An excellent article by Carole Graham discussing Unisex Training. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.7)
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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.…
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)
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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…
Carole Graham provides some abdominal training guidance direct at women. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3)
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Chest training for women. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.5)
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An excellent article by Carole Graham introducing home training for women. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.5)
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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)
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A great article on Rachel McLish which provides a nice overview of her career and background. Rachel was in Australian in August 1983 making a number of guest appearances. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.6)
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In 1975 Ellington Darden wrote an article on strength training for women. He would go on to author many books on the subject. This article is a gem and still hold true today.
Source: MuscleMag International Annual (Annual 76)
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Bob Hoffman was keen to introduce the benefits of strength training for women. This article has an early photo of Abbye 'Pudgy' Stockton. A must read! Source: Strength & Health (Issue Sep 1941)
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"Barbelles" a monthly column by Abbye 'Pudgy' Stockton. Source: Strength & Health (Issue November 1949)
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