Enter the Amazon

Enter the Amazon - Book One: Women's Bodybuilding is an illustrated history and description focusing on the origins and evolution of modern bodybuilding for women. Bill Dobbins was on hand when the sport got started as Founding Editor of Flex Magazine and a physique photographer. He showcases the pioneers of the sport of female bodybuilding like Rachel McLish, Cory Everson, Anja Langer, Rachel McLish and Lenda Murray, as well as recent champions like Iris Kyle. The book shows how beautiful and sexy these living examples of body sculpture can be and details the opposition they have encountered from friends, family, the public, the bodybuilding federations and the physique magazines. The book is illustrated by a number of photographs, taken over the past 30 years, that have become the iconic images of this new and culturally significant sport.