The fact that people have a muscle fetish is pretty much the only thing that's allowing the sport to carry on so if anything you should be thankful.
Portrayals of muscular women in mainstream culture(think Jayne Trcka as Ms. Mann in Scary Movie, Faith Minton in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, or Kris Murrell's cameo in Grown Ups 2) are often less than kind. In spite of all that, a lot of guys and gals still come away with a strong positive impression and desire for them.
I think those of us who work in media should make an effort to feature the women we like in a way that is fully human and not just based on fetishes or a joke. If the fat acceptance people can make headway, so can we.
I'm an artist and the images below are from some recent sketches of mine.
If you were creating a horror/slasher movie with a muscle girl or a group of muscle girls starring, what would it be?
Who would play the heroines, what monsters would they oppose?
I was always surprised by the lack of muscle girls in such films, girls who are capable of at least really quickly running away. Or engaged a villain or monster in a real fight, and not just yell in the corner.
Yes, Crichton wrote an FBB character into his book Sphere, but the character was not portrayed as such in the movie. Remember, Hollywood does not always see things as we do. :(
I have to agree with Steeltrinity. I have always thought that Crichton was "one if us". In The Lost World movie, there is a scene where Ian Malcolm and Sarah Harding are in a trailer that the t-rexs push over a cliff. Malcolm has to climb up through the dangling trailer with Harding on his back. In the book, it was Sarah who made the climb with an injured Malcom on HER back. :)
I think I feel the same way. Like seeing a story where someone progressively gets stronger and stronger than others around them while they can't do anything about it fills me with a foreboding feeling and a frustration I can't quite describe. I saw the film "Pain and Gain" a while back with Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg. Seeing how easily they dominated and kidnapped this rich man and forced him to do what they wanted was terrifying. I hate how black and white it was that the strong simply dominate weaker people and they can use their power however they want without consequence.
Then I started to get excited by that feeling with muscular women. The dread was part of the arousal. The unstoppable march of a beautiful powerful woman was a very attractive idea.
Just wanted to share with you so you know others felt the same way as you.
Thank you, really appreciate it, I like reading and writing about this.
Also great comment, I checked the trailer and it seems as a super weird movie.
You know, there was an old movie, I think starred by Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, or the like, something like "rat race" but the original, or the same kind of movie, there was some racers that got into trouble with some gas station worker, he kind of wreck the gas station in order to attack this weak guy (or guys), it also kind of mind fuckme very much, there was no justice, just the whim of some strong dude that can demolish a building if he is mad.
She was one of the amazon warriors in the first Wonder Woman film (with Gal Gadot). Watched her recently in another movie about some underground women's fight tournament, can't remember the name of it.
I am surprised no one has mentioned more recent additions. E.g. Tiffany Denise Hobbs in Chicago Five. She is in a short scene in the beginning of the movie where you can tell she has some guns on her.
My two favs have already been mentioned (Jessica Biel and Cameron Diaz) so I'll go with Jaime Pressly. She played a kick-fighter in I think it was DOA or Street Fighter (one of those horrible 80's direct to video action movies that I would always rent in the hopes of a tough girl in there somewhere) And has always been fit. She looks amazing on her current show Mom but I don't know if it's an order from the higher ups or what but she always wears long sleeves.
Kim looked amazing in that fight. I wish she had done more than slam JLo into the wall and carry her away. It was a nice ko, but much more would have made that movie worth watching. Kim's role was too small. She was huge there....very nice.
Among mainstream actresses, Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
If Tina had guns like that, she'd have kicked Ike's ass with ease.
Cameron Diaz is another who's nicely muscled, too.
Check out Jessica Biel in "Blade: Trinity", Hollywood just doesn't get hotter than that!
Rachel McLish in "Iron Eagle 3" and "Ravenhawk" aren't exactly Oscar-winning performances, but does showcase her build nicely.
Sharon Bruneau did a B-movie action flick "Tornado Run" and let's not forget Jeanette Goldstein in "Aliens" - all the female Marines in that one were slapped together.
On TV, here's one that probably escaped everyone else's notice: Israeli actress Noa Tishby in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Harbinger". She wasn't 'shredded' but displayed a stocky, muscular build.
Also, Spice Williams as a female Klingon warrior in "Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier".
Those are just some off the top of my head... I'll add more as I think of them.
They aren't two of the most respected sitcoms, but Spice Williams played likable comical wrestlers in episodes of MAMA'S FAMILY and OUT OF THIS WORLD.
I don't go in for the movie in spite of her and Kathleen Kinmont, but there's Lori Fetrick in an action film called CIA: TARGET ALEXA. I'm not much of a gun person, including fiction, but there's a view of a gun holster against her right thigh that could almost make me one!
A good number of fight scenes for Lori without the gun in that movie. I wish they had her do more, but she was active in showing off her muscles in that one. She and Kinmont have the inevitable showdown.
