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Bodybuilding is now considered to be a sport rather than just an act of vanity. Body sculpting has already been part of human existence since time immemorial. Since the Renaissance, there are already surges of men building their bodies into a specific proportion. It could be seen in their work of art, where bulk of muscle is associated to something that is beautiful. Today, bodybuilding is more than an act to reach the goal of reaching proportions for vanity sake. It has now developed into a sport that is recognized world wide. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been popularized by such sport. It was in his documentary film “Pumping Iron” where he took casual audience into the world of bodybuilding. It was the 1975 Mr. Olympia. Arnold Schwarzenegger battled rival Lou Ferigno, a young up comer who was 6’5″ of solid muscle mass in built. Today, though decades have already passed since…

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The early 90’s were full of controversy for women body builders. For instance, the Ms. Olympia contest of 1991 became the first ever aired live on TV. In this contest, the legendary Lenda Murray had faced a fierce challenge from Bev Francis, the runner-up to the title in 1990. Francis had previously been a powerlifter and had only converted to body building in the mid 1980’s, gradually, she refined her supreme physique in line with contest judging standards for body builders. To make matters worse for Lenda, Bev entered the 1991 Ms. Olympia larger and more defined than in all other years previously. By the night show Bev was leading and Lenda needed all of the votes she could get for the first place. When Lenda finally retained the title by one point over Bev, the contest became the most controversial to date. The 1992 contest of the Ms. International…

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