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Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's musculature by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses on physical appearance instead of strength. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In professional bodybuilding, competitors appear in lineups and perform specified poses for a panel of judges who rank them based on symmetry, muscularity, size, conditioning, posing, and stage presentation. Bodybuilders prepare for competitions through the elimination of nonessential body fat, enhanced at the last stage by a combination of extracellular dehydration and carbo-loading, to achieve maximum muscular definition and vascularity; they also tan and shave to accentuate the contrast of their skin under the spotlights.
Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates is an English former professional bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997 and thus has the fifth-highest number of Mr. Olympia wins in history, ranking behind Ronnie Coleman (8), Lee Haney (8), Arnold Schwarzenegger (7), and Phil Heath (7). He is widely considered to be one of the top bodybuilders in modern history, and is most known for his wide and thick back.
Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. The modern iteration of the sport originated in the late 1970s.
Paul DeMayo was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Jason Isaac Cutler is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He is a four-time Mr. Olympia winner.
Iris Floyd Kyle is an American professional female bodybuilder. She is currently the most successful female professional bodybuilder ever with seventeen titles including ten overall Ms. Olympia wins and seven overall Ms. International wins. In 2013, she was ranked as the best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List.
Bob Cicherillo is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Broderick Christopher Cormier, known as Chris Cormier, is a retired American bodybuilder who competed in the International Federation of BodyBuilders.
Víctor Martínez is an International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) professional bodybuilder, and the second Dominican bodybuilder to turn professional. His career highlights were winning the Arnold Classic in 2007 and finishing runner-up at the 2007 Mr. Olympia. He signed a contract for a sponsorship deal with Maximum Human Performance which also sponsors Michael Kefalianos.
Johnnie Otis Jackson is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and powerlifter. Jackson has been said to have one of the best developed upper bodies in professional bodybuilding in the world. He is known for training in Arlington, Texas, with fellow American IFBB pro competitor Branch Warren. Due to his strength, he has sometimes been referred to as the world's strongest bodybuilder.
Michael Richard Matarazzo was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Aaron Maddron is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Sue Gafner is a former professional female bodybuilder of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Dona Oliveira is a former professional female bodybuilder from the United States. She competed from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s.
Kristy Michelle Hawkins is an American powerlifter and chemical engineer, and former professional female bodybuilder.
Professional bodybuilding or pro bodybuilding can refer to bodybuilding for an income and/or possessing qualifications such as an IFBB or Wabba International Pro Card.
Leslie Kai Greene, better known as Kai Greene or Kai L. Greene, is an American professional bodybuilder, personal trainer, artist, and actor. He came in second place at the 2012, 2013, and 2014 editions of the IFBB's Mr. Olympia competition before seemingly retiring, and is often regarded as one of the best bodybuilders to have never won the competition.
Monique Jones is an American professional female bodybuilder. She ranks as the 7th best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List.
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Tazzie Colomb is an American professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is one of the longest-competing IFBB female professional bodybuilders of all time. She is one of the strongest female powerlifters in the world: she can lift 75 kg in each arm, and on a TV show easily lifted four girls at the same time. Her stats are as follows: Chest 128 cm; Waist 89 cm; Hips 107 cm; Size feet 43 ; Size T-shirt XXXL; Size clothing USA 50" 37" 43"; Size neck 44 cm; Size bicep 47 cm; Size forearm 38 cm; Size wrist 24 cm; Size dress USA 22; Max overhead lift 90 kg; Max dumbbell arm 75 kg.
