Hand Bras

This week, FMS returns to the familiar format of seven posts with a single theme.



Hands up anyone who doesn't like a hand bra on their muscle woman?

OK, you can put your hands above the table again. I don't expect too many hands went up there. I mean, what's not to like? Seems to me it's a similar deal to the 'maximum muscle minimum clothing' image. You get to see all the muscle, and there's just a little bit denied to you, and it's that little bit you can't see that turns the eroticism up to 11 by sending your female muscle lovin' imagination into overdrive.



I guess the first 'hand bras' I would have ever seen were in the muscle mags of my teenage years. I certainly remember the shot of Paula Bircumshaw (right), although I seem to remember it as a whole page photo rather than as it is here with text. In the muscle mags, hand bras were about as racy as it was ever going to get, as it ever could get, so each one was a pretty big event in Swell's teenage bedroom as I recall!




Nowadays, you can get to see it all as often as you like - don't get me wrong, I like a shot of a topless or naked muscle woman as much as any of the female muscle lovin' brethren do, as long as there hasn't been a plastic surgery disaster, of course - but still, the tease of the hand bra always has that extra special something.




So, you lucky people, it's not quite topless muscle beauties all week.

Enjoy!

Inspired by... Anonymoouse

It's always nice to know that someone is reading my musings, and even nicer when they actually bother to share their thoughts and/or reach out a mutually female muscle appreciating hand. So, this week on FMS, for some of the lovely readers who have been in touch (whether by email or the comment box), a whole post inspired by them as a way of saying thank you for supporting the blog.

I hope they, and you, will enjoy them.

First up, Anonymoouse, who probably wishes to remain so, so even if I knew anything about him(?) - which I don't - I wouldn't be telling. Anyway, one of his (many) comments this year, one that was especially memorable, related to a clip of Colette Nelson doing some cooking during Domestic Muscle Goddess week back in June.

I love watching big muscle girls doing normal stuff (like cooking for instance) instead of the usual poses (as great as they are, it can get a little stale and repetitive)!

And so, especially for Anonymoouse...

BIG MUSCLE GIRLS DOING NORMAL STUFF

Like shopping, for instance - I told Tina not to flex, 'Great as your biceps are,' I said, 'It can get a little stale,' but she insisted. Sorry chief, it won't happen again, I promise!



Or waiting for your late ass...



Normal stuff like having a snack while catching up on some emails, not forgetting to make sure everyone can see your trophy. Or your arms. The SIZE of her ARM!



Normal stuff, the kind of stuff you do ALL THE TIME. Like feeding a giraffe.

More shopping, well, a possible purchase anyway. A girl like Christmas (how apt!) Abbott needs to know what she's putting in that beautiful body of hers, doesn't she?



Rene smiling sweetly at you across the table. Like I said, normal stuff.



Getting those fluids in.



And more shopping. Do you think Brazilian bomb Larissa Reis really dresses like this when she goes shopping? I know I would LIKE to think she does...

Jay Fuchs (on the right) and Skadi Frei (on the back) arriving at the club.



And having that morning espresso. Nude. Is it just me or does anyone else sincerely believe that sexy muscle women like Monica really do walk around in the nuddy whenever they are at home? I, for one, am absolutely CONVINCED it's true.



And finally, as Anonymoouse enjoyed Colette cooking so much back in June, I thought he(?) would like another cooking lesson. This time, a full fourteen plus minutes of the very very sexy Shawna Strong making some special wraps.



Enjoy! Another reader-inspired treat tomorrow...

Unbuttoned/Unzipped of the Day

Euro-style

Jacqueline 'Jay' Fuchs


Nathalie Falk


Enjoy!

Winners of 2012: Part Two

IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships + IFBB Wings of Strength Chicago Pro
NOLA TRIMBLE


Physique? Again?! Is he going soft on us?

