It was December 29 when Femuscleblog launched. Since 2014, Femuscleblog has been discussing women’s sports, fitness, the fandom, and the image of the muscular woman. As the decade passed many changes took place. The Ms. Olympia was cancelled in 2015, but revived 2020. Women’s participation in the Olympics grew in both the Tokyo and Paris games. Controversies were ignited related to transwomen athletes, testosterone regulations, and unequal pay. The same prejudices and hatreds were present despite women’s advancement in sports. The backlash comes when progress is made. Despite negative setbacks, sentiment has changed. A growing number of fans are showing their appreciation for the female athlete. Femuscleblog has documented all of this. As 2025 approaches there is speculation about what the future holds. Professional sports could be transformed by streaming services and the emergence of new types of media. Sports science is undergoing changes related to maximizing sports performance.
The internet and social media have given more exposure to the muscular female physique. Prior to this, magazines and TV were the only places to see such women. Femuscleblog owes its existence to WordPress. Platforms such as this allow fans to produce their own work. Creating a magazine or TV program is out of reach for many. Now anyone can do the same and have a distributor. While more exposure is excellent, new challenges have emerged. Censorship and online harassment are constant problems. Femuscleblog has delt with this on Reddit and Tumblr. New rules designed to prevent inappropriate content tend to target innocent parties.
Online harassment happens to both athletes and fans. Women athletes are vituperated with insults and unwanted commentary. Through the years comments on Femuscleblog have been mostly positive. However, there is always someone seeking to preach vitriol. One has to pick their battles. It is a choice whether or not to engage a person. The bigger threat is not rude commentors, but those seeking to censor in the name of protecting users. This is why Femuscleblog has social media Prescence on multiple platforms. When website rules or social media rules change, a blog like this will be attacked. Suddenly, anything could be deemed adult content. This will not stop Femuscleblog.
Women have advanced in sports, yet barriers exist. Unequal pay is still a concern for the female athlete. The disparity between WNBA and soccer players exposes this. Then new challenges have emerged. The movement to ban transwomen from sports has gained momentum. This was odd considering that the Olympics allowed transwomen to compete since 2004. A number of anti-trans bill have been passed in the United States. The hysteria over transwomen in sports is another culture war issue and distraction. Some cisgender women support the discriminatory practices done by sports organizations. Eventually the bans will end, but it will take large amounts of legal cases to challenge them. The testosterone rules directed at female athletes is nothing more than updated sex verification tests. Simultaneously, it targets women with differences in sexual development. Athletes who competed prior to the rules find themselves removed from the sports they love. These policies are an example of how women still are struggling for acceptance in sports.
The most unexpected development was Femuscleblog’s increasing attention. The blog was able to get a total 2,036,323 hits. The number continues to go up. This surpasses expectations. While the author would like to think its because the writing is high quality, there is another reason. More men might like the physically power woman. Femuscleblog has expanded to discuss various aspects of sports and fitness. This caught more readers. Social media accounts did increase blog visitor traffic. The expectation was that Femuscleblog would be niche or not given much attention. Too often negative comments online distort perceptions. The immense amount of visitation disproves one persistent claim. No one likes the muscular female physique. Detractors also express no one likes women’s sports.
These claims are proven false, because an audience does exist. It might not just be men either. Female sports fans are looking for a place to read about favorite competitors. There are women possibly who love them as much as the men do. The audience has expanded and is very diverse. WordPress provides data on which countries are viewing this site. Fans from numerous nations read Femuscleblog. The limitation is it does not provide information on age and gender. Based on the VK media account males ages 35 to 45 age the biggest demographic. This data can be questioned considering only has 4,421 followers. Femucleblog’s goal is not about getting views. The objective is to have a blog that is a tribute to women’s sports, athleticism, and fitness. A growing fan base for the muscular female physique is a positive development.
Half way through the 2020s, speculation has emerged about women’s sports. Participation has increased in terms of international competition. More women are competing in the Olympics compared to 50 years ago. The trend could see those numbers go up by the end of the decade . An obstacle does exist. The concern is countries that deny women sports competition opportunities. Afghanistan prevented women from being active in all aspects of society. Afghan female athletes have to either flee and compete in another country. The Taliban regime is becoming more oppressive than when they were last in power between 1996 to 2001. Then women’s sports participation is hindered by unfair treatment of certain countries. Belarussian and Russian athletes were banned from competing in the Paris Olympics. Some could compete under a neutral flag. The reason was related to the Russia-Ukraine War. The contradiction is that Israeli athletes were not punished for the destruction of Gaza. International disputes will effect athletic competition. Women are going to be effected more due to gender inequality in sports. More nations could be subject to bans in the future. The Women’s World Cup could gain more revenue in the coming decades. The teams are becoming more competitive and US Women’s Soccer could lose dominance. Soccer and Cricket are the world’s two most popular sports. Women’s numbers could increase in those sports. Women athletes are no longer going to rare or a minority.
Sports science is going to change. The world is becoming more technologically advanced. New technologies are going to be applied to our bodies and biology. Transhumanism is going to gradually change sports. Sports organizations do have regulations against genetic engineering ( colloquially referred to as gene doping). This will not stop athletes from enhancing their physical capabilities by pharmaceutical or technological means. Women athletes could benefit more from transhumanist application. It may reduce sports injury rates or provide solutions to endocrine related issues. Most of these proposals are theoretical. A bioengineered transhuman athlete is closer to science fiction. However, it is possible to get close to it by the 2060s. Artificial intelligence is going used for a number of functions. A.I. could in the next few decades used to make prediction about athlete performance and match outcomes. This should be done with caution. Becoming too reliant on A.I. could result in serious errors. The question of accuracy and random variables limits A.I.’s application to other fields. A.I. might not be capable of creating an athletic training program like a personal trainer or coach. New technologies, supplements, performance enhancing drugs and advances in exercise physiology is going to change professional sport. To what extent remains a mystery.
Femuscleblog does have plans for the future. The blog will run as long as possible. Many great websites and blog related to the sportswoman existed. They might last a few years and then become part of the Internet Archive. Femuscleblog has no end in sight. If WordPress shuts down Femuscleblog will find another platform. This would be a more long term objective. The short term agenda is to produce more articles on a regular basis. More topics are going to be explored related to medicine, health, sports science, and women’s history. The intent is to avoid being monotonous or stagnant. New changes are coming with videos and articles. Commentary is not going to avoid controversial subjects or matters that cause discomfort. Open discussion is needed for change. Opposing views and different perspectives are going to be presented. Disagreement is not aways simple, but it part of rational dialogue. The new experiments could involve some art and pop culture related content. This has appeared on Femuscleblog, but only in a limited degree. Efforts at archiving will increase on the Femuscleblog Tumblr page. Professional sports historians do this. Fans are not doing archives of their own. This means a particular perspective on history is not being preserved. The phenomenon of the physically powerful woman is not given much scholarly attention. The female athlete is making an impact on sports, yet many do not realize it. Femuscleblog is going to explore all elements the rise of the physically powerful woman.