WPW 196 - Lenda Murray (2 1/2 hours)
This tape has three distinct parts - contest shape in 1989, off-season in 1990, and contest shape in 1991. In the 1989 section, Lenda was about 135 lbs., right after winning the Junior Nationals. Though not as big as during her pro career, she still had plenty of size, along with unmatched shape and proportions. The first (and best) outfit is a white dress - really a white skirt with a white halter top. Among other things, she hits some really nice side bicep shots while seated, and of course, her awesome back shots. The original 1989 version of this had the original sound (for some reason, all of the original 1989 has been replaced with classical music), and you could hear the WPW guys gasping (for good reason) when she hit her rear lat spread. Other outfits are the standard WPW silver dress, a white bikini, and a leotard. The 1989 footage runs close to an hour, and includes an interview.
The 1990 segment follows, and features some rep-oriented gym work, and posing in a leotard and some dresses. Lenda has added a considerable amount of size, and though she's definitely not close to ripped, she shows good hardness for 160 lbs. This part is fairly short (15-20 minutes), and is followed by a short guest posing appearance, also in off-season shape.
However the real reason to buy this tape (as if the 1989 footage isn't enough) is the 1991 footage, taken shortly before the 1991 Ms. Olympia - about 45 minutes of the most incredible posing you'll ever see. Lenda had really bulked up to do battle with Bev Francis, and in my opinion, never looked better. Except for her notorious high calves, she was full, massive and defined everywhere - her back, arms, shoulders, and thighs are all incredible. The outfits include a very short black & white striped dress, a black dress, a bikini (March 1992 WPW cover), tights / halter, a long-sleeved brown dress, and a leotard (March 1992 WPW back cover). All of these are so good, it's hard to pick one as the best. The 1991 footage ends with another interview.
This tape is a true classic. No video library should be without it, unless you just don't like Lenda - in which case, you're probably hopeless :-). This is one tape that I may eventually risk wearing out.
