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Nataliya Kuznetsova, also spelt Natalia (née Trukhina; born July 1, 1991), is a Russian professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. Kuznetsova began powerlifting at fourteen years of age in an attempt to gain muscle mass. [2] [3]
This is a list of female professional bodybuilders. All people ... Aleesha Young doing a front double bicep pose at the 2017 Rising Phoenix World Championships on 9 ...
At the same time, she was very close to some powerlifting world records and thought it best to focus her efforts there. [14] Her squat is 601.9 pounds (273.0 kg) (equipped), bench press is 523.6 pounds (237.5 kg) (equipped with bench shirt), and she is the only woman to deadlift 621 pounds (282 kg) (equipped).
Prior to 1977, bodybuilding had been considered strictly a male-oriented sport. Henry McGhee, described as the "primary architect of competitive female bodybuilding", was an employee of the Downtown Canton YMCA, carried a strong belief that women should share the opportunity to display their physiques and the results of their weight training the way men had done for years.
Iris Floyd Kyle (born Mildred Carter; [11] August 22, 1974) is an African-Indian American professional female bodybuilder. [12] [13] She is currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever.
Trailblazing female bodybuilder Lisa Lyon is reportedly dead at the age of 70 after a battle with stomach cancer. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles native died Friday at her home in San Fernando ...
A female bodybuilding influencer has unexpectedly died just three days after celebrating her 35th birthday. Johanna Perez, a fitness star from Panama, had nearly 46,000 Instagram followers and was ...
The world's first girl under the age of 18 allowed to compete in professional powerlifting tournaments, [8] fulfilled the standard of the Elite of Russia (according to the National Powerlifting Association) [9] and was the face of the cover of the world's largest powerlifting magazine, Powerlifting USA. [10]