I don't go in for the movie in spite of her and Kathleen Kinmont, but there's Lori Fetrick in an action film called CIA: TARGET ALEXA. I'm not much of a gun person, including fiction, but there's a view of a gun holster against her right thigh that could almost make me one!
She was one of the amazon warriors in the first Wonder Woman film (with Gal Gadot). Watched her recently in another movie about some underground women's fight tournament, can't remember the name of it.
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Those caps of Tanya are from the "Sheena" movie from 1984. :)
On a more sobering note, she apparently passed away in January, although there were mixed reports of her death, at least at first. :(
I agree 1000%!
Yep, Rachel looks the way all movie heroines should look!
Portrayals of muscular women in mainstream culture(think Jayne Trcka as Ms. Mann in Scary Movie, Faith Minton in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, or Kris Murrell's cameo in Grown Ups 2) are often less than kind. In spite of all that, a lot of guys and gals still come away with a strong positive impression and desire for them.
I think those of us who work in media should make an effort to feature the women we like in a way that is fully human and not just based on fetishes or a joke. If the fat acceptance people can make headway, so can we.
I'm an artist and the images below are from some recent sketches of mine.
If you were creating a horror/slasher movie with a muscle girl or a group of muscle girls starring, what would it be? Who would play the heroines, what monsters would they oppose? I was always surprised by the lack of muscle girls in such films, girls who are capable of at least really quickly running away. Or engaged a villain or monster in a real fight, and not just yell in the corner.
Yes, Crichton wrote an FBB character into his book Sphere, but the character was not portrayed as such in the movie. Remember, Hollywood does not always see things as we do. :(
^ Sharon Stone's character but only in the book, not the movie. Although Sharon was ripped as fuck in Total Recall
I have to agree with Steeltrinity. I have always thought that Crichton was "one if us". In The Lost World movie, there is a scene where Ian Malcolm and Sarah Harding are in a trailer that the t-rexs push over a cliff. Malcolm has to climb up through the dangling trailer with Harding on his back. In the book, it was Sarah who made the climb with an injured Malcom on HER back. :)
Thank you, really appreciate it, I like reading and writing about this.
Also great comment, I checked the trailer and it seems as a super weird movie.
You know, there was an old movie, I think starred by Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, or the like, something like "rat race" but the original, or the same kind of movie, there was some racers that got into trouble with some gas station worker, he kind of wreck the gas station in order to attack this weak guy (or guys), it also kind of mind fuckme very much, there was no justice, just the whim of some strong dude that can demolish a building if he is mad.
Does anyone have the full movie "Pumping Iron 2: The Women" in HD quality?
The movie is Lady Bloodfight from 2016
I am surprised no one has mentioned more recent additions. E.g. Tiffany Denise Hobbs in Chicago Five. She is in a short scene in the beginning of the movie where you can tell she has some guns on her.
Loved Jessica Beil around that time, her arms rocked. She is the only reason I went to see the movie Stealth.
I was very excited too when she talks about her physical labor
I saw the movie Skin Deep on TV in 1991, when Raye Hollitt started flexing, well, I got very excited.
A place for all lives action female muscle growth in commercial,Movies and TV series,.. etc. I mean real life woman who grow strong with help of CGI.
My two favs have already been mentioned (Jessica Biel and Cameron Diaz) so I'll go with Jaime Pressly. She played a kick-fighter in I think it was DOA or Street Fighter (one of those horrible 80's direct to video action movies that I would always rent in the hopes of a tough girl in there somewhere) And has always been fit. She looks amazing on her current show Mom but I don't know if it's an order from the higher ups or what but she always wears long sleeves.
Kim looked amazing in that fight. I wish she had done more than slam JLo into the wall and carry her away. It was a nice ko, but much more would have made that movie worth watching. Kim's role was too small. She was huge there....very nice.
Sharon Bruneau in Tornado Run. Terrible movie, but who cares. She poses, works out, practices karate, squeezes a guys hand, etc.
Such a nice GIF :)
There was a thread like this already. I can only add Angela Brasset in the Tina Turner movie once more. Such incredible definition there.
They aren't two of the most respected sitcoms, but Spice Williams played likable comical wrestlers in episodes of MAMA'S FAMILY and OUT OF THIS WORLD.
A good number of fight scenes for Lori without the gun in that movie. I wish they had her do more, but she was active in showing off her muscles in that one. She and Kinmont have the inevitable showdown.
Teagan was in a few B movie type things. She was an early amazon from the 80's. I wish she had more appearances.
I don't go in for the movie in spite of her and Kathleen Kinmont, but there's Lori Fetrick in an action film called CIA: TARGET ALEXA. I'm not much of a gun person, including fiction, but there's a view of a gun holster against her right thigh that could almost make me one!
She was one of the amazon warriors in the first Wonder Woman film (with Gal Gadot). Watched her recently in another movie about some underground women's fight tournament, can't remember the name of it.