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This Female Bodybuilder Wants Professional Women to Build Muscle and Confidence

Women are the stronger sex, says professional bodybuilder and debut author Anne Marie Chaker. They live longer, their muscles are more fatigue-resistant, and they have the power to create life. But ...
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Becoming a Bodybuilder at 50 Showed Me That Women Were Never Meant to be Thin

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‘I Refuse to Become Fragile’: Meet the Women Over 50 Entering Bodybuilding Competitions—and Winning

When many people think of women over 50, they imagine slowing down, covering up, fading into the background. But across gyms—and even onstage—a whole new and unexpected generation is lifting, flexing, ...
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Becoming a Bodybuilder Taught Me Women Aren’t Meant to be Thin

This summer I'll step onstage to compete as a professional athlete for the first time—at 50. I'll wear a fuchsia bikini small enough to fit in a Ziplock bag, pose and flex in clear heels, and strike a ...

For women, muscle is the new fitness flex

The treadmill is still trending, but the weight rack is also having its moment. The gym floor is changing as more women trade calorie burns for muscle gains, finds Divya Verm, finds Divya Verma ...