Month: November 2018

Women Resilient To Extreme Physical Activity Than Previously Reported

Women Resilient To Extreme Physical Activity A study conducted by the Society for Endocrinology wanted to see if women can be resilient  to extreme physical activity. Women underwent extreme physical training to increase their fitness. The women then went on a transantartic expedition. To the surprise of experimenters, women did not display anymore negative effects … Continue reading Women Resilient To Extreme Physical Activity Than Previously Reported →

BBC Future : How The Pill Changes Your Body Shape

How The Contraceptive Pill Changes Body Shape There continues to be a common myth that the contraceptive pill causes a massive amount of weight gain. This is not scientifically accurate. What it does is changes body shape and the behavior of fat storage. The reason for a change in fat storage is that contraceptive pills … Continue reading BBC Future : How The Pill Changes Your Body Shape →

The Atlantic :The Truth About Little Women Carrying Big Wounded Men In Combat (2013)

The Truth About Women Carrying Men In Combat This article from The Atlantic was originally published in 2013, the year the ban on women in combat was lifted. Since then, there has been some progress yet more must be gone to make gender integration a success in the US military. Part of this project requires that … Continue reading The Atlantic :The Truth About Little Women Carrying Big Wounded Men In Combat (2013) →

Arminda Latia Del Riviero Posing At The Jan Tana Classic (1992)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6wl3ga Another great athlete was lost. Arminda Latia Del Riviero was a Canadian bodybuilder who competed in the 1990s. When she retired from competition she continued to be active in fitness being a personal trainer. The video above features Arminda posing in the Jan Tana Classic as a IFBB professional bodybuilder. She according to some … Continue reading Arminda Latia Del Riviero Posing At The Jan Tana Classic (1992) →

R.I.P Mandy Blank

Mandy Blank  has unfortunately passed away at the age of 42 . Female bodybuilding fans remember her best as a fitness model of the 1990s. During the 2000s she relocated to California and became a personal trainer. Fans and fitness enthusiasts will certainly miss this athlete that brought energy and notoriety to the bodybuilding sports.