FMS @RP2018: Queen Alina - Reaction

Where should I start? wondered Alina in the immediate aftermath of her victory. Adrenaline rush, feelings of elation, chills, tears, enthusiasm, such a mixture of wonderful feelings. I am so overwhelmed I couldn’t even sleep last night.



Truth be told, I wouldn't expect the new #1 Female Bodybuilder in the world to sleep much the night after, though exactly what I imagine her doing all night is probably best left unsaid. Alina, we do know, graced the after party in a tight (what else could it be?) black one-piece, tiara still on. What we don't know is when (or indeed if) she left.



I'm hoping Alina will get it, wrote one chat room lurker before the show started. It'll piss Margie off and she'll come back next year as massive and ripped as ever.

I have to admit, my own foresight for Female Bodybuilding doesn't stretch quite that far ahead, but at least he was pleased with the result. Five or six years ago an Alina triumph at the Olympia would have been met with (metaphorical) dancing in the streets by the female muscle lovin' community. That's not been the case with her Rising Phoenix win though. Fine - I guess, was how Implants and Muscles greeted the news. [Sheila] Shoulda won, but what do I know? I'm just a pervert into muscle women.



Others were not so modest about their judging qualifications, nor - it seems - very clear about how many women actually get to finish first. [Alina] Has no calves and [was] not so dry - top progress but for me not place one, observed one (apparently highly knowledgeable) forum head. Margie and Sheila is [sic] for me first place.

Alina is AMAZING but I agree, reads one response. It's almost like the judges were taking her injuries into account and grading on a curve. Or, they thought she was so phenomenal from the knees up that she won regardless. Who can say?



Well, the judges could probably tell you if you asked them nicely. Her lack of calves is the result of an injury apparently, I'm not up on all the facts. A lot was said about them after her win in Tampa in early August, and again there has been a lot of focus on them (or the lack of them) since the weekend. However, while I thought there might be some controversy if Alina won, I imagined conspiracy rather than calves would be the cry.



After all, Alina is as close to the centre of the Wings of Strength world as it is possible to be. There's even an enormous Alina at WoS headquarters - making it, whether or not other FBBs hang there as well, FMS' official Most Desirable Workplace in the World. It was bound to look like a fix to someone, and here he is - Who are the judges? "outraged" demands to know. Does Jake Wood have a big say in these things?



Yeah, man. He set the whole thing up just so his girl could win...

Nonsense of course, but you can see how the right combination of great ignorance and a little information could lead a weak mind to that conclusion. Jake was, in fact, at pains to thank the judges on Saturday night "for making sense of everything going on on stage for us. Without them," he continued, "we'd all just be..." I didn't actually catch exactly what he said - "running around" is what I heard, but I'm not sure.

Might be a good competition for WoS to run that. Perhaps the first prize could be a day at the WoS booth with all the ladies (or better still a month-long internship at WoS headquarters!). Simply complete the following sentence in no more than 12 words: Without the judges at Female Bodybuilding contests, we'd all just be...



Driving off into the sunset with Alina in her new Corvette?

Oh wait! That's probably what Jake did!



Big cheque she won too. Big enough to wear it seems.

All of this moaning, however, is fake news really, just a lot of wind (as my ol' Nan - God rest her soul - used to say). The vast majority of fans and Alina's peers (ie. the women who really know what's going on) have been falling over themselves to congratulate her. Along with all her fellow competitors on the night, Dana Shemesh, Jessica Martin, Cristina Maffeis, Ekaterina Grima, Hannah Hallman, Jeannie Paparone, Zoa Linsey, Kennedy Ledgerwood, Noelle Rockwell, Janine Lankowski, Christal Cornick, Valentina Mishina, Aleesha, and of course, her friend, countrywoman and 2018 Hottest Hard Woman in the World Oana Hreapca are just some of the thousands - literally thousands - who have left messages of congratulations for Alina on social media in the last couple of days.



I do have a soft hard spot for Valentina's touching tribute: You deserve it, my Queen. But if you had to pick one of them to express the sentiments of all, it might be this one: CONGRATULATIONS, Alina. In my opinion, you absolutely should have been a World Champion before, but what matters is you are FINALLY a World Champion... NOW.



