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Posted on July 14, 2012 by markinaustin

http://www.nowness.com/day/2011/9/1/1611/dewey-nicks-strong-is-beautiful

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    okiegirl, on July 15, 2012 at 6:02 am said:

    Perfect category for this: “fun stuff.” Enjoyed this.

    I work with a woman who, approaching 40, decided to pursue her dream of being a competition body builder. She has done well and has placed highly in some national competitions. She is tall and slender and, in office attire, does not in the least appear “bulked up” (except maybe for those triceps). I was stunned when she recently showed me some of her competition pics. It took a lot of dedication and determination to get where she is.

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    lmsinca, on July 15, 2012 at 8:09 am said:

    I just sent this to my daughter in CO…………………I know she’ll appreciate it as a “strong girl”. Beautiful really.

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    Michigoose, on July 15, 2012 at 2:42 pm said:

    Mark, this was just gorgeous–thanks so much! I think that one of the best things to happen to women in my lifetime was the concept that muscular women are attractive. I was, age-wise, right at the beginning of this revolution and thank my lucky stars that my college coaches in cross country and track came around, also. I became a significantly faster runner my junior year after going to basic training and bulking up (this was back in the days when the thinking was “any extra pound on anything other than your legs is just dead-weight to carry around the track.”) and luckily they were happy enough to accept results rather than adhere to dogma. I’ve known men that fall on both sides of the “what is beautiful” spectrum–those who liked my body because it was strong and muscular and those who thought I needed to put on a few pounds and soften up. Thank you for posting this–I thought it was inspirational!

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