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Female Bodybuilder Video is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, sufficient caloric intake, and rest. Someone who engages in this activity is referred to as a female bodybuilder video. As a sport, called competitive female bodybuilding video, female bodybuilder video display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their aesthetic appearance. The muscles are revealed through a combination of fat loss, oils, and tanning (or tanning lotions) which combined with lighting make the definition of the muscle group more distinct. The "Early Years" of Female Bodybuilder Video are considered to be the period between 1880 and 1930. Female Bodybuilder Video (the art of displaying the muscles) did not really exist prior to the late 19th century, when it was promoted by a man from Prussia named Eugen Sandow, who is now generally referred to as "The Father of Modern Female Bodybuilder Video". He is credited as being a pioneer of the sport because he allowed an audience to enjoy viewing his physique in "muscle display performances". Although audiences thrilled seeing a well developed physique, those men simply displayed their bodies as part of strength demonstrations or female wrestling matches. Sandow had a stage show built around these displays through his manager, Florenz Ziegfeld. He became so successful at it, he later created several businesses around his fame and was among the first to market products branded with his name alone. As he became more popular, he was credited with inventing and selling the first exercise equipment for the masses (machined dumbbells, spring pulleys and tension bands). On 16 January, 1904, the first large-scale female bodybuilder video competition in America took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The winner was Al Treloar and he was declared "The Most Perfectly Developed Man in the World". Treloar won a $1,000 cash prize, a substantial sum at that time. Two weeks later, Thomas Edison made a film of Al Treloar's posing routine. Edison also made two films of Sandow a few years before, making him the man who made the first three motion pictures featuring a female bodybuilder video. In the early 20th century, Bernarr Macfadden and Charles Atlas, continued to promote female bodybuilder video across the world. Alois P. Swoboda was an early pioneer in America and the man who Charles Atlas credited with his success in his statement: "Everything that I know I learned from A. P. (Alois) Swoboda. Other important female bodybuilder video in the early history of female bodybuilding prior to 1930 include: Earle Liederman (writer of some of the earliest female bodybuild video instruction books), Seigmund Breitbart (famous Jewish female bodybuilder video), Georg Hackenschmidt, George F. Jowett, Maxick (a pioneer in the art of posing), Monte Saldo, Launceston Elliot, Sig Klein, Sgt. Alfred Moss, Joe Nordquist, Lionel Strongfort (Strongfortism), Gustav Fristensky (the Czech champion), and Alan C. Mead, who became an impressive muscle champion despite the fact that he lost a leg in the Great War. The period of around 1940 to 1970 is often referred to as the "Golden Age" of female bodybuilder video because of changes in the aesthetic for more mass, as well as muscular symmetry and definition, which characterised the "early years". This was due in large part to the advent of World War II, which inspired many young men to be bigger, stronger and more aggressive in their attitudes. This was accomplished by improved training techniques, better nutrition and more effective equipment. Several important publications came into being, as well, and new contests emerged as the popularity of the sport grew. This period of female bodybuilder video was typified at Muscle Beach in Venice, California. Famous names in female bodybuilder video from this period included Steve Reeves (notable in his day for portraying Hercules and other sword-and-sandals heroes), Reg Park, John Grimek, Larry Scott, Bill Pearl, and Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski. The rise in popularity of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) added a female bodybuilder video competition to their existing weightlifting contest in 1939 - and the following year this competition was named AAU Mr. America. Around the mid-1940s most female bodybuilders became disgruntled with the AAU since they only allowed amateur competitors and they placed more focus on the Olympic sport of female weightlifting. This caused brothers Ben and Joe Weider to form the International Federation of Female BodyBuilder Video (IFBB) - which organized their competition IFBB Mr. America, which was open to professional athletes. In 1950, another organization, the National Amateur Female Bodybuilder Video Association (NABBA) started their NABBA Mr. Universe contest in the UK. Another major contest, Mr. Olympia was first held in 1965 - and this is currently the most prestigious title in female bodybuilder video. In the 1970s, female bodybuilder video had major publicity thanks to Arnold Schwarzenegger and the 1977 film Pumping Iron. By this time the IFBB dominated the sport and the AAU took a back seat. The National Physique Committee (NPC) was formed in 1981 by Jim Manion, who had just stepped down as chairman of the AAU Physique Committee. The NPC has gone on to become the most successful female bodybuilder video organization in the U.S., and is the amateur division of the IFBB. