Chaker chalks up and prepares to lift weights. Contributor This summer I’ll step onstage to compete as a professional athlete for the first time—at 50. I’ll wear a fuchsia bikini small enough to fit ...

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 ...

While many more women than before are participating in bodybuilding, the risks of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in particular, and of death overall, in this population, remain unknown. A recent study ...

* Sudden cardiac death was the leading cause of mortality among female bodybuilders * PED use, extreme training, and competition stress likely key contributors * Researchers urge //better cardiac ...