THE REVOLUTION THAT IS BODYBUILDING Where It Came From, Where It’s Going By Bill Dobbins ORIGINS Strength training is an ancient human practice. Sometime in the past 15 thousand years people who formerly lived as hunter/gathers moved into villages, towns and later cities. As they accumulated land and property the need developed to defend what… Read More THE REVOLUTION THAT IS BODYBUILDING
FROM BODYBUILDING TO FITNESS/FIGURE: THE EVOLUTION OF WOMEN’S MUSCLE COMPETITION By Bill Dobbins Fit and Fabulous hardbody women have pioneered a new look, are the Supermodels of the 21st Century FIRST CAME BODYBUILDING Before there was fitness and figure (and physique or fit bikini) there was bodybuilding for women – with the first contests being… Read More THE EVOLUTION OF BODYBUILDING TO FITNESS/FIGURE
BODYBUILDING FOR WOMEN: SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN By Bill Dobbins It can hardly be a revolution if everyone agrees with you at the beginning. Can it? IN THE BEGINNING Women who develop the muscles of their bodies for primarily aesthetic purposes is something brand new in our culture. Charles Gaines, author of Pumping Iron,… Read More SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
MY NEW GALLERY ASSOCIATION I have consciously been doing fine art photos of aesthetically muscular female physiques for decades. I would quite often ask myself how a given image would look on the wall of a museum or gallery. Over time my photos have been exhibited in two museums, a half dozen galleries and been… Read More THE FEMALE PHYSIQUE AND MY ART PHOTOS
FREE PHOTOS ARE LIKE FREE ADVICE: EASY TO COME BY, NOT WORTH MUCH If you have ambitions that require some kind of marking or promotion using photographs, unless your photos are good enough you are essentially wasting your time. If you rely on getting photos for free from somebody who is a camera owner… Read More FREE PHOTOS ARE LIKE FREE ADVICE…
THE CHALLENGE OF PRINT MAGAZINES In this age of diminishing sales of print magazines, it makes sense for publications to try and maximize the audience for their publications. But most of the physique/bodybuilding magazines have ignored a potentially very large group of readers – the thousands of women all over the world who compete in… Read More MAGAZINES MISS OUT ON FIT AND FABULOUS FEMALES
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