Showing posts with label Shannon Courtney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shannon Courtney. Show all posts

Friday, 3 August 2018

Pic of the Month: August

A clear winner for July's poll, with a whopping 75% of all votes cast (admittedly there weren't a LOT of votes cast but still, fair play, and I'm going to persevere with the polls as long as anyone bothers to vote!), it's Emma Tall and the pic that has been called "You Can Run (But I Can Hide in the Bushes with My Camera)".

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And so to our five muscle beauties for August. Same as always - check them all out, choose your favourite then follow the link at the bottom to vote with a single click.

SAMMICA CASH - SHE'S A KNOCKOUT

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Traps, delts, pecs, abs and biceps. What more could you want? (Actually, don't answer that, we don't want your "tattoo removal" comments.) Anyway, all those beautiful muscles plus our first acknowledged "glove bra". Well done Sammica! There are two types of fighters, she tells us, the first strike all over the place hoping one will land, the other, assured of their prowess and capabilities, hit once and destroy an opponent's desire to continue the fight! Look out for Sammica at the Tampa Pro this weekend.

JACQUELYN HICKERSON - FOCUS

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Probably a bit artful to really win a popular vote (he said, playing the reverse psychology card on the clearly very cultured and knowledgeable readership), but there's a reason why Jacquelyn is surrounded by blur. I’m still learning to mentally blur things in my surroundings/life/mind that are unimportant, insignificant, or derailing, she says. I’d rather have a clear focus on what’s imperative. See? Visual representation of mental process. How often do you get that from your muscle goddess? [well, actually... -ed.] Swell loves what's inside the head of this beautiful, eloquent, witty young woman almost as much as the rest of her. Almost.

MARGA OVERBY - IN MY HOUSE (I WISH!)

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I do love a topless back double biceps, especially when there's a thong involved too. Marga Overby was, I believe, last seen on stage in 2015, but if this pic is recent (and I've not been able to confirm that it is) then it looks as though she'll be back on stage again soon. Sadly, she won't be topless (from the front or rear) and sadly (and fairly obviously) this wasn't taken at my house (where the door frames are much wider).

BLAKELEE ORTEGA - A GROWING CONCERN

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She'd be properly scary if she wasn't so damn cute, said FMS after bringing you "aspiring Physique competitor" Blakelee for the first time on the blog back in January. Progress has been made since then, and if you haven't been following her on Instagram, you should see what you've been missing. The moment when a young muscle women decides to go "full beast" is something I don't think I will ever tire of. As you read this, Blakelee will be just a single day out from her first show - the Knox Classic. I, for one, won't only be looking out for images from Tampa this weekend.

SHANNON COURTNEY - v.2018

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New breasts, a bit of facial work, and she's kind of let the definition and size go a bit, but as far as I'm concerned, a new rush of Shannon pics on the forums means she's still got "it". There are, of course, those who don't like what they see so much - "I really miss the old Shannon" etc. - but there's many many more who, like me, are more than impressed with v.2018. She's maturing like a fine wine, reckons one (still) Shannon fan. Full-bodied and fruity. She's perfecting muscular sensuality, says another. I could go on, but I'd rather finish typing sooner rather than later and I think you can guess why...

So there they are, our August five.

When you are ready, vote HERE. It only takes a moment.


Thanks in advance. Enjoy!

Thursday, 27 July 2017

The Super League (and SHANNON!)

THIS IS THE LEAGUE OF SUPERHUMANS –
MEN AND WOMEN WITH SUPERHUMAN FORM AND SUPERHUMAN FUNCTION.

THIS IS NOT A PHYSIQUE PAGEANT.
THERE ARE NO POSERS, AND THERE ARE NO JUDGES.
THE OPINIONS, BIASES, AND PERSONAL INTERPRETATIONS
OF OTHER HUMANS ARE NOT ALLOWED. 

ONLY REAL ATHLETES AND REAL METRICS.

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There's a new muscle sport on the block and modesty is not its middle name. Headed by former Mr Olympia Dorian Yates, and with the backing of Bodybuilding.com and Nike, Super League is part strength contest, and part bodybuilding show. Sort of.

Your "superhumans" do eight different movements in round 1. Squats, leg extensions, deadlifts, pulldowns, dumbbell curls, incline flys, shoulder presses, and loaded dips. The total weight you move in 12 reps for each movement is calculated, then divided by your bodyweight (in lbs) to give you your "Output Score". Round 2 involves a 3D scan of the your body. Various ratios are calculated (they are different for men and women) and assessed against hypothetically perfect proportions, and the amount they are out leads to penalties being deducted from the perfect score of 300, leaving you with a resulting "3D Score". Your total is your Output Score plus your 3D Score.

