Marthe in the USA: Prejudging

After arriving in Atlantic City, our heroine checked in for her pro debut (#78 - nice necklace) and dressed down for dinner! Just imagine how many unsuspecting punters were left gasping by her presence that night - and how many suspecting female muscle heads were consumed by "The Madness" when Marthe walked by in that dress!



Wonder if that taxi driver was of the unsuspecting or suspecting variety...

Friday, August 28th



Here she is, pumped up and ready to go backstage. True beauty is how one forum poster described her, and I know I'm biased and all, but I think they have got it bang on. Bronzed and beaming, she looks resplendent in her pink (of course!) posing suit.

And so to the compulsories, related to the waiting world (well, to FMS and at least ten or so other people who were following their excellent live from Atlantic City play-by-play commentary on the RxMuscle forum) by Dave Palumbo and Chris Aceto...



And the first thing they noticed was... Huge quads!



Great arms, freaky hamstrings and glutes. And remember, these are guys who have seen A LOT of female muscle in their time - they are not easily overawed. "Huge" and "freaky" are not words they use very often to describe female physique competitors.



But as impressed as they undoubtedly were with her package, they had reservations. Too much muscle? they wondered. Be interesting to see what the judges do with her...

Or in other words, "if we were judging this show, she'd be in the first callout, but knowing the IFBB judges as we do etc. etc." Or at least, that's what I understood!



Anyway, seeing Marthe in relaxed pose next to (the eventual winner) Mikaila Soto in comparison and you can really appreciate the fine margins involved between taking home some (of the not exactly bonanza) prize money or, as it turned out, not.



As long as you can take your eyes off Marthe's bum for a sec. *SWOOOON!*

In the end, Marthe was front and centre in her callout. The 3rd callout.



And yes, that is indeed Anne "Not So Freaky Now" Freitas to Marthe's right.



Guess the judges had made up their minds what to do with the both of them.

But even if I was disappointed that it didn't look as though she were going to keep her US winning streak going, Marthe told her Instagram followers that she was "enjoying every minute" of her experience as she headed for the beach before the finals.



We will see how she got on tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Marthe in the USA: Previously

Marthe Randine Sundby was born in Aurskog in Norway on April 18th 1975. In her late teens she was one of the best junior speed skaters in the country, winning national junior titles over 1,500 and 3,000m, and breaking national junior records at the former distance. She represented Norway at Junior World Speed Skating Championships in 1991, 1992, and 1993, finishing 11th overall at the last of those.

By the mid-90s, she had swapped her blades for barbells. This is my 'passion in life', she said at the time. I love to exercise, love to be in motion. And I am very fond of muscles. Fast forward to 2006, and Marthe Sundby was winning another national title. At the age of 31 she was Norwegian champion in Women's Bodybuilding.

But a year later Marthe was diagnosed with cancer. I had one foot in the grave, she says, but I fought back. She didn't appear on stage again until the National Championships in 2012. It was her first contest back after the battle. She won.

And that same year she made her first trip to the USA, taking the Muscle Beach Labor Day contest by storm (you bet she won) and giving the crowd (and us female muscle fans) some of the most unforgettable images and clips of Marthe that I know.























Tomorrow we'll be back in 2016 as Marthe touches down in the USA once again.

Enjoy!

Marthe in the USA: Final Prep

We last saw the magnificent piece of muscular womanhood that is Norway's Marthe Sundby just over a month ago here on FMS (see While the Slave's Away: She's So Shredded). We reported that she'd received her IFBB pro card, and was preparing for her first pro contest. We didn't know what that contest was at the time, but we were blown away by the freaky detail and separation already evident in every muscle on her beautiful body even though her competition was still a couple of weeks away.



OMFG! one of our favourite readers was moved to comment in response to the post. That's just insane condition. Must be hard as a rock. So freakin' hot and sexy!!!

And Marthe was clearly feeling it too as she entered the last week before the show. Just imagine walking into your equivalent of whatever the Norwegian equivalent of M&S is and being greeted by a real bronzed and ripped "Wonder Woman"! And she's flexing!



6 days out and her gorgeous pumped and veiny legs were worth a selfie just sitting in the car. Yes, I think it's safe to say that Marthe was getting almost as excited as our reader. On my way soooooon, she told her Instagram followers the following day as she dolled herself up for the first of many photo shoots she would be doing over the next couple of weeks. [I am] aiming high! she added. The sky is not the limit.



Now I had assumed that Marthe would be competing in some obscure European show when I'd put the "So Shredded" post together in August, and as I was rushing to get the thing done before I went off on my holidays, I hadn't had time to check it out. It was a dumb guess. What "European show" exactly would an IFBB pro be turning up at?!

