THE FEMALE PHYSIQUE WEBZINE/GALLERY
WHAT KIND OF A BODY SHOULD WIN FITNESS CONTESTS?
The way fitness is structured in both the IFBB and NPC, if you aren't a lifetime gymnast you shouldn't expect to win. Obviously, to be an excellent gymnast you need to LOOK like a gymnast. There is a certain strength-to-weight ratio necessary to be good at tumbling so that even former gymnasts, once they put on more mature body weight and muscle mass, find themselves unable to perform gymnastics at the same level they once did as young girls.
The debate goes on as to whether this is a good idea, or if the federations should change the scoring procedure so that fitness is no longer decided on the basis of gymnastic training. But in the meantime, it remains a mystery why the winners of the PHYSIQUE rounds in fitness should be chosen on the basis of whether they look like gymnasts? Why would two bodybuilding federations prefer to award high scores in fitness to women who have bodies that look more like little girls? Wouldn't it be better to create champions who have physiques that combine voluptuous aesthetics with a degree of muscle generally considered more "acceptable" than those of elite, pro female bodybuilders?
There are dozens of women in both pro and amateur fitness who have more than enough muscle so as not to be confused with "fitness models" (bikini girls with some muscle tone) but who are also attactive and sexy enough to be magazine cover models, to be hired to promote and advertise products and to represent sponsors at Expos and other personal appearances.
What good is a fitness title if the champion can't make any money and can't make any money for the fitness industry? Below are some examples of sexy, muscular fitness women who do have an attractive, promotable look. Should women like this be the standard by which fitness is judged? What do you think?
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