Clear as crystal, no?

Well, I'm sure it'll make perfect sense when Super League streams live (and free) from Las Vegas on YouTube this Saturday. The first contest pits "Team LA v Team Atlanta", with guest superhumans including disgruntled former Ms O Iris Kyle, apparently.

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I know there are some FMS readers who are pretty excited about Super League, but I have to admit I don't share their enthusiasm. It's got its "Arena", and its major sporting goods sponsor - both of which just make me think that this is Nike's attempt to have their own Crossfit à la Reebok. I can see how the strength bit might have its drama - you choose your own weight, so go too low and you'll complete the reps but your output score will be modest, go too high and you risk not being able to complete the mandatory 12 reps. But the 3D scan? Really?! How exciting can that be?

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This is not a Physique pageant, Super League proudly boasts. There are no posers. Well, I kind of like the posing. Love it, in fact. And what's more, there'll be no need for the superhumans to get proper ripped either. The sport's guidelines suggest a "four to six weeks out condition". Lean, but not, you know, "peeled" as one of our favourite British swoons likes to say (and be). Personally, I like that freaky contest look. It's my favourite look, to be honest. Take the striations and the posing away and I hate to say it, but for once I am 100% agreement with Dave Palumbo, who discussed Super League in his usual calm, measured and well-informed way on a recent episode of Iron Rage.

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But... BUT... Super League does have a few things going for it. Mrs Yates is, obviously, on board, but so are Tina Nguyen, Gillian Ward, and Su Farrell from the UK. And then there's Shannon. Back in the muscle game, even if it's not quite the one I'd like.

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Shannon's on "Team LA" this weekend.

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And for that reason alone FMS will be tuning in.

Saturday, 27 August 2016

Far From Routine: Ozzy's Evening Show

A little while back FMS asked you lovely readers what your "all-time favourite" routines were, and last month we brought you a week of those choices as well as some of our own selections. As noted at the time, it being summer and all, not every reader managed to get their choices to us in time to make the posts, so we promised we'd be revisiting the theme again in the future, and today that's what we're doing.

All selections (and text) are courtesy of Ozzy of Ozzy's Female Muscle fame. Not all of his choices are actual routines, but given the time and effort it must have taken him to put this all together, we've included all of his choices. I think you'll agree it all amounts to quite a fantasy show, and your seat has the best view in the house. Pace yourself!

Ozzy says: When I saw your question about what would be our best routines, I understood that as "What are the routines which I jerked off to the most?" Hard to choose, because I've unloaded a lot of cum watching a lot of competitions!

But these are mine, in no particular order.


COMPULSORIES

SHANNON COURTNEY
2013 NPC USA Championships

Unfortunately for us, there are not a lot of videos of Shannon on stage, so the few I have are like precious diamonds! In this one, as always, Shannon just exudes sex. The way she shows her ass is just totally insane!!! She knows perfectly well that at this moment every man in the room is going crazy watching those two huge pieces of hard meat! Hands just have to be in pockets... I hope they had a few tissues!




BRIGITA BREZOVAC
2011 IFBB Toronto Pro

We all know that Brigita is a cum factory. Her body, swollen with muscles, is a true hymn to masturbation. But when I first saw this routine, I couldn't believe what was in front of my dick! She's SO huge that her bra explodes!!! Boy, it was too much for me, almost like a dream come true... I had to change my pants immediately, and I still think it's one of the most exciting things I have seen on a stage.




ROUTINES

CHRISTINE ENVALL
2001 IFBB Championships (?)

It's just impossible to not have an insane hard-on watching Christine on stage, flexing her huge manly muscles. She just knows that she's a sex object, and she enjoys that! Her most muscular pose is probably the best in all the FBB world. I truly cannot count the times I jerked off watching her meaty pecs.




MARJA LEHTONEN
2001 Jan Tana Pro Classic

I couldn't do a list without putting Marja on it, but it's so hard to choose just one routine of hers! I mean, I've watched all of them, I know all of them, and I jerked off every time I saw a new one. But I finally decided to choose the first one I ever saw, the 2001 Jan Tana, because it was such an unbelievable shock to see this female for the first time. Again, I cannot count the times I've jerked off to this routines since 2001, I know it every detail of her moves, her expressions, and release anytime she flexes her insanely huge biceps!




