FMS Hearts the WPD Olympians...

Relax. Physique is Lightweight, Middleweight and Light-heavyweight Bodybuilding in disguise, or at least that's what it has turned out to be, despite the complaints of some of the (less muscular) Physique women themselves. And until the IFBB/NPC bigwigs do see their plans to "tone it down by 10-15%" come to fruition, that means there's lots and lots of beautiful female muscle in the division, especially when the cream gather as they did in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. Yes of course we miss the Ms O, but that didn't stop us enjoying the Physique Olympia, and all this week on FMS we're going to be paying tribute to these spectacular, muscular women.

So relax, get comfy, and enjoy!

CHAMPIONS ONE AND ALL



top: Tycie Coppett (3rd) & Karina Nascimento (12th)
bottom: Heather Grace (11th) & Jamie Postill

First, the moan. Statuesque and Amazonian, glamorous and beautiful, athletic and graceful, and strong and sexy, the 28 women in the 2015 Physique Olympia line-up collectively provided a veritable feast for the female muscle lover's eyes... but not live, not in motion. Though the other parts of the Olympia weekend were made available to view on a live stream, unfortunately for the women themselves and us fans, the WPD portion of the Saturday show was not deemed (by who?) worthy of inclusion.



top: Sheronica Henton & Leah Johnson (13th)
bottom: Jennifer Hernandez & Teresita Morales (9th)

Obviously this is nothing less than a crime and whoever is responsible should be hunted down and made to pay, but my purpose here today is not to rant but to appreciate and celebrate the show these magnificent, muscular women put on.

There were GLUTES...


The top 5 hit their rear double biceps

While not all of the women - actually not any of them as far as I can see - opted for a posing suit as revealing in the rear as runner-up Kira Neuman (second from right above), there was enough beautifully sculpted gluteal meat to more than satisfy this fan at least. Flared to the max or clenched to accentuate the hamstrings, these bodacious bottoms will no doubt keep our old friend C. Moore busy with his "inspections" well into the new year, perhaps even until next September!



top: Leila Thompson & Teresita Morales
bottom (get it?): Jamie Postill & Jacklyn Abrams (10th)

There were FLOOR SHOWS...


Mindi O'Brien (6th)

As I've said before on the blog, I find that Physique routines remind me of the kind of performances we once saw female bodybuilders perform in the days when there was only one division and each woman had plenty of time to express themselves. Much more than their contemporaries in Bodybuilding, the Physique women showcase their grace and power with routines that combine dance and gymnastics with the all-important posing. It's a killer combination of the best of Fitness and the best of Bodybuilding in one. And that means getting down and dirty on that stage floor.


Heather Grace

Last year nobody epitomised what I'm going on about better than the champ herself. Some things were the same - Juliana Malacarne was crowned Ms Physique Olympia again - except this year I haven't got to watch her performing her routine (he said, coming dangerously close to slipping back once again into rant mode). What images I can see of Juliana's 2015 routine though suggests it was very much worth watching in all its bombastic gymnastic fantastic muscle flexy glory - which doesn't make the fact that it wasn't available to watch live any easier to take now, does it?




There was SMOOCHING...



Gosh. It may just be my (I know, sordid) imagination, but as well as putting her lipstick all over Juliana's face, it seems to me that Mindi is copping a right good feel of the two-time champ right there. Not that I blame her and not that I think Juliana minds. She doesn't seem averse to a bit of coppage herself. She's certainly getting a feel for Kira's arm there, and again, who among us wouldn't do exactly the same in her position? Ecstatic muscle women touching each other up as they kiss and cuddle...?! Gosh.

There were ABS...


Callout #2, I believe

There are some Physique women who don't do our old Hall of Fame pose in their compulsories - so I guess that means the "Abdominals & Thigh" is slightly less than compulsory. And although there are many many women who seem to relish it, there aren't exactly a plethora of images of the 2015 WPD Olympia women with their hands behind their heads. The Physique goddesses I'm featuring this week with their own post excepted, the below probably represents a kind of "Best of the Rest" selection. To be perfectly honest, there aren't even enough great abs and thigh shots for a "Next Best" selection, unfortunately. So extra credit to those who did hit it on the night.



top: Tycie Coppett & Tamee Marie (15th)
bottom: Teresita Morales & Sheronica Henton

And there were MOST MUSCULARS (kind of)...


La Drissa Bonivel & Jamie Postill

Somewhat making up for that though was the fact that some of the ladies finished off their compulsories with a very uncompulsory (by this time next year it may well be outlawed the way things are going) sort of pec-popping most muscular.


Mindi O'Brien & Leah Johnson

Nice!



top: Heather Grace & Michelle Cummings
bottom: Teresita Morales & Yasha

All in all, then, it's a damn shame there was no live stream, but nevertheless, the images we do have of the event reveal these stunning women at their most majestic, their most ripped, and their most muscular. And what's not to like about that?



top: Kristina Dubdahl & Tycie Coppett
bottom: Leah Johnson & Karina Nascimento

I'll be using more images pictures from Team Andro and Eastlabs this week, but there are also galleries available at Muscular Development and NPC News Online, the latter having a sizeable selection of backstage shots as well - AND a pump room video...



Finally! Muscles in motion!