A particular (and extremely specialised) niche of female muscle image that I'm finding particularly stimulating these days is the subject of today's post. Maybe these kinds of pictures remind me of the old 'Back Page' of issues of Women's Physique World magazines. Perhaps, having been an 'abs-man' for so long, I'm just changing and becoming a 'back-man', and, as I noted back in December last year, perhaps Gillian Kovack's posing at the Toronto Pro is largely responsible for that (see Women of the Year 2012). It could just as well be that these images are largely homemade, not professionally taken, and my liking for them stems from this because they're are a relatively new kind of female muscle photograph, still a novelty.
One of the things to admire quite apart from the muscle is the skill involved in taking a picture of your own back. Mistress Treasure/Victoria Dominguez has captioned a self-back portrait that was posted on Tumblr 'This shit ain't easy.' Try it. I almost dislocated a shoulder having a go! But not all of the images are taken this way, which allows us (well, me anyway) to imagine being the photographer, being the guy who gets to hold the camera when your muscle woman wants to check if all those rows and deadlifts and pull-ups are paying off...
...or perhaps just what that new tattoo looks like. A lot of female muscle heads seem to get in quite a tizz about body art. Why, oh why would they cover up such a lovely body with pointless ink, is a common refrain you see on the boards. For what it's worth, I think that, like all art, it's a subjective matter. There's body art I really like, and body art I really don't like. And anyway, does the tattoo really 'cover up' the muscles? Surely these guys are getting body art confused with clothes! And besides, whatever my opinion of the ink, I much prefer a muscle woman with tattoos to a non-muscle woman with or without tattoos.
So, enjoy the selection, marvel at the skill it takes to capture your own back, dream of being the man who gets to take the picture of her muscular back (and give it regular massages), and if you don't like the body art, just look at the muscles.
left: Dani Reardon
right: Kristina Dybdahl
Branka Njegovec
Frida Palmell
Christine Envall
left to right: Katka Kyptova, Angie Salvagno, Estefania Saura Moya
Nina Loebardt
Enjoy!
The last pic is truly unbelievable..and so exciting!
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