Enjoy!

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)".



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



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



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!)



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



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



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!

Summer Lovin': Sun's Out...

(yawn) GUN'S OUT



Takia Thomas (left) and Alexis Sullivan

VISIT A MAJOR EUROPEAN CAPITAL



Chu-mi Kim in London

STAY HYDRATED



Mandy Allen

TAKE THE WOD OUTSIDE



Natasha Aughey

WALK, RIDE, RUN, SWIM...



Pia Mahlakaarto and Stacie Tovar



Tara Frost and Carriejune Anne Bowlby



Bakhar Nabieva



Cindy Landolt and (doing more than one activity today) Alice Mastriani

STRETCH



Silje Emilie Tønnesen

CLIMB



Krista Dunn

BARE!



Angelica Enberg



Claudia Partenza clears the pool (and drops the mic)

Summer Lovin': Mi Hyun

On stage for the first time in a couple of years (as far as I can ascertain), Korean Physique star Jung Mi Hyun placed 8th in Vancouver at the start of this month.

Compared to her compatriot Kim Ji Hyun (see last Thursday's post), Mi Hyun gets relatively little attention from the female muscle lovin' community - perhaps partly because of that two-year hiatus, and partly because she's often transliterated as Jung Mi Hyeon, so has multiple threads on the forums instead of one big ongoing tribute.



Treats like this may go some way to endearing her to the collective "us".

So delicate, yet so beefy!

Check out Mi Hyun on Instagram

Here she is winning the Olympia Amateur Asia (and her pro card) three years ago...



즐겨!

Summer Lovin': Cash Back

Once in a while I see a pic that reminds me both why and just how hopelessly I am in love with female muscle. A pic that brings back that moment (over 30 years ago now), that very first rush, that first thrill of seeing a female bodybuilder for the first time.

Thank you Sammica Cash!



Sammica's is obviously a big and sexy back, the sort of back one would like to "kiss and lick all night long" as one forum poster puts it. She's awfully impressive, but - as usual - I can't quite put my finger on exactly why this gave me such a jolt. Perhaps it's the casual, "I was home and just decided to take some pics" look, and the subsequent idea that Sammica spends her evenings topless and flexing and what I would give to be the man who takes the pics for her! Perhaps it's just that - like our forum poster - my first thought was getting my tongue and lips acquainted with all that beautiful prime beef but then not being able to decide where I would start - "It all looks sooo good!".

Whatever the reason, this, as they say, "did it" for me.

And it still does.

Follow Sammica as she preps for her pro debut on Instagram.

How about that back in motion?



See what I mean? Where to begin?!

Enjoy!

Summer Lovin': Baywatch?

Once, we fantasised about making a female muscle beach map of the world, sticking our pins in places where muscular beauties had been spotted on the sand or in the surf...



And I still think it's one of our better ideas!



Who among us hasn't headed to the beach on the first day of our holiday bursting with anticipation, utterly convinced this year will be the year when we finally lay our towel within sight of the muscle woman of our dreams, only to drag our (slightly burned) bums back to the airport two weeks' later, our fantasies still unfulfilled?



Knowing which beaches have been female muscle hotspots in the recent past would surely boost both your chances of sighting the unicorn and the local economy - female muscle lovers being well-known for their extravagant spending habits and all.



And so, my lovely readers, I appeal to you once again!



FMS is desperately seeking 1. nerd to make the map, and 2. spotters to send in reports of sightings (pictures would be appreciated but we'll take your word for it - after all, stashing a camera in your budgie smugglers is not the easiest thing in the world).



On reflection, perhaps a world map would be a monumental waste of time - entirely blank except for extreme concentrations in Florida, California, and Brazil. Perhaps we actually need to have three maps - one each for the coasts of those states?



Empty when I arrived, within an hour the beach was absolutely rammed!

The bit where I was anyway...



Much more of Anita Herbert's "Beachercize" here.

Enjoy your holidays! May your female muscle lovin' dreams all come true!