ANDRULLA BLANCHETTE
1997 Ms Olympia

This was the very first video with muscular women I bought, and I guess you can imagine how many times I watched it! Hard to choose between all those sexy freaks who participated in this competition, because there were a lot of huge and sexy ladies: Kim Chizevsky, Nancy Lewis, Sue Myers... But almost every time it was Andrulla who won. I just know her routines perfectly, her moves to the music, her expressions, even after all these years, releasing after she's on the floor, shaking her huuuge quads, and she hits a double bideps pose... Cum!!!




CINDY PHILLIPS
2006 CBBF Canadian Championships

I remember perfectly the first time I saw this video. I immediately thought: "Wow, that's the most erotic thing I've ever seen!" and, of course, just after, I jerked off like a madman. Cindy has always be one of my faves, and in this routine, I think she's at her best. I dreamed of her so much... I was truly obsessed by her!




GINA DAVIS
2004 NPC Nationals

Another great routine, so much better than any porn, the huuuge and sexy Gina on stage! Her smile, her attitude, her body... All of it just gives me an insane boner! The way she moves, slow and cocky, I guess she can hear the sound of the loads in the room, the moans of pleasure of the lucky bastards who were there at the time! Lucky bastards who will always be able to say "Yes, I was there, and I jerked off!"




I could, Ozzy adds, go on for hours and add Denise Rutkowski, Heather Armbrusst, Yaxeni Oriquen... but I think we are all grateful for his selections as they are, and maybe a little thankful that he didn't go on.

I, for one, need to get some fluids on board.

If you haven't sent your own selections in yet, please don't think you're too late, send them in (with or without text) to the usual email address: 6ft1swell@gmail.com

Thanks to Ozzy for a great show with a great commentary!

All the clips in a rar here.

Friday, 5 February 2016

FBBMTV

You might not have otherwise given the song much attention, but when female muscle features in music videos it's difficult not to leave your personal tastes aside and get excited. One day, a better man than me is going to make an exhaustive list of every example of FBBMTV, but for today I've picked four of my own favourite examples.

CAROLYN CHESHIRE in Pump It Up by Melle Mel



DOROTHY HERNDON in Reach by Martini Ranch



Shall we have a little break?

Spot the female muscle superstar burning up the screen in this gem.



Back to the music.

MARTHE SUNDBY in Sing (The Night Is Still Young) by Camp Sounds



JILL RUDISON in Baby Blue by Action Bronson feat. Chance the Rapper


Wednesday, 2 September 2015

While the Slave's Away: Day 12

CORNICK DOES COURTNEY

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Am I the only one to be struck by how eerily similar the above in car selfie by IBFA British champ Christal Cornick (and friend) is to the in car selfie below of Hot and Hard 100 #1 Shannon Courtney (and friend) as seen previously on FMS?

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Similarities between the two women do not end there. Shannon, as we reported last week, is now competing in Spartan races. Christal, meanwhile, calls herself "The Spartan". Spooky, isn't it? Some bizarre cosmic connection going on here I think!

Enjoy!

Thursday, 27 August 2015

While the Slave's Away: Day 6

WHAT SHANNON DID NEXT or, THIS. IS. SPARTAN!

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Unless there has been some quite unexpected turn of events, Shannon Courtney aka FMS readers' Hottest Hard Woman in the World 2015, didn't join in the female muscle festivities at the Rising Phoenix last weekend (I'm writing from the past so the "RP" is the future to me right now, remember?). In fact, she hasn't been been seen on a bodybuilding stage for over two years - since the 2013 Tampa Pro.

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But as her #1 Hot and Hard 100 ranking suggests, this hasn't made her any less appealing to female muscle heads - not the ones who vote in our annual poll anyway.

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So what has Shannon been up to lately? Well, she's been entering Spartan Races.

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According to Wikipedia, Spartan Race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. In addition, the company website says Spartan is a sport, community, a philosophy, a training and nutrition program – with daily advice, a podcast, a book, an activity for kids, workout gear, a media channel, an NBC Sports series, a digital magazine, and a timed obstacle race. But not just any obstacle race. Spartan is the world’s best obstacle race. Period.

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Different training, different skills, but the same old driven and high-achieving Shannon - she came in 3rd in her very first Spartan, the Monterey Super - 8 miles long and with 25 obstacles. And, when she'd finished, her nails still looked perfect!

