The Curse of FMS...?

We are pretty close to sacrificing the first goat we can find here. So far this year, 50% of the wonderful women we have written about as they prepared for the recent Toronto and very recent Omaha pro shows didn't even make it onto the stage.

Is FMS cursed?!

Granted, Anne "Freaky" Freitas had FMS salivating over her beastly pre-contest muscularity (see last Thursday) and Brazil's finest duly went ahead and carried first prize home from Omaha. And, also in our defence, Lisa Giesbrecht (featured on Toronto Bound) had come 5th in Toronto the week before Anne's victory.

However, neither of the other two goddesses we featured, the two who we were most excited about seeing in competition again, competed at all. We'd hate to think appearing on FMS had anything to do with that, but now it's happened twice...

First, Gillian Kovack, featured in Toronto Bound with Lisa G, was sorely missed from the line-up in Toronto. Well, she was missed by me, anyway. I was soooo looking forward to seeing Gillian all ripped, oiled and tanned again. Still, at least she attended the show, hanging out with new and old friends, according to her Facebook.



Change of plan! Gillian announced on May 26th, explaining that she did not feel quite ready for the Toronto/Omaha shows... Nooooo!!! Such a disappointment for a boy.

But, thankfully, Gillian went on to add that a couple more weeks though and I'll be right on point for the Wings of Strength Chicago Pro on July 5th. Hurrah!!!

Whisper it, but July 5th is approaching fast...

Whisper, because after Gillian's change of plan, Omaha came and went and the woman formerly known as Shannon Courtney was nowhere to be seen. As we scanned the results for news of her placing only to find no mention of her whatsoever... That's when we began to wonder whether FMS should just keep quiet about who we couldn't wait to see on stage the following weekend. Lightning had struck twice. And it crossed our minds that perhaps we do need a bit of voodoo around here to clear the air.



Of course we are not actually going to sacrifice a goat. Of course the lovely Shannon (now Peters again) has been going through a tough time. A weekend getting back to her roots in the country, riding her beautiful beast, doing what she loves in what she calls her happy place surrounded by family was, she understandably felt, the best way to spend the Omaha weekend. And she really does look happy there, doesn't she?



Pleased to report Shannon is back. It was leg day yesterday. Her favourite.



Only joking about being cursed. Really, no goats were harmed. But we are most definitely going to think twice about who we start bigging up as the Chicago and Tampa Pro shows approach. You know, just in case lightning strikes for a third time...

Big big love and our very best wishes to both Gillian and Shannon. We miss you.