I would have to say that I disagree with you spatterson. Most of the women that compete in bb, especially middle to heavy weight are doing extreme amounts and stacks of steroids and do look freaky off stage. On the other hand there are fitness competitors and light weigh bb who have not used or tightly controlled their use of aas and look healthy and beautiful.
I never cease to be amazed by the heavy bb's physics while they are on stage. They have increadible defintion and in that light are beautiful to look at, but when you put them in a sun dress and high heels they can often look like drag queens.
At one point, the fitness scene seemed to ge getting a little out of control, as in the girls with extreme striation and muscular development were winning. This promoted the popularity and acceptance of aas. To prevent it from getting out of hand, they judges started to reward the softer, more feminine physics. This was for a couple of reasons...
women are not supposed to look like men and shouldn't try to develop there physic to look like one (especially considering the males that female bb's look up to often tend to be freaky big guys like Lee Priest...that guys a monster)
And so that other female onlookers would not look at these women as unattainable, but instead as a goal that they could possibly reach with dedicatio and determination.
Thats just my take on her story, those types of bb's are why my husband refuses to let me do anything
No anavar, winny, clen, t3, nothing because he is sure that I will look like a man after six weeks of one use, no matter the dosage.