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If it excites you and scares the crap out of you at the same time, you should probably do it, says Shannon, explaining her motivation. I wouldn't be so obvious as to point out that those are pretty much the feelings that stir within me when I think about Shannon, but I will say that she's certainly changed the picture I had in my head of what a Spartan Race is, ie. blokes covered in mud running around fields in Essex.

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And amid all this training, racing, and nail bar time - not to mention being a mother and doing her job - Shannon has been sitting all her college Pharmacology exams.

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Phew! I reckon she deserves a little R & R.

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I'm just speculating here but it seems to me that Shannon looks happier than ever now, and that she's always at her happiest when she faces a new challenge. And training outdoors. Oh how I've missed these awesome tan lines, she says.

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SWOOOOON!

Thursday, 20 August 2015

Clip of the Week

ULTIMATE MUSCLE LOVE

From my new favourite YouTube channel, the prolific and original Fran Muscle, our Clip of the Week is an edit that is short, sweet, and above all ridiculously sexy, a riot of biceps and muscle worship set to the White Stripes' Fell in Love with a Girl.

FMS fave Tarna Alderman features among the cascade of women in the breathless opening sequence, and there's even a brief but beautiful sight of Dani Reardon backstage, her perfect abs all oiled and tanned. Oana Hreapca dominates the middle section, big and beautiful, muscles popping, bulging, stretching her skin, Oana lovingly adoring herself as well as being muscle worshipped by her sister, Julieta Fit.

But beautifully put together as that all is, it's when the music stops - at around the 1.50 mark - that the clip ceases to be merely great and enters the realm of genius.

Get comfy, and enjoy...



More female muscle gold on Fran Muscle's channel.

Saturday, 30 May 2015

BODYBUILDER! Pic of the Week

Sp this gem of a picture pops upon my Instagram feed last week and I'm just transfixed, I just can't stop looking at the SIZE of Shannon's arms, the sheer VOLUME of those MUSCLES. So HUGE do they seem that I swear I actually gulped - not in my head, I actually, physically gulped - at the sight of those BICEPS, those TRICEPS, those FOREARMS! It's a feeling I remember from my teens, going weak at the knees as I turn the pages of WPW, overcome at the sight of such BIG, POWERFUL, PUMPED UP bodies.

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Days passed. I couldn't get the picture out of my head. I kept returning to gaze and gawp again, addicted to the rush. I noticed there was another woman in the picture, I wondered if it was just an optical illusion, if they were just in a really really small car...

And then Shannon started talking to me.

Hey! You love this feeling, don't you? To be so overwhelmed by such BIG, STRONG MUSCLES. I know you're overwhelmed by these MUSCLES right now, and I know you love it. Don't you think it's time you got some real women on that stoopid blog of yours? Real BIG overwhelming BODYBUILDERS with BIG, PUMPED UP MUSCLES.

Shannon, friend and car - the whole damn picture - zoomed away off my screen...

I want that feeling. I want to be overcome, overwhelmed again, to feel the rush I once felt as I turned - dry-mouthed, heart racing, loins aflame - the pages of WPW. Only BODYBUILDERS - BIG, STRONG FEMALE BODYBUILDERS - can give me that rush, BIG FREAKY FEMALE BODYBUILDERS covered with BIG, PUMPED UP MUSCLES.

All week long.

Enjoy!

Saturday, 7 February 2015

GIFs of the Week

In a bumper week for GIFs (or my discovery of them at least), it was impossible to choose just one, so, you lucky people, today we have not one, but two magnificent muscle women for your viewing pleasure, in no fewer than FIVE genius gifs.

They are taken from a new Tumblr blog, It Is What It Is. (full stop included), which, I should warn you, is most definitely not safe for work (least of all because of the Health & Safety implications), and is not exclusively a female muscle blog.

To start with, it's Shannon Courtney. To the power of 3!

At first, she's all smiles...


But pretty soon Shannon is gurning like a raver...


And you can feel the intensity of her effort as her huge arms (and everything else) assert their power over the iron. Grimacing yet insanely gorgeous, Shannon is oblivious to the guy who seems to have wandered into her domain by mistake, his attempt at looking casual (ie. act as if he hasn't come to ogle the Queen of the Gym) fails miserably, the gif loop turns him into one shifty-looking mofo!


