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Being a female bodybuilder drives me in a way nothing else does

Ireland’s bikini fitness champion, Jessi Kavanagh, on the highs and lows of a life of intense training and dieting.

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Aug 9th 2015, 8:30 AM

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'Why are you building muscles? You're a girl. Why are you ruining your body?'

Faced with limited competing options at home, the Arab world’s top female bodybuilders look abroad for recognition.

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Aug 2nd 2015, 11:15 AM