She had begun training in 2013. I really fell in love and found a passion in it, she says. I just continued making goals for myself, and it has just progressed from there.
A year later she was flexing in (another!) dress, and female muscle fans on the forums were wondering who this "au natural [sic] girl-next-door" was. Progress indeed.
THE DEBUTANTE
19th July, 2015. Michaela Aycock steps onto a bodybuilding stage for the first time at the NPC Clash at the Capstone in the marvellously-named Tuscaloosa, Alabama. There are three Women's Physique competitors that day, and only one winner.
I'm no expert, and the change in the two years since is startling, particularly how her legs have developed, but here she is, not quite fully-formed perhaps, but those big peaky biceps are there, and those lats, even if we don't have an image of her back, are beautifully wide even in the front double biceps pose. As I said, only one winner.
THE 20-YEAR-OLD PRO
The following week she was in Las Vegas for the 2015 USAs. At 5'0" she competed in the shortest Physique class, the "A" class, one of eight competitors, and every one at their first national level show. With Billie Cavalier claiming the Overall title, and the likes of Chelsea Coleman, Sierra Mangus and Brie Eubanks all getting their pro cards, her triumph, and achievement, was somewhat under-reported. She was, thought Steve Wennerstrom, "the solid choice" and "showed terrific balance on her tiny frame".
I've heard her say in a more recent interview that since then others have turned pro younger than she was in July 2015, but on that day in Las Vegas, Michaela became the youngest ever Women's Physique pro of all time. By my reckoning she was just a tad over 20 years and 5 months old. The "au natural girl-next-door" was a big girl now.
EPILOGUE
And to finish today's post sort of where we started, Michaela recently revisited the show where she first began her competitive journey in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as this year's guest poser. Can't say I approve of the outfit - far too much coverage for my taste, especially of her beautiful muscle bum - but well worth a watch nonetheless.
Sadly, the bit where Michaela actually goes into the crowd didn't make Mark Mason's excellent edit, but there's some evidence it really did happen. And if you examine this grainy image closely, I reckon you can see the birth of a female muscle fan - two or three rows in front of Michaela on her left, virtually turning his head through 180°.
Welcome to the club, young fella.
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