Just imagine what the view must be like from back there. The Courtney glutes snug inside her tight light blue leggings, her lats and rear delts exploding out of her vest as she curls the weight... No wonder his hands are in his pockets!

And meanwhile, in another gym on the other side of town...

Dana Capobianco is feeling rather good about her chest.


Now, I am putting these gifs in the opposite order to the original poster for good reason. Drink in the muscle (above), because the second one is all about the expression on Dana's face - although the viewer should spend a little time looking at Dana's top and noting that her pump has extended to, has stimulated, all parts of her chest...

That look off camera with the tongue action and the smile - I don't know who or what she is looking at, but if I was it, I think I would just die right there - then her eyes roll back in ecstasy as she clenches her teeth, hits the pose, and ripples..


I think I need a lie-down.

Enjoy!

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Friday, 30 January 2015

Peaks of the Day: Alina v Shannon: The 2015 FMS Hot and Hard 100 - Voting Now Open!

Last year, frustrated at the lack of real women in FHM's yearly poll, FMS sought to compile an alternative vision of female beauty. Over 40 of you gorgeous readers took up the invitation to vote, and The FMS Hot and Hard 100 was born.

Unsurprisingly, our avowed aim of replacing the FHM poll in the public consciousness hasn't quite come off yet, but we're not giving up, and so this year (and despite very real concerns about whether we can afford the time it takes to count the votes and compile the posts!), we're asking you to take the time to vote again. Starting now.

And we're delighted that helping us with our launch are the two women who finished head and shoulders (and abs and quads and glutes and biceps) above the rest in 2014. The Hottest and Hardest of them all: Shannon Courtney and Alina Popa*.

Shannon says...

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I want your vote. I deserve your vote. Give it to me. Look how I've grown! I'm so much bigger and better... sorry, hotter and harder this year. Being your number one would mean so much to me, you know, really inspire me to make 2015 my year.

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Alina says...

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Being the Queen of Muscle, knowing I have so many devoted worshippers... it makes me feel so good, so strong, powerful, sexy! I love it! I absolutely adore being your number 1. Am I confident I'll win again? Of course! There are no IFBB judges voting, are there? No? Good! Then I'm positive I'll get first place again...

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Finally, a quick reminder.

1. You may vote for up to 100 women. (Your choice if you rank them or not - but rankings are used as a tie breaker if two women have the same number of votes).

2. Vote for your favourites from the last year - it's not an all-time poll, it's a Top 100 Hot and Hard Women in the World NOW, so your thinking should be about active (though not necessarily competitive) muscle women only, please.

3. Send your list to 6ft1swell@gmail.com

That's it!

The sooner you vote, the greater the anticipation - the longer you get to sit back, relax and wait to see where your favourites have placed in the overall list.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Enjoy and get voting!

* Shannon Courtney and Alina Popa had nothing to do with this whatsoever, obviously.

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

The Curse of FMS...?

We are pretty close to sacrificing the first goat we can find here. So far this year, 50% of the wonderful women we have written about as they prepared for the recent Toronto and very recent Omaha pro shows didn't even make it onto the stage.

Is FMS cursed?!

Granted, Anne "Freaky" Freitas had FMS salivating over her beastly pre-contest muscularity (see last Thursday) and Brazil's finest duly went ahead and carried first prize home from Omaha. And, also in our defence, Lisa Giesbrecht (featured on Toronto Bound) had come 5th in Toronto the week before Anne's victory.

However, neither of the other two goddesses we featured, the two who we were most excited about seeing in competition again, competed at all. We'd hate to think appearing on FMS had anything to do with that, but now it's happened twice...

First, Gillian Kovack, featured in Toronto Bound with Lisa G, was sorely missed from the line-up in Toronto. Well, she was missed by me, anyway. I was soooo looking forward to seeing Gillian all ripped, oiled and tanned again. Still, at least she attended the show, hanging out with new and old friends, according to her Facebook.

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Change of plan! Gillian announced on May 26th, explaining that she did not feel quite ready for the Toronto/Omaha shows... Nooooo!!! Such a disappointment for a boy.

But, thankfully, Gillian went on to add that a couple more weeks though and I'll be right on point for the Wings of Strength Chicago Pro on July 5th. Hurrah!!!

Whisper it, but July 5th is approaching fast...

Whisper, because after Gillian's change of plan, Omaha came and went and the woman formerly known as Shannon Courtney was nowhere to be seen. As we scanned the results for news of her placing only to find no mention of her whatsoever... That's when we began to wonder whether FMS should just keep quiet about who we couldn't wait to see on stage the following weekend. Lightning had struck twice. And it crossed our minds that perhaps we do need a bit of voodoo around here to clear the air.

