‘People Would Tell Me Who Would Marry You’
She is a picture of concentration. Away from the mat, younger sister Ritu is shadow practising and pumping herself up. For Geeta Phogat, it is time to study the atmosphere, the opponent and guide Ritu....
View ArticleMadisonville Resident Qualifies For National Bodybuilding Championship
A Madisonville resident has won first place in a championship bodybuilding competition recently in Lexington. Chelsea Ashby won first place in the bikini open and second place in the novice class at...
View ArticleBest of 2015: Three Lady Lobos Take Powerlifting Medals
A trio of Lehman Lady Lobo powerlifters who earned medals in their weight class headlined the 12 Hays CISD athletes that participated at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association (THSWPA)...
View ArticleTraining Journal Stolen From Olympic Weightlifting Hopeful
Hard work is paying off for Encinitas resident Jessica Lucero, a weightlifter who recently set a new record at a national meet and is now getting ready for U.S. Olympic Trials in February. “I’ve worked...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2016
Happy New Year! “Here is to a healthy, prosperous, happy and New Year filled with peace, love and muscles.” All of us here at FemaleMuscle, from New York to Austin to Nashville to France wish everyone...
View ArticleRonda Rousey Is Now A Distant Third In Women’s MMA
Ronda Rousey has made herself relatively scarce since getting knocked unconscious by then-challenger Holly Holm and losing her title at UFC 193. Unfortunately for the “Rowdy” one, that isn’t all she...
View ArticleGirls Wrestling In South Sound Sprung From One Family Tree
Amy Earley and Cassie Scogin represent two generations of high school girls wrestling’s growth, as well as two generations of a single family. Yelm High School had a standout 130-pound wrestler in...
View ArticleMair Roberts Had Brittle Bones And Broke Her Arms 38 Times
When Mair Roberts was a child she broke her arms dozens of times because she suffered brittle bones. But that did not stop her doubling in size to become a weightlifting champion and one of Wales’...
View ArticleFormer Warwick Schoolgirl Is Among World’s Best Powerlifters
A former Myton School pupil has been placed fifth in an international powerlifting contest. Karenjeet Bains, 19, was competing against athletes who were four years older than her in the Commonwealth...
View ArticleWhitney McVeda
26 year old figure competitor, Whitney McVeda, was always active in school sports; track, volleyball and wrestling. But after shool, like most, she gave up the active lifestyle and gained weight...
View ArticleMiesha Tate 2016 Tribute
She’s beautiful, sexy, and she can kick your ass. Miesha Tate has always been a great ambassador for women’s MMA. As she looks forward to 2016 and working her way back into title contention, let’s take...
View ArticleKnockout Girls: Photos Of An All-Female Wrestling Team
Christopher Pugmire traveled to Azerbaijan to shoot the power and glory of its national wrestling squad at work. In Baku he captured athletes from the Azeri and Mongolian national women’s teams,...
View ArticleKholoud Essam
Female Muslim bodybuilder Kholoud Essam, known as Egypt’s “Iron Lady”, went through her training routine at a gym in Cairo, Monday.
View ArticleLoss Of Her Eyesight Doesn’t Deter Millbrook Wrestler
At 17 years old, Liana Mutia has her whole life ahead of her. Unfortunately, one of the major ways that she will process that life is simultaneously melting away. The Millbrook High School senior was...
View ArticleFormer UFC Champion Ronda Rousey ‘Beyond Excited’ To Host Saturday Night Live
Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey will host “Saturday Night Live” on Jan. 23. The NBC show made the announcement via Twitter. “Beyond excited/nervous/honored to host @nbcsnl #jan23rd hopefully you’ll be...
View ArticlePaula Bircumshaw 1993 Ms. Olympia Posing Routine
Britain’s Greatest female bodybuilder in the 1993 Miss Olympia Competition. Despite bringing an impressive physique and routine to the stage, Paula placed 12th.
View ArticleFatma Omar Wins Gold In World Weightlifting Championship
Egyptian weightlifter Fatma Omar, 43, with the Egyptian weightlifting national team won the World Weightlifting Championship with a gold medal in the 61kg division in Dubai. Omar hit the record number...
View ArticleBikini Bodybuilder Who Weighed Herself Six Times A Day Hates Her ‘Perfect’...
Despite having the “perfect body”, Heather Mowry became so obsessed with her extreme fitness regime that she weighed herself six times a day. The 35-year-old has paraded her sculpted body on stage at...
View ArticleGoddess Of Glutes: Michelle Lewin Boggles The Mind With Kardashian-Beating Booty
But Michelle Lewin got her booty the hard way – and it’s a rear to topple the Kardashians. The fitspiration goddess has showcased her boosted bum in some of the most jaw-dropping selfies we’ve seen...
View ArticleBodybuilder Reveals Biggest Diet And Fitness Hacks: ‘I Have Bacon Sarnies And...
Victoria Gill started hitting the gym when she was 18, but only began lifting weights at the beginning of this year. While the 24-year-old account manager may be new to the fitness industry she’s...
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