DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – April Imholte stands in front of a mirror to take a photo of herself. Her body tenses, her muscles harden, and as she flexes, she singlehandedly shatters the notion that women’s ...

Officials of bodybuilding's two premier federations have been sexually exploiting female athletes for decades - pressuring them to pose for nude photographs, posting those photos to soft-core ...

As Boone native Stefanie Davis-Muller, 24, took to the bodybuilding stage for the first time, she struck a double bicep pose and achieved what many athletes spend their whole careers trying to do.

Meet Cheryl Riess, a grandmother of seven and mother of five, who just might be the oldest first-time bodybuilder to compete in the country.

In summertime in Atlanta, the perfect peach in Georgia might come from your local farmer’s market. But if you’re Cydney Gillon, it’s walking on a stage. On May 31 at the Atlanta Marriott in Alpharetta ...

When Pam Cullen was 30, she was a smoker who never exercised. Last month, at age 41, Cullen won two events at the Mr. Montana Body Building and Figure Competition in Hamilton. The victories made her ...

I haven’t decided when, but I hope to compete in another bodybuilding competition after my 60th birthday. My goal is to prove ...

Over more than four decades, the man who built the world’s premier amateur bodybuilding federation subverted the group’s nonprofit mission by establishing a parallel for-profit company that took over ...

After years of a hectic but sedentary routine, Anne Marie Chaker said weightlifting transformed her life. She learned to lift heavy and eat more to build muscle, and gained more confidence and focus ...

In idyllic settings around India’s coastal southwestern state of Kerala, photographer Keerthana Kunnath has been capturing images of muscular women flexing their heroic forms. Amid foaming waves, palm ...