In fact, Marthe was heading Stateside. And all week this week on FMS we'll be following her adventures while she was there. It's about time we had a Marthe week, after all.

And we'll leave you today with a glimpse of what must have been one of her final workouts before she left. It's not what you'd call a long clip, but as our old friend C. Moore Glootz might say, it is like seeing the face of God - 7 times in 15 seconds!

CAUTION! DANGER OF HYPNOSIS
If, like me, you have a penchant for looping these mini-clips, then I strongly advise you don't attempt that with this one. If the cat hadn't jumped on me, I would - sleep-deprived and dehydrated and with about six days' worth of beard on me - probably still be watching it right now, and you would be wondering why FMS didn't post today.



Enjoy!

While the Slave's Away: Day 1

The FMS office is going to be closed for the next couple of weeks. Turns out the secretary booked the staff jolly to begin the very weekend the female muscle lovin' world is going to be glued to the Rising Phoenix. Or to put it another way, while the Slave is away, the big muscle girls are coming out to play. Or something. Sigh.

But, just like my dear old Mum used to do, we've made damn sure the freezer is stocked with a fortnight's worth of meals. If you imagine the posts are the meals and the freezer is the "Scheduled Posts" folder [Are you high?! - ed.].

So, pierce that cling film and pop it in the microwave...

SHE'S SO SHREDDED



Just when you thought sexy Marthe Sundby couldn't get any sexier, her IFBB pro card arrives in the mail and she starts contest prep and suddenly you can see all the detail of EVERY single muscle on her bounteously freaky Norwegian body. Mercy!



It seems some of her prep has consisted of dressing up, a bit of ballet, and making the sun shine out of her swoonfully striated and (no doubt) harder than granite arse.



Which she tans, religiously. Restocking it with sunlight?



Surely, if any woman passes Corinne Ingman's "don't call yourself shredded until you are truly, disgustingly peeled" test, then it is Marthe. Seriously. How much more f***ing ripped can she get? Excitingly, the answer is, quite possibly, A LOT. The most recent photo here is still two weeks out. The mind boggles. And not only that.



She sure will be a sight come stage time. Sorry I can't enlighten you regarding which contest Marthe is all set to outfreak the competition at. Two weeks out was two days ago which is about eight days before you will read this post. So that should help you work it out [You ARE high, aren't you? - ed.]. Just high on Marthe, sir. As a kite.



Marthe's Instagram aka The Freaky Show.

Enjoy!

August Picture Post: Gym Bodz

Disgust? Intimidation? Arousal? What would your reaction be? (I know it is hard to believe but there are some who would be disgusted at the sight of a genuine female muscle beast at their gym. Or at least they would claim to be disgusted...)



Reasons why it is probably not a good idea to get competitive or try to impress her by lifting as much or more weight than she is: 1. Risk of serious injury. 2. She is hardly going to be impressed if you can only do half a rep with that weight, is she?



Arousal? Looks to me like Marthe Sundby is plenty aroused by the pump she's got going here. Training is my passion, she says. And she obviously means it.



Intimidation? Looking powerful, feeling powerful. And if you don't get your scrawny self off that machine and into a far corner of the gym tout de suite, Virginia is going to demonstrate how powerful she is by throwing you through the wall. Yikes!!!



Arousal? Muscles bulging in and out of revealing skin tight gym wear. Mouth-watering muscles, mouth-watering curves. Curves where lesser women don't even have bits. Superior women know what their muscle curvy bodies do to you. Aleesha knows. Kashma knows. Margie knows. One look and you're scurrying to the locker room.




Alpha. Gillian won't take that selfie till the last man/woman has been inimidated out of her space, until her ownership of the gym is absolute. Lisa, meanwhile, well, Lisa loves an audience, loves to have all eyes in the gym on her. Lisa loves a reaction, and judging from the position of the guy on the right's hands, she's getting one here.



Be warned. Your fascination for female muscle is limitless, but, as a man, multi-tasking is not your strong point. Attempting any kind of actual lifting while simultaneously checking her muscles out is going to be a fast track to injury and/or humiliation. Do not, under any circumstances, do as this Freitas-fixated fella is doing and attempt to press anything without giving it your full attention. Focus on ONE thing, dude!



Be warned. Tape it down! Seriously, if you know Shannon Peters trains in your gym (or you've found out where Shannon trains and made it your gym despite the fact it's a four-hour round trip) then you only have yourself to blame if everyone can see your mini Mars bar causing a commotion in your gym shorts. What did you think was going to happen? And now you are 'Stiffy Guy' to all at the gym. Including Shannon. Doh!

Enjoy!