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Of course we are not actually going to sacrifice a goat. Of course the lovely Shannon (now Peters again) has been going through a tough time. A weekend getting back to her roots in the country, riding her beautiful beast, doing what she loves in what she calls her happy place surrounded by family was, she understandably felt, the best way to spend the Omaha weekend. And she really does look happy there, doesn't she?

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Pleased to report Shannon is back. It was leg day yesterday. Her favourite.

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Only joking about being cursed. Really, no goats were harmed. But we are most definitely going to think twice about who we start bigging up as the Chicago and Tampa Pro shows approach. You know, just in case lightning strikes for a third time...

Big big love and our very best wishes to both Gillian and Shannon. We miss you.

Saturday, 31 May 2014

Shannon Courtney: Countdown to Omaha

April 7th: 9 weeks out
#youknowimkillinIT #imcoming4U #OmahaPro2014
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It's been eight months since the 2013 Ms Olympia. Eight long months, but the wait is almost over. Tonight, FINALLY, IFBB pro female bodybuilding returns in Toronto. And it's definitely feast after famine because in just seven days from now, there will be some more pro female bodybuilding to enjoy, at the brand new Omaha Pro Show.

I am, of course, pant-wettingly excited about the line-up for Toronto, as I'm sure you are too. But at the same time there's one rather good reason to be even more excited about the Omaha contest. And the name of the reason is Shannon Courtney.

April 9th
Guess what day it is... LEG DAY
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April 10th
#ChESTdAY #8.5weeksout
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It's incredible to think that it's only a little over two years ago that the same Shannon Courtney was a seemingly unremarkable physique competitor finishing down in 11th place at the NPC California Governor's Cup. Later in 2012, a bodybuilder now, she came 3rd in her class at the NPC USAs, and then returned to the same show last year and won, not the overall title, but the lightweight class, and was awarded her pro card.

April 12th
Off too shoot #hdPhysiques #tanyafitness
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She competed in her first pro show in Tampa, just two weeks after the USAs last year, and finished a very creditable 7th in a line-up that was big on muscle and pro experience. And then there was all that humming and harring about whether she would stay a bodybuilder or go back to being a physique competitor (see FMS passim).

May 16th
love this shit ;) #nofilter
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YOU should always be your number one motivation
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Looking at her now, it hardly seems credible that she ever had a second thought about her future. Her decision made, she has gone hell for leather and is building a physique that gets bigger and bigger and more and more impressive with every passing week. The girth of her legs makes me weak at the knees. The size and definition of her upper body leaves me breathless. She is power, drenched in muscle from head to toe.

May 19th
#bangbang #PoW
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And there's an arrogance too. It's there in the way she embraces and revels in her freakishness. It's there in the selfies like the shoulder and tricep shot below - she knows her pumped up body can thrill, she knows full well how muscle sexy she is, and she knows full well she has the power to leave us fans completely and utterly #speechless.

May 21st
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Seven days to go. Without wishing to put the mockers on her, it seems to me that every time she has competed as a bodybuilder she has absolutely nailed the prep and has always looked the best she can on stage, so there's no reason to think "The Gem of the Sport" will look anything less than spectacular this time next week in Omaha.

May 24th
Just some #beastly shit ya know ;)
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"Get Hard Stay Hard" says the vest (and you can make your own crude joke there, I'm not doing it for you) and Shannon seems to live that mantra, attacking the weights, growing muscle on muscle. She is, in the parlance of the weights room, a bona fide beast. Of course, there are other women as big or even bigger than her. One or more of them will be on that stage in Omaha along with her. But there are very few women in the history of the sport that have managed to combine that kind of beast package with the innate femininity and beauty that Shannon possesses. And that combination, it seems to me, is what makes Shannon on stage again such a thrilling prospect.

May 25th
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I'm sure she can't wait. I'm excited. Are you?

Enjoy!

NEWSFLASH!!!
Shannon Courtney is no more. On her Facebook and Instagram pages she is now using her maiden name of Peters. So, I guess we should say how sorry we are that her marriage didn't work out (sparing a thought for Mr. Courtney, who got her into lifting, I mean really, imagine what it must be like...). We remain pant-wettingly excited at the prospect of Shannon Peters strutting her considerable stuff once more. YES!