a $200 late fee. Beni Lopez, Dana Linn Bailey, Jennifer Smythe, Jullian Reville, Karina Nascimento, LaDrissa Bonivel, Marilena Echohawk, Marina Lopez, Pam Franklin, Susan Salazar, Tracy Bodner

New powerlifting world-record holder is a 13-year-old girl from Colorado
Like many female powerlifters, Abbey Watson doesn't typically get a lot of press attention. Holding eight different world records for her relatively slight weight class -- 105.75 pounds -- as well as 23 U.S. and Colorado state records, Watson is the kind of peak performer who has forced the general public to take notice. To achieve that success, Watson spends at least three very early mornings each week in the gym, doing deadlifts and squats while surrounded by very large men.

Another Pro Couple Breaks Up
IFBB pros Steve Kuclo & Amy Peters broke up. One of their wedding photos was on our banner in the Summer of 2009. The ending of their relationship was made public on Facebook (Steve has nearly 5000 friends). Some may consider this gossip, but Steve & Amy were the most well known pro couple that I am aware of since Jessica & Peter Putnam broke up. Sad to see a marriage end, but this could be the beginning for something better for the both of them. I wish them well.

Jodie Marsh urges kids to fight back bullies
In a new documentary that she's starring in, the glamour girl-turned-bodybuilder is showing kids they don't need to live in fear and tells victims how to fight back. But as well as helping others who have suffered, filming the show made Marsh come to terms with her own painful demons. The 33-year-old says she has always been bullied, from her schooldays to her first shot at fame in the reality show Essex Wives, to her brief stint in Celebrity Big Brother.

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Hungarian fitness model & figure competitor Noemi Olah is one of the most beautiful women on the planet. No surprise she was also crowned Miss Hungary. Be careful though, this beauty queen can kick your ass, especially after a trip to Area Orion.

An Area Orion female muscle and breast expansion morph.

Is CrossFit Killing Female Bodybuilding?

Female bodybuilding's downward spiral has been evident to us fans for years. Lack of support within the industry, no media coverage, mass exodus to lesser divisions like Physique and disrespect from the world at large. Add miniscule winnings and lack of corporate sponsorships that are lucrative to competitors in Fitness, Figure & Bikini. Seriously, why bother?

Enter CrossFit, which is gaining serious steam and could take the bodybuilding/fitness world by storm. It's a sport for competitive muscular women with a wide appeal and quantifiable results and goals, something bodybuilding doesn't have (1). I can't remember the last time I've seen a bodybuilding competition on TV, yet the CrossFit Games: The Fittest On Earth is broadcast on ESPN2 and backed by major sponsor Reebok.

Female bodybuilders and Fitness models are beginning to take notice. Across the Twitterverse more and more are including CrossFit into their training or making the switch completely. Natural female bodybuilder Toni West announced that she is training to compete at the CrossFit Games Open in February. Women compete in bodybuilding because of their drive, passion and little else. Who wouldn't want to be involved in something exciting and new that celebrates strong women.

Could this kill female bodybuilding completely? As more move to CrossFit, bodybuilding will surely take a hit. But how could it get much worse? Maybe bodybuilding promoters will take notice and step up their game. It's doubtful.

Like Powerlifting, CrossFit is a tangent sport that could possibly help bodybuilding in the long run. Increased exposure with mainstream CrossFit might bring more fans. Who's to say that CrossFitters wouldn't compete on the BB stage either?

I'm a proponent of any endeavor that supports strong women and hope CrossFit breathes new life into bodybuilding. If not, at least I'll have something interesting to watch on ESPN2. Support Female Bodybuilding

Cindy Phillips Before & After

Bodybuilders are made through hard work and it's fascinating to see the transformation. Here's Canadian female bodybuilding darling Cindy Phillips in 2001 when she was 17 at Cheerleading Camp. In 2003 she placed 2nd in one of her first bodybuilding contests, then won her pro card in 2007. Cindy hasn't competed in a while but is thinking of trying out Women's Physique.

Betty Pariso Tongue Lashing

Female bodybuilder Betty Pariso and her signature Most Muscular pose. She was the oldest professional competitive bodybuilder competing at the age of 54... and from the looks of it one of the wildest. The woman is truly a legend.

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A moment between friends. Female bodybuilders Fabiola Boulanger and Wendy McMaster at the 2011 Canadian Nationals. Fabiola wrote "Everybody knows Wendy but many just don't know how big her heart is... Cheers to a wonderful woman!" Here's to big hearts with big muscles.

An Area Orion female muscle morph

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It's always fun when Jenny Poussin visits the labs of Area Orion. We just finished cleaning up the mess from her last trip when she popped in for another visit. Thankfully, we got her to the right lab this time.

