Hey all ya'll,
I just got an email saying I might be a lurker. I am not a lurker, I have just been busy since I signed up. I am Ramcon1967. I have been a fan of female bodybuilding for over 30 years. I loved Bev Francis, Cory Everson and Lenda Murray. I am not here for the "sexiness" of it all. To me it is and always has been about dedication to sport and art.
I have only 2 strong opinions on the sport: 1. Bodybuilding, male and female, has gone WAAAAY too far. It is a drug-fueled death race. We did not need new categories like Women's Physique and Men's Classic Physique, we needed better judging standards. Arnold, Lee Haney, Cory, Raye Hollit, all took drugs, but in amounts that will allow them to live normal lives now and die of something else. I hoep I am wrong, but I do not think the champs of the 2010's are not going to live long. The decline from aesthetic art to death's door has been slow but steady, and I am hopeful the new categories, band aid that they are, will help.
2. Whose bright idea was "bikini?" How is that in anyway a "physique sport?"
I am recovering from an illness, and hope to get back into reasonable shape and get on the amateur masters stage before I die!
Long live classic bodybuilding!
Hope you all have great days, and happy 2018.
Ramcon1967