Champion of the Day: Cinara Polido

NABBA Worlds
Overall Figure



We've become rather enamoured by Cinara Polido over the last couple of years here at FMS, particularly by those twitching glutes of hers, so we were very pleased to see her take the NABBA Ms Figure World title on 20th June. She was 3rd at the 2013 NABBA Universe and 2014 NABBA Worlds, and runner-up at last year's Universe, so this is, as far as I know, her first international title - and very well-deserved it is too.

Here's her (brief, but thongtastic) routine from the show in Malta.



And you can explore the FMS archive for more of Cinara, and follow her on Instagram and Facebook - where she's got quite a transformation photo to welcome you with.

Enjoy!

Champion of the Day: Eleonora Dobrinina

CBBF Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Physique Championships
Women's Physique Class B




One way or another we've ended up following Ella's first season as a Physique competitor here at FMS - from her first show in Toronto in May, via wins in two more shows, and now through to her class win at the Canadian Nationals on July 18th.



She now has four wins out of four as a Physique competitor, and, though she didn't win the overall title at the Nationals, she was awarded her pro card. Looks like I'm making history, she wrote on her Instagram right after the show. I've won all my shows, and the very first time competing at national level became an IFBB pro - which does not happen very often! I am honoured and proud! 2015 is my year!!!



The next goal/step is the OLYMPIA. I'M UNSTOPPABLE !!



On the evidence we have so far, it's hard to disagree.




Follow the unstoppable Ella on Instagram and Facebook.

Champions all week on FMS this week. Enjoy!

Hot and Hard: Truly, Disgustingly Peeled

World-class powerlifter and UKBFF Physique competitor Corinne Ingman is currently preparing for the Scottish Grand Prix at the end of August.



A week into dieting and shifting out of powerlifting mode...



Sunday morning post HIIT bum pump pic :) Been trying to improve my sweep and hip development, heavy squats have definitely been the main exercise in my pursuit.

We've seen Corinne on FMS before, when we noted - with delight - her penchant for dropping her trousers and giving those former gymnast and kickboxer legs and glutes a good airing. Thankfully, it's a habit she hasn't lost. And it's gained her all sorts of admirers from all over the world on her Instagram and Facebook pages.



Off season leggies, still plenty of time to improve. Still want that hamstring drop.

OFF season?!



Yes, I know I need a tan... but I have 6 weeks and 6 days to get one!

While others might struggle to gain the kind of conditioning necessary to compete and win at national level, Corinne almost seems to have the opposite problem. She was an incredible NINE weeks out when she dropped 'em for the pic below last year.



My body changed a lot last year, she noted more recently. When striving for max condition I lost thickness and aesthetics. This was the best balance I achieved in hindsight. So am hoping to bring an improved version of this balance for 2015.



Corinne: Quick trouser drop pic the toilets!

Fan: Those jeans don't look they are capable of coming up again!

Corinne: Size 10 I'll have u know, and fit like a glove!



Corinne finished 4th the last time there was a Women's Bodybuilding class at the UKBFF British Championships in 2013. Last year she was runner-up at the NABBA Britain finals (Trained Figure, ie. Physique). And she's in a hurry now. After the Scottish Grand Prix, it will be the IFBB Worlds in November. The stepping stones to her ultimate aim. My goal is to attain IFBB professional status this year, she says.



Pet hate. I get irrationally annoyed by the inappropriate use of phrases such as (but not exclusive to) 'shredded' and 'shredz', especially when someone is describing themselves... Unless of course you are truly, disgustingly peeled.



True 100% or nothing ends up looking like something that resembles a walnut.

A peeled walnut?



Enjoy!

Hot and Hard: MN!!!

When a Bodybuilder moves down to Physique then generally speaking most of us female muscle heads feel a tad disappointed, but in the case of Miava Nelson - last seen on FMS winning her pro card at last year's NPC Nationals - that ain't necessarily so. She was, after all, a light-heavyweight bodybuilder as an amateur. Physique fits me well because I do not need to add any more size to my frame, she points out.



