Amateur Week: The History of Jennie Gray

FMS was under the impression that our own history with the gorgeous Jennie began this year, when we recommended Best Muscle Video's edit of her at last year's North Americans in April's Tube Watch. "In Figure," we noted, "doubtless 'too muscular'."

Just in case you didn't take notice then...



During the course of our research for today's post, however, it turned out that we had previous with Jennie long before that - perhaps as long ago as 2015, when this picture made it into a week of dressed-up muscles. We didn't know Jennie was Jennie then, we just loved the pic (and still very much do). And judging by the size of that beautiful, big, bulging bicep, she was probably 'too muscular' for Figure even back then.



Jennie's contest history goes back a little beyond that - the contest history we can find anyway. She was competing in Over 35 Masters classes in 2014, which I personally find amazing looking at her now. She made her first North Americans appearance that year, qualifying by winning Masters and Overall titles at an NPC show in New York.


NPC Powerhouse FX New York Classic 2014

Three more North Americans - 2015, 2016, and (as seen in the Best Muscle Video edit) 2017 followed. She made the top 3 in her (now) Over 40 class in the last two of those years, but never better than that. Again, I'm flabbergasted - such a vision of mature muscular beauty, were the women in her class really better than her for four consecutive years? Probably, as they say, 'too muscular' (and a cursory - and very far from objective - check of some of the women who finished above her at her four North Americans has, I am proud to say, confirmed my own pet theory 100%).



Jennie, 2014-2017

What is such a womanhunk of gorgeousness to do?

Clearly she had improved year-on-year, and the overall trend during this time in the division was undoubtedly towards a more muscular look. Her placing by 2017 was by no means low, but given the sheer number of pro cards on offer at the North Americans (in 2015, for example, 18 were awarded in Figure alone), Jennie was, by the end of last year, probably a bit fed up that she hadn't got her hands on one yet.



The answer, delightfully, was heels off, posing on.

Earlier in the month she made her Physique debut at the NPC Battle at the River in Tennessee, and it went rather well. Two class wins - B and Over 35, plus the Overall title. That made two samurai swords plus a real Excalibur of a weapon to get home.



Cue celebrations and all sorts of comedy opportunities.

The smile on my face says it all - my backside looks like this! she wrote, proudly displaying her epic body before finals. No more reining in the training to avoid getting 'too muscular'. I can't wait for the next chapter in The History of Jennie Gray.



Watch Jennie take the Overall title at the Battle at the River.

Follow Jennie on Instagram.

Enjoy!