The Weirdest and Most Wonderful Bodybuilders You Probably Don’t Know About (but Should)!

Have you heard the good news about gains?

Name a bodybuilder.

Unless you’re a meathead, the only name you can think of is probably Arnold.
Arnold Schwarzenheimerfelder

That’s too bad because these other bodybuilders deserve your recognition, too!

Blessing Awodibu

Blessing would have easily gained a smattering of instagram followers thanks to his monstrous physique, but its his hilarious antics that caused his account to blow up, whether it is working out in horseface or turning protein consumption into performance art, or…

…flexing for a convenience store CCTV

Helen Wheels

How many bodybuilders do you know wrote for Blue Oyster Cult, fronted a punk band, and was abducted by a UFO?

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/helen_wheels_nyc_punk_bodybuilder_and_blue_oeyster_cult_songwriter

Oh and incidentally, she was also sketched by R. Crumb.

Matthias Schlitte

Though not technically a bodybuilder, Matthias has the nickname Hellboy. Why Hellboy?

This is why.

Born with a genetic abnormality, Matthias used his asymmetry to his advantage in, what else, arm wrestling contests.

Barbie Thomas

Most fitness photos are photoshopped — this one isn't!

Going from one-armed wonder to no arms, Barbie Thomas had both arms removed due to a childhood electrical accident. This obviously did not stop her from hitting the weights.

Julie Bell

If you’re a sword and sorcery or fantasy fan, you’ve seen book covers and movie posters full of warrior men and women with bulging muscles. Many of them were drawn and painted by Julie Bell.

Who was the model for this? Wait for it…

So how do you learn to draw realistic fantasy muscles?
In Julie’s case it’s by building real ones.

Note the lack of robot tentacles

Speaking of artists, many bodybuilders are accomplished hobbyist painters. Mr. Olympia competitor and Stranger Things actor Kai Greene is quite adept at painting… Kai Greene

no roid gut for painted Kai!

Brent Ray Fraser

But Brent Ray Fraser’s “tool” of choice is the one body part that can’t be enlarged with weight training (at least not any kind of weight training allowed in your local gym).

That’s right, he paints with his penis.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nnq8bx/meet-brent-ray-fraser-the-artist-who-uses-his-dick-as-a-paintbrush-595
http://www.cinedump.com/interviews/2017/4/21/brent-ray-fraser-nsfw

Michiko Nishiwaki

Only die-hard buffs will know her from being a champion bodybuilder in Japan, but even casual Hong Kong action fans know Michiko from her roles starring against Sammo Hung and Chow Yun Fat.

In My Lucky Stars, Michiko is famously punched out by Sammo after a flex.

Well Sammo wouldn’t have won a flex-off would he?

It takes well-developed biceps to roll dice, apparently

Zoey Wright

Notice something different about this muscled competitor?

That’s right, it’s a colostomy bag. Suffering from ulcerative colitis, Zoey opted for surgery leaving her with a highly noticeable (and apparently non-spray tan able) ostomy bag outside her abdomen. Despite this, she has won several titles.