Miava made her pro debut in New York in May but finished way down in the placings, but then in Chicago at the beginning of this month she fared considerably better and the judges gave her highly-conditioned and very muscle sexy package 10th place, much to her delight. Top 10? I'll take it. Yeah!!!! she told her Instagram followers.




And the even better news is that she announced recently that we'll get to drool over Miava's glootacular back double biceps, and her wondrous abs and thigh once more this year in her hometown of Atlantic City at the end of August. Yeah!!!!



But better than that, and what really makes me go MN! about Miava, is that when she's looking good, she's feeling good. That confidence tho, she wrote about the picture below after Chicago, Sorry not sorry, I look damn good! I'm so sexy it hurts.



And she's "not cocky" as she puts it, and certainly not wrong about looking head to toe the confident sexy muscular athlete that she is. And what's more you wouldn't believe her age if I told you so I won't. And I really do know. And I can still hardly believe it.



It may be that Miava's own fat to fit journey has something to do with how she, unlike say Tina Nguyen, is so excitingly candid about feeling so damn muscle sexy "it hurts". I don't know how long ago the before portion of her transformation photo was taken, but I do know it was in on a whole different planet of sexiness.



[I'm] always somewhere gettin' my sexy on, says Miava. And that's undeniable. But I reckon she's not always "gettin' it on" like she gets it on in top shape, when she feels "so sexy it hurts". MN! I'm really looking forward to the Atlantic City Pro.



And here's Miava radiating "that confidence" in her Fit Vids preview.



DaMN!



Enjoy!

Hot and Hard: FMS Approved

The FMS Quality Control Department are a tireless bunch, working 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year (they don't have to work at Christmas, but they do) to check every single image of muscular beauty that passes through the office. The team can assess between three hundred and - at peak times - three thousand images per day, ensuring that only the very best make it onto the blog for your viewing pleasure.

Today, these unsung heroes give us a peek into their work...

INNER CITY BOARDING ATTIRE





Nobody's going to see how hard you've been training if you cover it all up with loose fitting clothes. Tight is good, vests are good (for showing off those shoulders), but if you really want the sk8er bois to notice you, this is how you do it.

AT HOME SELFIES





No clothing necessary! Without question Sierra Mangus gets an A for avoiding Instagram censorship using only a hand bra, but she doesn't get top marks because the phone is already covering where she's put her hand. Great effort though.





This is how you do it. A+ for Alyssa Kiesling, eyebrow raise and all.

ON STAGE FACIALS





Smiles are fine, pouts are good, but the "THE ROAR" is GREAT.

THINGS TO DO WHEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC





FMS firmly believes that the muscular woman should never ever miss an opportunity to bring joy to the world. If the city's in gridlock, there's no reason why you shouldn't be using the time to flex, snap, and upload your hard-earned gains. Good girl!

THINGS TO DO WHEN GOING DOWN (or UP)





Self-love in an elevator. A Brazilian masterclass - left to right: Nayara Rodrigues, Roberta Zuniga, and Suelen Bissolati. Lifts may be almost as good as gyms when it comes to female muscle sightings in Brazil if the plethora of such images is anything to go by. How does anyone get anything done in that wonderful country?

HOLIDAY SNAPS





Make the men gawp. Make their wives so jealous they'll resolve to hit the gym as soon as they get home. Sexy Susanna Tirpak improves the marriages of every single couple staying at the hotel that week with a single pose. What a heroine!

WHEN THE GOIN' GETS FREAKY, THE FREAKY TURN PRO





You suffer for your art, so enjoy it when you can. Danielle Reardon drops the pants (in fact she seem to have discarded them completely) and gets the glootz out. Almost impossible to look at this picture and not feel love. Gold standard. A++

WHAT NOT TO DO ON A DATE WITH NATALIA





This was not rejected for the quality of the picture nor, indeed, for the muscle on display but for the utter stupidity of the photographer, and it's included here as a cautionary tale. Does Natalia look like she's in the mood to pose for a photograph? Never, EVER make a female bodybuilder wait for her food. In fact, never EVER prioritise anything over food. Moments later Natalia's date learned his lesson the hard way. It only hurts when he breathes now, but please, don't make the same mistake.

And finally...





Just... APPROVED. Yeah. Definitely.

Enjoy!