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Try my Ms. Olympia Shoulder Workout!

TrainingSeptember 8, 2023139Views 0Likes 0Comments

Rachel McLish shares her shoulder workout in preparation for the 1980 Miss Olympia. Source: Muscle & Fitness (Feb 1981) Page #80 - Muscle & Fitness (Feb 1981) Page #81 - Muscle & Fitness (Feb 1981) Page #82 - Muscle & Fitness (Feb 1981) Page #83 - Muscle & Fitness (Feb 1981)

THe Ms. Olympia Contest, 1980

ContestsSeptember 8, 2023112Views 0Likes 0Comments

Rachel McLish becomes the first "champion of champions' in women's professional bodybuilding. This article by Bill Dobbins gives a great insight into the contest and also provides a wide array of photos from the event. Source: Muscle & Fitness (Feb 1981) Page #26 - Muscle & Fitness (Feb 1981) Page #27 - Muscle & Fitness…

Guidelines for Women’s Bodybuilding Competitions

InterviewsAugust 31, 2023119Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bodybuilding for Women by Carole. The following set of guidelines for the code of conduct of women's bodybuilding in the IFBB was submitted to the World Congress of the IFBB in Manila during November 1980 just a couple of months after the inaugural Miss Olympia contest. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.9) Page #47…

Criteria for women’s bodybuilding contests

InterviewsAugust 20, 2023121Views 0Likes 0Comments

An article explaining the criteria for women's bodybuilding from 1980. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #15 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8) Page #25 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.8)

Bodybuilding for Women

TrainingAugust 2, 2023164Views 0Likes 0Comments

An excellent article by Carole Graham discussing Unisex Training. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #29 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7)

Australian women’s bodybuilding championships

ContestsAugust 2, 2023141Views 0Likes 0Comments

A great article on the 1st Australian Women's Bodybuilding Championships. The event was taken out by Anne Souter. Carole Bennett (Graham) would finish second. Carole would go on to be a driving force in popularizing Women's Bodybuilding in Australia. An interesting fact is that Mike Mentzer was one of five judges for this historic event.…

1st Women’s World Powerlifting Championships

ContestsAugust 2, 2023130Views 0Likes 0Comments

A great article on the 1st Women's World Powerlifting Championships. Australia's Bev Francis was the highlight of the meet. She would break 3 world records on the way to winning the 75kg class. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #37 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7) Page #38 - Australasian Muscle &…

Bev Francis

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An early article introducing Bev Francis. The 25 year teacher from Melbourne Australian had just had just won the 1980 World Powerlifting Championships. Prior to this Bev had represented Australia in shot put, discuss and javelin. Bev would make her pro bodybuilding debut in 1984 finishing a polarizing 8th in the Grand Prix Las Vegas…

How To Get A 20″ waist

TrainingJuly 19, 2023145Views 0Likes 0Comments

Carole Graham provides some abdominal training guidance direct at women. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3) Page #40 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3)

Building a Dolly Parton bust

TrainingJuly 19, 2023152Views 0Likes 0Comments

Chest training for women. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.5) Page #39 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3) Page #39 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3)

Bodybuilding for Women

TrainingJuly 19, 2023127Views 0Likes 0Comments

An excellent article by Carole Graham introducing home training for women. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.5) Page #25 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.5) Page #26 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.5) Page #27 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.5)

The Erika Giesen Story

InterviewsJuly 5, 2023138Views 0Likes 0Comments

Coverage of the first Asian Women's Bodybuilding Championship in Singapore on 2nd July 1983. Australia's Erika Giesen would take the title. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.2 No.6) Page #14 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.2 No.6) Page #15 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.2 No.6)

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Try my Ms. Olympia Shoulder Workout!

THe Ms. Olympia Contest, 1980

Guidelines for Women’s Bodybuilding Competitions

Criteria for women’s bodybuilding contests

Bodybuilding for Women

Australian women’s bodybuilding championships

1st Women’s World Powerlifting Championships

Bev Francis

How To Get A 20″ waist

Building a Dolly Parton bust

Bodybuilding for Women

The Erika Giesen Story

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