All posts tagged "Women’s Bodybuilding"
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Memories—The Posedown in Prague
The announcement by Pro World Masters promoter Jarka Lorie Schneider that she would revive the Masters Mr. Olympia in December, taking...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanApril 13, 2012 -
Ms. International—Yaxeni Keeps It Alive With Five
In the couple of weeks leading up to the Arnold Sports Festival after we found out that Iris Kyle would be...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanMarch 6, 2012 -
Miami Heralded: A Big Thumbs-Up for the Nationals
It is a full week now since the NPC Nationals, and people who worked the show in one way or another...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanNovember 26, 2011 -
Friday Update—NAC and WPD on My Mind
Another big pro qualifier went down last weekend in Cleveland, where promoter Gary Udit drew a record 550-plus athletes at the...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanSeptember 9, 2011 -
Team Universe 3—WPD Is on Point
Here’s why I’m really liking the women’s physique division. Women who have beautiful structures with a noticeable amount that elusive quantity...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanJuly 22, 2011 -
Muscle Beach Says Hooray for Murray!
What a kick! It was a fabulous 4th of July at Muscle Beach Venice—hot but not sweltering, and the stars were...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanJuly 6, 2011 -
Canadian Women (Among Others) Rocked the Toronto Pro
I would point out that last weekend was a huge one for NPC and IFBB physique competitions, but sometimes it seems...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanJune 24, 2011 -
Mid-May Break—but It’s a Short One
A pause in the busy spring schedule provides a moment to highlight a competitor who really caught my eye in the...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanMay 15, 2011 -
Helle Brings It Back to the FIBO Power Pro
The women’s bodybuilding portion of the FIBO Power Pro Championships, which took place in Essen, Germany, on April 15, was a...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanMay 3, 2011 -
Bodybuilding’s First Lady Is a Hall-of-Fame Hit
Doris Barrilleaux, the First Lady of Bodybuilding, was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in a ceremony that took...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanMarch 9, 2011 -
Amber Waves—DeFrancesco, Specking and Andrews Take Top Nationals Titles
Pittsburgh flexer Amber DeFrancesco sailed into the pros after overwhelming the heavyweight class and ascending to the overall Women’s title at...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanOctober 15, 2010 -
Nationals Tradition and Fitness Changes
The ’10 NPC National Championships gets under way this afternoon in Atlanta. More than 500 athletes are expected to hit the...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanOctober 13, 2010 -
Week’s End
I’m looking forward to attending the Tournament of Champions Pro Bikini show tomorrow in Culver City, California. By the time the...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanSeptember 9, 2010 -
Olympia Predictions, Updates and Confessions
A week or so ago I went down to Mike Neveux’s studio to record my Olympia predictions, and the video on...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanSeptember 2, 2010 -
Change in the Wind?
A week or so ago I gave in to a bad impulse and replied to a group e-mail discussion among some...
Blog PostRuth SilvermanAugust 20, 2010