| GMV-438 WOMEN'S MUSCLE POWER # 11 This is the newest release in GMV Productions annual Women's Muscle Power series of videos, which features four very built bodybuilders. LESA LEWIS is featured posing outside in Las Vegas the day after the 2000 Ms. Olympia, plus GMV shows us some other highlights of Lesa posing on stage. VALENTINA CHEPIGA is shown posing at the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef the day after winning the 2000 Ms. Olympia. LISA BAVINGTON is featured pumping and posing, this is from footage James Cook captured in California. Finally, the freaky, huge CHRISTINE ENVALL is shown at the Mandalay Bay Hotel Beach, plus other stunning scenes including her appearance at the 2001 Aussie Grand Prix amateur event where she secured her pro card. The first big gun to appear on camera is 5'10" tall Amazon Lesa Lewis, her arms are an incredible 17 inches in size! Lesa brings a mature and extremely symmetric physique to the audience throughout her posing routine. The delineation in her quads and back is simply stunning, and impressive. Lesa's entire physique was superbly conditioned for the Ms Olympia's in 2000. She demonstrates a great awareness, and confidence posing and flexing for the camera. Lesa is a very polished athlete on-stage and off-stage that's for sure. Lesa demonstrated her mad skills dancing and posing on stage, I now know where to go for moon walking tips. Valentina Chepiga flexing in front of the shark aquarium after her Ms. Olympia win was quite amazing. The condition and aesthetic lines Valentina brought to the competition that year were simply top-notch. There was very little one could criticize about Valentina's physique, other than larger muscularity and mass. As we all know, the judging criteria changed that year. The audience is shown her entire assets as she pumps and poses. Lisa Bavington, a sensational Canadian bodybuilder flexes her mature, dense physique for the camera.. The interview and posing footage seems to be new and perhaps unreleased by James Cook. Upon further investigation, the footage is unique to GMV and has never been released by FTV. The interview is done in the background while Lisa workouts and flexes for the camera. The questions are very good and give the audience great insight into the obstacles and challenges female bodybuilders face at an elite level. Lisa is very astute and honest about her role as a bodybuilder. The video closes out with Christine Envall posing in the wave pool at the Mandalay Bay Resort Beach. This was also shot on the day after the 2000 Olympia in windy overcast and cold weather. Most unusual for Las Vegas! It was her only chance before leaving town the next day. She is in freaky off-season condition, and had an apparent problem keeping her bikini top on properly. GMV describes her appearance as "Herculean" at the Mandalay Bay Beach, and I wholeheartedly agree. I preferred Christine's 2001 Aussie Grand Prix condition and posing demonstration over the Herculean condition at Mandalay Bay Beach. Pros about the video -
Lesa Lewis was the overwhelming favourite -
The video packs some great physiques -
A wide vary of footage throughout the video -
The Lisa Bavington interview was superb Cons about the video Final Thoughts
My overall impressions of Muscle Power 11 are positive. Lesa Lewis is the longest and best featured physique in this video. Capturing Valentina's Olympian body in 2000 proved to be a gem for GMV. Lisa Bavington was superb fielding the open-ended, hard hitting questions by James Cook. It doesn't surprise me that this video is one of the top sellers for GMV Productions. Brett DeHaan, August 2002. |