An Area Orion breast expansion morph.

Quick Pump

Little nuggets of news from the Female Muscle world.

Pro-fighter Gina Carano goes "Haywire" in movie debut
Retired female mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano may be a household name to those in the sporting world, but the 29-year old beauty is now broadening her horizons to include acting. Carano, a pioneer in the world of female competitive fighting, makes her big screen debut in Steven Soderbergh's action thriller "Haywire," in U.S. theaters on Friday. She plays a framed government agent who must prove her innocence and find out who betrayed her, all the while warding off assassins.

Big Sexy Kris Murrell IFBB Pro debuts physique in 2012
IFBB Pro Kris Murrell, also known as Big Sexy, made an official announcement on Twitter that her pro debut will be as a physique athlete. Women’s physique (WPD) launched in 2011 and ignited in the fitness community. The popularity of WPD grew quickly, and offered female bodybuilders (FBB) and figure athletes an opportunity to crossover to a division more suitable for them.

Former Fitness Star Kelly Ryan Denied Parole
Kelly and her then husband (Kelly has since filed for and divorced) Craig Titus were sentenced to prison on August 22, 2008 for the slaying of Melissa James. James’ charred body was found in December 2005 in the trunk of Ryan’s burned-out Jaguar sedan in the desert outside Las Vegas. Craig plead guilty to second-degree murder, kidnapping and arson. He was sentenced to 21 to 55 years.

California: 'Cyborg' Santos tests positive for steroid
Strikeforce star Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos will lose her 145-pound women's title after testing positive for a steroid, her employer said Friday. Drug tests related to a Dec. 17 championship bout with Hiroko Yamanaka revealed the presence of stanozolol metabolites in the urine sample provided by Santos, the California State Athletic Commission announced Friday. The test result means a $2,500 fine and a suspension of Santos' license to fight in California.

Swole Juice

"Schoolgirl Danni was tired of being small... she wanted nothing more in life than to be HUGE..."


Mz. Devious offers up Female Muscle Growth & Shirt Ripping in her latest video clip School girl drinks the growth elixir. I've got mad love for any Female Bodybuilder that gets into the fantasy FMG game. Check it out on her Clips4Sale page.

"...The guys on the football team drink 'Swole Juice" which gives them more aggression and size. She takes this drink home and turns on the camera to record what is about to happen for scientific purposes... Instantly she feels it working.. her shirt becomes tighter... she now has big biceps.. and already her shirt begins to tear.. so SHE DRINKS SOME MORE.. and more she GROWS !! BIGGER AND BIGGER ! She shreds her shirt into pieces and shouts.. with new found confidence " I'M A FUCKING BEAS.T.. I'M A B.EAST , I'M HUGE" and flexes and while drinking the last bit of this magical juice she realizes her pecs are bouncing wild and she cannot even control it ! SWOLE JUICE.. it really does work."

She told me the formula, but I promise not to tell. Sounds like a perfect product for the labs of Area Orion and maybe we can convince Danielle to drink a little more.

Female Bodybuilder Brigita Brezovac

I started with karate as a skinny but strong girl. I wanted to achieve more power, explosiveness and strength which I needed in fighting sport so I've decided to join the gym. There I saw the photo of Anja Langer who really impressed me so I started exercising with weights when I was 14 years old.

I've been training karate for eight years; I have a black belt and was a national champion for a few years. I quit the competitions because of my studies and injuries, but I didn’t quit the gym. There I met my boyfriend who suggested me to try competitions. After only three months of preparations I've competed in World championship in Miss Bodybuilding category in 2001 and came in fourth.

The next year I decided to try in Miss Fitness category. I competed in Slovenian Open and I won! In 2003 I was resting on my fitness laurels and wasn't in my best shape so I came third. That was pretty disappointing for me so I’ve decided to train harder for next year.

In 2004 I was preparing very hard for the World Championship! My shape was very good, and spent many hours practicing gymnastics and learning choreography. The prejudging judges disqualified me from fitness class because I was too muscular and put me into bodybuilding category. I won and after that I was told that I should compete in bodybuilding because my physique is more appropriate for bb.

In 2009 I finally competed in the IFBB and placed second in the bodybuilding heavy weight class. I got my IFBB PRO card in December 2009. In 2010 I had my PRO debut and won the show. One week later I won another PRO show. My dream came true. I qualified for Ms. Olympia in September on my birthday.

My role model is Lenda Murray because she was the best representative of female bodybuilding; she joined beautiful body, nice face and great personality with some glowing charm...and she is still a beauty.

