Chris: I REALLY am missing a “big picture” here, so forgive my ignorance. If Fitness Contest were, at least IN PART a response to the direction female bodybuilding was going, what in the world would be the incentive for them to now take anabolics? (Which I agree they are doing more and more; the physical signs are there…)
Mufasa- These girls don’t want to look like the pro female BBs, trust me. They take anabolics and other drugs, but they (usually) keep the dosages low and leave out the more androgenic stuff.
What you’re seeing is the same evolutionary process that female BBs went through. First, they started using a little bit of juice and maybe some clen to get the edge. Then when everyone was using it, a few started using a little bit more. Then it snowballed until you have those sad cases we see today (and ultimately, this will lead to the death of pro female BBing. Every year another nail is driven into that coffin.)
The fitness girls are going through the same thing, but hopefully they’ll reach a point and quit. They can’t get massive anyway given all the jumping around and dancing/stripping they have to do. So I hope what we’re seeing now is the last of it. Still, there are a lot of man-faces popping up and I’m sure they’ve all blown their thyroids to hell.
This low level of bodyfat is dangerous too. It wouldn’t be bad just some of the time, but many of these girls stay in that ripped shape almost all year. Their periods stop (because of lack of bodyfat)and this leads to all sorts of problems, like brittleness in the bones. Females athletes who spent their teens and 20’s in this state are now breaking bones just getting out of bed in the morning. And they’re only in their 30s and 40s! There was a segment on HBO’s Real Sports about this. Scary stuff.
Yea…pretty scary…its called “The Female Athelete Triad” 1)Disorderd eating patterns in an attempt to lose weight ESPECIALLY in those sports where weight COULD affect success (Cross Country, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Ballet,Fitness/Bodybuilding,etc). LEADING TO 2)Low fat levels,ammenorrhea and subsequent low Estrogen levels LEADING THEN TO 3) VERY severe osteoporosis due both to low estrogen and calcium (from poor dietary intake).Like you mentioned, it is VERY scary…and the subsequest SEVERE osteo is IRREVERSIBLE…
Gladys Portuguese can squeeeze my lemon,(till the juice runs down my leg!
Robert: Vann Damme thought the SAME thing! (LOL!) That natural beauty of Gladys almost drove the guy psycho…(if he wasn’t already!)
Amy Fadhli.
- Juliette Bergmann - by a long way
- Cathy Palyo
- Marjo Selin
Wow…Cathy Palyo…I had FORGOTTEN about her…GREAT biceps and beautiful lines…its seems like a lot of these atheletes just drop off the radar screen. Anybody have any idea what Cathy Palyo is doing these days?
I remember Cathy Palyo saying she had such big tits before she started training that her chest would enter the room 5 minutes before the rest of her - wouldn’t mind seeing some pics of her now if she’s given up training and got the tits back.