Winning Women's Bodybuilding
Author : Laura Combes
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 24,48 MB
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Bodybuilding for women
ISBN : 9780809256167
Author : Laura Combes
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 24,48 MB
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Bodybuilding for women
ISBN : 9780809256167
Author : Maria R. Lowe
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0814750931
An inside look at the fascinating and largely unknown world of women's bodybuilding. Slice-of-life observer Maria R. Lowe introduces us to a world where size and strength must be balanced with a nod toward grace and femininity. For WOMEN OF STEEL, Lowe interviewed more than 100 individuals, from the bodybuilders themselves to trainers, family members, spouses, judges, and sponsors. 20 photos.
Author : Maria R. Lowe
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0814752764
"A lot of people in the general public think female bodybuilding is gross and freaky . . . that that's not what a woman is supposed to look like." So says Michelle, a national bodybuilding judge. In fact, athletic women, especially those in sports where strength, muscle, and sweat feature prominently, are typically viewed by the public as being outside the boundaries of appropriate femininity. And perhaps no group of women athletes embodies this gender outlaw status more than female bodybuilders, who by their bulk and sheer strength challenge our very notions of what it means to be a woman. Why would women choose to look like that? And what does it take to get and stay so muscular? Maria R. Lowe has interviewed more than one hundred people connected with women's bodybuilding, from the bodybuilders themselves, to trainers, family members, spouses, judges, and sponsors. In Women of Steel, Lowe introduces us to a world where size and strength must be balanced with a nod toward grace and femininity. Lowe, who actually worked out with a couple of the bodybuilders she interviewed, gets at the heart of what it is to be a woman bodybuilder. We learn about "paying the price"--doing the necessary exercise, and sometimes drugs--that allows women to rise to the top of their profession. We follow their successes and failures, and discover the benefits-- including increased self-esteem and physical strength--as well as the sometimes unhealthy effects of their training regimen, from dehydration to baldness to rampant acne to high blood pressure. We travel with the women from competition to competition and find that judges' standards seem to vary alarmingly depending on momentary notions of what constitutes "the overall package"--that elusive perfect body that catches judges' eyes and wins competitions. Above all, Women of Steel is a keenly observant diary of life in women's bodybuilding, a must-read for people interested in sports, competition, physical culture, and gender.
Author : Betty Weider
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 15,36 MB
Release : 1981
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780809259069
A comprehensive manual for women bodybuilders gives exercise programs from beginning training to competition
Author : Leslie Heywood
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813524801
Women with muscles are a recent phenomenon. While generating a good deal of interest, both positive and negative, their importance to the cultural landscape has yet to be acknowledged. Leslie Heywood looks at female body building as a metaphor for how women fare in our current political and cultural climate. BODYMAKERS reveals how female bodybuilders find themselves both trapped and empowered by their sport. 14 illustrations.
Author : Tanya Bunsell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136250859
Females with large muscles evoke strong reactions from men and women, often involving disgust, discomfort, anger and threat. The controversial nature of female bodybuilding has caused a significant rupture on feminist ground. Whilst proponents claim that female bodybuilding is a way of empowering and liberating women, others see it as a form of corporeal entrapment. This book investigates the controversy. Do women who pump iron resist physical restrictions of imposed femininity, or are they engaged in an ultimately oppressive quest for ‘perfect bodies’? In an original two year ethnographic study based in the South of England, Tanya Bunsell immersed herself into the world of female bodybuilders. By mapping these extraordinary women’s lives, the research illuminates the pivotal spaces and essential lived experiences that make up the female bodybuilder. Whilst the women appear to be embarking on an ‘empowering’ radical body project for themselves, the consequences of their activity remains culturally ambivalent. This research exposes the ‘Janus-faced’ nature of female bodybuilding, exploring the ways in which the women negotiate, accommodate and resist pressures to engage in more orthodox and feminine activities and appearances. This book will be of interest to academics and students in the fields of gender studies, the sociology of sport, the body and research methodology.
Author : Kellie Everts
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 34,85 MB
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0557068509
Kellie Everts brought forth Female Bodybuilding by taking the idea to the mainstream media, where it entered into our culture permanently; women will never be the same. Kellie Everts was honored in 2007 as The Progenitor of Female Body Building, the one who got Modern Competitive Female Body Building started, by the World Body Building Guild, (founded by Dan Lurie.)
Author : Tanya Bunsell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 24,8 MB
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136250867
Females with large muscles evoke strong reactions from men and women, often involving disgust, discomfort, anger and threat. The controversial nature of female bodybuilding has caused a significant rupture on feminist ground. Whilst proponents claim that female bodybuilding is a way of empowering and liberating women, others see it as a form of corporeal entrapment. This book investigates the controversy. Do women who pump iron resist physical restrictions of imposed femininity, or are they engaged in an ultimately oppressive quest for ‘perfect bodies’? In an original two year ethnographic study based in the South of England, Tanya Bunsell immersed herself into the world of female bodybuilders. By mapping these extraordinary women’s lives, the research illuminates the pivotal spaces and essential lived experiences that make up the female bodybuilder. Whilst the women appear to be embarking on an ‘empowering’ radical body project for themselves, the consequences of their activity remains culturally ambivalent. This research exposes the ‘Janus-faced’ nature of female bodybuilding, exploring the ways in which the women negotiate, accommodate and resist pressures to engage in more orthodox and feminine activities and appearances. This book will be of interest to academics and students in the fields of gender studies, the sociology of sport, the body and research methodology.
Author : Franco Columbu
Publisher : Creators Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 33,25 MB
Release : 101-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1942448961
Author : Linda H. Harris
Publisher :
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781648420634
Bodybuilding For Women (Hardcover) Do you want to increases your strength, speed, and overall athletic performance? Do you want to fit a bodybuilding routine into your schedule? You can reach your fitness goals with Bodybuilding for Women. Muscle building has two important components: diet and exercise. If you don't maintain a good balance between diet and exercise, it will be nearly impossible to build a leaner and stronger body. This book provides in-depth coverage of each of these areas by offering nutrition strategies and a bodybuilding training plan that can be used right at home. By reading this book you'll learn: - The benefits of bodybuilding for women - Home bodybuilding exercises, including warm-ups, dumbbell exercises, yoga, and gravity workouts - A 7-day training plan - Bodybuilding nutrition - Bodybuilding tips for beginners If you are currently involved in a sport such as swimming, tennis, or recreational team sports like softball or basketball, bodybuilding can help you improve your athletic performance. If you're not a natural athlete, but you'd like to look and feel like one, bodybuilding will nudge you closer to those goals. This book will show you how to replace fat with muscle, and develop a strong, balanced physique. Order your copy of Bodybuilding for Women right now!