See more of Brigita at brigitabrezovacvip.com, Twitter



Competition History:
2001 International Miss Fitness
2001 World championship IBFA
2002 Slovenian Open IBFA
2002 World championship IBFA
2003 Slovenian Open IBFA
2003 World championship IBFA
2004 World championship WFF
2004 World championship IBFA
2004 World championship WABBA
2004 Grand Prix Trofeo Athenas
2005 European championship NABBA
2005 European championship IBFA
2006 Slovenian Open IBFA
2006 World championship Universe WPF
2006 World championship IBFA
2006 World championship IBFA
2006 World championship Universe NAC
2007 World championship Universe NABBA
2007 Grand Prix Dionysopolis
2007 Grand Prix Due Torri
2007 World championship Universe NAC
2009 Grand Prix Dionysopolis
2009 IFBB Worlds Women Championship
2010 IFBB Tampa Pro PWB Championship
2010 IFBB Pro Europa Battle of Champions
2010 IFBB Ms Olympia

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Be careful when isolating specific muscle groups within the vicinity of Area Orion. This curling cutie got more than she wished for.

An Area Orion female muscle morph of Erin Heath.

Bad Ass Britt Miller

You don't fully realize the raw power of muscular women while seeing them posing on stage, glammed up for a bikini shoot or even working out out in the gym. If there's any doubt that these beautiful women can kick your ass, take a look at Britt Miller as she ferociously pounds her opponent in a Toughman competition.

I think I'll stay behind the ropes, that's some serious female might.

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Pole Position

Pole Fitness is a craze I can definitely get into. Whoever thought of using a stripper pole to get fit is a genius. Get your dollar bills ready, here are muscular & fit women giving the shaft a good workout (that would be an innuendo).

The Power of She-Ra

Female bodybuilder Maria Rita Penteado makes the perfect She-Ra: Princess of Power. This is how the 80's cartoon/toy and female version of He-Man should have looked. This She-Ra can even party down with us mere mortals.

Photos from FTVideo.com

Is the End Near?

I don't mean the World.

Back when I started Area Orion, the original plan of sharing "Lab Samples" (morphs) had a finite run. I didn't imagine it would consist of close to 400 female muscle growth and breast expansion morphs in a little over 3 years. I divided them into lab groups for easy classification, starting with designation "A" and moving through the Alphabet until I finished at "Z".

Lab Group "Z" is coming to an end, so what's next?

I love pushing the boundaries of the extreme, but have I experimented enough to call it quits? Are these just funny little fetish muscle & boob pictures or something you look forward to?

Let me know what you think. If you want to keep seeing Area Orion morphs, select "Great" in the rating below.

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What big brown eyes you have. English glamour model Lucy Pinder stretches her sweater to the limits after a trip though the BE labs.

An Area Orion breast expansion morph

Tid Bits

Little nuggets of news from the Female Muscle world.

Super teen Bronwyn is Britain's strongest schoolgirl
MEET mighty 16-year-old Bronwyn Taylor — Britain's strongest schoolgirl. The blonde teen — who only took up powerlifting a year ago — has already broken THREE British records. She can lift twice her own body weight and became the strongest female under-18 at a competition in Bournemouth last month.

Rattana Keomanivong’s Survives Getting Shot In Head
A bodybuilder who was shot in the head during a carjacking outside a Nevada casino – then drove herself to get help – was released from a Salt Lake City hospital just days after the shooting, which authorities said figured in a two-state crime spree. Rattana Keomanivong, operator of the Animal House Training and Nutrition gym in West Wendover, Nev., is a tough woman who earned the title “Wendover Strongest” during a weightlifting fundraiser last summer.

Nicole Ball to take on new challenge after solid Olympia finish
After this year’s Olympia competition, Ball and her trainer decided 2011 was her last year of bodybuilding as she embarks on a new journey in her training. “I am retiring from the actual bodybuilding world,” said Ball. “I am still going to be an international federation pro athlete as they are opening up what they call a physique division for women at the world level. Physique is going to be difficult as I have to lose a ton of muscle.”

The Return of Zoa Linsey: Heading To The Arnold
9 weeks & 2 days pre-show! Putting into words what being invited to the Ms. International 2012 means to me this year is nearly impossible. After my sudden neck herniation I suffered 2 days before the Ms. Olympia 2010, then the resultant neck fusion surgery 2 weeks later and the long-term recovery process, I had no guarantees that I would ever return to the stage.

Sample366Z0112 Megan Avalon

International Fitness & Bikini model Megan Avalon recently stopped by Area Orion. She made the lab boys wild as she morphed into the ultimate Barbie with Muscles. Megan makes a great specimen and hopefully we'll have her back soon to wreak beautiful havoc in the labs.

See more Megan at meganavalon.net and a special thanks to Zenx007.

An Area Orion female muscle and breast expansion morph.