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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][img]https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/top-female-bodybuilders-750x393.jpg[/img]

I don't know why so many of you are pretending like you don't know what bulky means or that women can't bulk up. A muscular body will look thicker than skin and bones, period. I don't care if these women are a size 4 in real life. Visually they look bulky, and a lot of typical DCUM types don't consider that feminine or desirable.

I personally strength train, am strong, and [I]look[/I] strong. For me, going up a couple of dress sizes to accommodate my growing muscles (lats, arms, core, butt, and legs) was NBD, but I can see how it would be traumatizing to someone who admires a heroin chic aesthetic and bases her value on being a size 0. [/quote]

Yes women can bulk up but it takes a LOT of effort. The women pictured likely went through many round so bulking (eating in a calorie surplus while lifting heavy and doing exercises specific for muscle hypertrophy followed by dieting while still lifting heavy in order to lose the fat while keeping as much muscle as possible). The average woman lifting in the gym is not working hard enough to put on serious muscle. [/quote]

They also use steroids. They work extremely hard but those are not natural bodies.[/quote]

I would say the first 3 are likely not natural but the 2 on the right look natural. [/quote]

No, sadly they are not natural either. Both of those women on the right are Mr. Olympia bikini champions. They are definitely using steroids as well, all the pros on that level do. Very hard to be that lean and have that much muscle definition naturally. Anyone that is a 'natural' competitor will have natural in their profile/bio. Otherwise assume they aren't.[/quote]

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