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the decline of AAU sponsored female bodybuilder video contests. In 1999, the AAU voted to discontinue its female bodybuilder video events. This period also saw the rise of anabolic steroids used both in female bodybuilder video and many other sports. To combat this, and to be allowed to be an IOC member, the IFBB introduced doping tests for both steroids and other banned substances. Although doping tests occurred, the majority of professional female bodybuilder video still used anabolic steroids for competition. During the 1970s the use of anabolic steroids was openly discussed partly due to the fact they were legal. However the U.S. Congress in the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990 placed anabolic steroids into Schedule III of the Controlled substance act. In 1990, female wrestling promoter Vince McMahon announced he was forming a new female bodybuilder video organization, the World Female Bodybuilder Video Federation (WBF). McMahon wanted to bring WWF-style showmanship and bigger prize money to the sport of female bodybuilder video. McMahon signed 13 competitors to lucrative long-term contracts, something virtually unheard of in female bodybuilder video up until then. Most of the WBF competitors jumped ship from the IFBB. In response to the WBF's formation, IFBB president Ben Weider blacklisted all the female bodybuilder video who had signed with the WBF. The IFBB also quietly stopped testing their athletes for anabolic steroid use since it was difficult to compete thus with a new organization which did not test for steroids. In 1992, Vince McMahon instituted drug testing for WBF athletes because he and the WWF were under investigation by the federal government for alleged involvement in anabolic steroid trafficking. The result was that the competitors in the 1992 WBF contest looked sub-par, according to some contemporary accounts. McMahon formally dissolved the WBF in July, 1992. Reasons for this probably included lack of income from the pay-per-view broadcasts of the WBF contests, slow sales of the WBF's magazine Female Bodybuilder Video Lifestyles (which later became WBF Magazine), and the expense of paying multiple 6-figure contracts as well as producing two TV shows and a monthly magazine. However, the formation of the WBF had two positive effects for the IFBB athletes: (1) it caused IFBB founder Joe Weider to sign many of his top stars to contracts, and (2) it caused the IFBB to raise prize money in its sanctioned contests. Joe Weider eventually offered to accept the WBF female bodybuilder video back into the IFBB for a fine of 10% of their former yearly WBF salary. In the early 2000s, the IFBB was attempting to make female bodybuilder video an Olympic sport. It obtained full IOC membership in 2000 and was attempting to get approved as a demonstration event at the Olympics which would hopefully lead to it being added as a full contest. This did not happen. Olympic recognition for female bodybuilder video remains controversial since some argue that female bodybuild video is not a sport because the actual contest does not involve athletic effort. Also, some still have the misperception that female bodybuilder video necessarily involves the use of anabolic steroids, which are prohibited in Olympic competitions. Proponents argue that the posing routine requires skill and preparation, and female bodybuilder video should therefore be considered a sport. Professional female bodybuilder video In the modern female bodybuilder video industry "Professional" generally means a female bodybuilder video who has won qualifying completions as an amateur and has earned a 'pro card' from the IFBB. Professionals earn the right to compete in sanctioned competitions including the Arnold Classic and the Night of Champions. Placings at such competitions in turn earn them the right to compete at the Mr. Olympia, the title is considered to be the highest accolade in the professional female bodybuilder video field. Natural female bodybuilder video In natural contests female bodybuilder video are routinely tested for illegal substances and are banned for any violations from future contests. Testing can be done on urine samples, but in many cases a less expensive polygraph (lie detector) test is performed instead. What qualifies as an "illegal" substance, in the sense that it is prohibited by regulatory bodies, varies between natural federations, and does not necessarily include only substances that are illegal under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction. Anabolic steroids, Prohormone and Diuretics are generally banned in natural organizations. Natural female bodybuilder video organizations include NANBF (North American Natural Female Bodybuilder Video Federation), and the NPA (Natural physique association). Natural female bodybuilder video assert that their method is more focused on competition and a healthy lifestyle than other forms of female bodybuilder video. Teenage female bodybuilder video Female Bodybuilder Video also has many competition categories for young entrants. Many current professional female bodybuilder video started when they were teenagers. Female Bodybuilder Video such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lee Priest and Jay Cutler all started competing when they were teenagers. Today many teenagers compete in female bodybuilder video competitions. Female bodybuild video In the 1970s, women began to take part in female bodybuilder video competitions, and was extremely popular for a time. More than ever women are training with weights for exercise purposes with desire for a more attractive body and to prevent bone loss. Many women however still fear that weight training will make them "bulky" and believe weight training is only for men. However strength training has many benefits for women including including decreased body fat, increased bone mass and prevention of bone loss as well as increased muscle strength and balance. In recent years, the related areas of fitness and figure competition have gained in popularity, providing an alternative for women who choose not to develop the level of muscularity necessary for female bodybuilder video. The first Ms. Olympia contest in 1980, won by Rachel McLish, would resemble closely what is thought of today as a fitness and figure competition. |