No, I still love the big girls, but Nola deserves a mention. To win the first two professional shows that you compete in is quite an achievement it seems to me, and that is what Nola did in 2012. And furthermore, they were two high profile, very competitive shows. And she's a trained fire fighter. And she did a tour of duty in Iraq in 2010. So relax, there are big girls on their way.









NPC USA Championships
TIERANY CHERTIEN


There's something very familiar about Tierany. The body shape, the conditioning, the full muscle maturity. It's almost like she's from the same gene pool as Lesa Lewis or Heather Foster. We foresee success for her as a pro in the very near future...





CBBF Canadian Nationals
JOANNE WILLIAMS


The Canadian Nationals is, in my opinion, one of the great amateur contests. The roll of honour reads a bit like the file list in my special 'Favourites' folder. 2002 Marnie Power, 2003 Helen Bouchard, 2004 Louise St Pierre, 2005 Autumn Raby,
2006 Nicole Ball, 2007 Nadia Nardi, 2008 Athena Signakis, 2009 Lyris Cappelle,
2010 Melody Spetko, 2011 Fabiola Boulanger, and now, in 2012 Joanne Williams. And I for one don't think she'd look out of place in a line-up with her predecessors.










NABBA Worlds + WBPF European(?) Championship
ELENA OANA HREAPCA


The Queen of Abs became NABBA World Champion back in June, completely outclassing the field. Unfortunately, it's quite hard to find images of NABBA shows sometimes, so we'll have to settle for screen caps this time. But however blurry they may be, Oana's abdominal defintion is always razor-sharp! Check out the third picture down where she's posing with the other winners. The guy on the right seems a little distracted by the divine eight-pack only feet away from him.





And then there was this...



Possibly the greatest mismatch ever seen on a bodybuilding stage, Oana and a woman who had once had a gym membership slugged it out for the WBPF title...

WPBF is the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation, a mainly Asian-based group that seems to be spreading its wings into Europe in an east to west direction, backed by Emirati money - the Manchester City of physique federations, perhaps.

Anyway, you have to feel sorry for both of contestants here, but Oana does look great. It was soon after her NABBA win and she still had the conditioning. But I think we can all agree that she needs to stop competing against the cleaner's girlfriend, and start competing in bigger shows in 2013.





IFBB Wings of Strength Chicago Pro
MONIQUE JONES


Mmmmmonique has seemed destined for great things for a couple of years now. To me anyway, there's something about her frame that says future Miss Olympia, genetically it seems she has a lot of latent potential there that hasn't been brought out yet. It feels like her first pro win was long overdue, and she delivered in Chicago, then Mmmmmonique and those big dark eyes came in 7th at the Olympia later in the year.






Arnold Classic Europe
JACQUELINE FUCHS


How much do we love the Arnold Classic Europe? The cream of European bodybuilding all on the stage together with a few South Americans thrown in. Last year there was much teeth-gnashing as Elena Shportun defeated Katka for the title (see October 2011 post) and would you believe it? Katka comes back in 2012 and is runner-up again! Always the bridesmaid...

But this time there hasn't been any whining about stoopid judges getting it all wrong, because this time the winner was Jacqueline Fuchs. And you don't say that Jacqueline didn't deserve to win because if you do she WILL find out where you live and she WILL NOT stop until she finds you and gives you your punishment...








Arnold Classic Europe
SUSANNA TIRPAK


And while Jacqueline was winning the bodybuilding, a vision of Central European beauty was winning the shorter of the two physique classes. I'll say it again - how much do we love the Arnold Classic Europe?







Miss International
YAXENI ORIQUEN


It's a testament to Yaxeni's exemplary record of consistency and success that she finishes 3rd at the Miss Olympia (her lowest placing since 2009) and we think it was a bad year for her. But back in March she won Miss International for the fifth time in all and the first time since 2008. One of the all-time greats, yes, but also still one of the very top bodybuilders competing today. Write her off at your peril.