PICS - Marilyn Monroe lifted weight & worjed out every day

iorahkwano
iorahkwano Posts: 709 Member
in Motivation and Support
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Tired of people saying "Girls shouldn't lift, girls don't need muscle, lifting makes you bulky!"?

Or others using Marilyn Monroe as an excuse not to get off the couch & get healthy?

Well, show them what their favorite beauty icon spent her mornings doing!

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  • RECowgill
    RECowgill Posts: 881 Member
    This is a great thread. And anyone who knows weightlifting would know the size of the weights don't matter, it's what you do with them. Good form and focus on the movements and body are key. Heavier weights would come naturally later for most people.

    Great pics! Thanks for posting them!
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    OMG I hope she didn't really wear makeup to the gym.
  • mytime2change
    mytime2change Posts: 13
    She looked gorgeous even working out! :sad: I love her and love these pictures. Totally stealing the first one for my avatar. :heart: Thanks for sharing.
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    And this is a (the?) woman who trained Marilyn Monroe--This is Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton:



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  • BeccaBollons
    BeccaBollons Posts: 652 Member
    Wow this is great! Everyone should see this- whether they are for or against women lifters!
  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
    love this post. women don't have the hormones to "get bulky" like men do. Lifting weight will make women lean, stronger and healithier.
  • katieyoung712
    katieyoung712 Posts: 24
    This just made my day! I love Marilyn Monroe and it is such a great inspiration! Thanks for posting this :)
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    Love this thread! :)
  • SpecialSundae
    SpecialSundae Posts: 795 Member
    Holy crabsticks! That's just made my day!
  • Footballisdashit
    Footballisdashit Posts: 9
    #Mindblown.
    What the hell
  • mikey1976
    mikey1976 Posts: 1,005 Member
    wow very interesting pics thanks for sharing
  • CCusedtodance
    CCusedtodance Posts: 237 Member
    I love Marilyn Monroe, she was beautiful. It is a shame that by Hollywood standards today she would be bullied into losing that GORGEOUS figure, by some producer that told her she was FAT.
  • sinclare
    sinclare Posts: 369 Member
    she was a smart blond :)
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I love those photos!!
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Love it! :D
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I love Marilyn Monroe, she was beautiful. It is a shame that by Hollywood standards today she would be bullied into losing that GORGEOUS figure, by some producer that told her she was FAT.

    I don't think that would happen, She was curvy, but very tiny.
  • nuttyduffy
    nuttyduffy Posts: 255 Member
    Love love love these pics, always loved Marilyn, even more so now :happy:
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Love this thread! :heart:
  • sbbhbm
    sbbhbm Posts: 1,312 Member
    Awesome- thanks for posting! :flowerforyou:
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    Bumping to share with my FL :smile:
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    :drinker:
  • Alkirra
    Alkirra Posts: 142 Member
    Fantastic photos thanks for sharing ⭐
  • melsy21
    melsy21 Posts: 193 Member
    Love her <3
  • Freidon
    Freidon Posts: 169 Member
    I love Marilyn Monroe, she was beautiful. It is a shame that by Hollywood standards today she would be bullied into losing that GORGEOUS figure, by some producer that told her she was FAT.

    I don't think that would happen, She was curvy, but very tiny.

    I don't think the poster was that far off. Before they were famous, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Lawrence both got criticized for being too "fat" for the industry. Johansson's body type even looks like Monroe's, to me.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    I totally :heart: this thread!

    I never knew that about MM but am definitely a fan
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    This is the coolest post ever. Well, except maybe the Kitties gif thread. Don't hate me.
  • for2day
    for2day Posts: 209 Member
    Thanks for sharing this - love her!!! I have always been told to stay far away from weights, but this is great motivation! She was a beautiful woman!!! :))
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    I love Marilyn Monroe, she was beautiful. It is a shame that by Hollywood standards today she would be bullied into losing that GORGEOUS figure, by some producer that told her she was FAT.

    According to her dress maker, she had something like a 22 or 23 inch waist. That's a size 0 for jeans today. So...no. Nobody would call her fat, stacked maybe, but not fat.
  • Cre8veLifeR
    Cre8veLifeR Posts: 1,062 Member
    That makes her even more sexy. :)
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: this thread! :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

    She had a really curvy figure though, and the squats explains the bootie!

    (P.S., She was only "big" when she was pregnant and for a short time when she filmed "Some Like It Hot." Check her out in "How to Marry a Millionaire" or "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" standing next to actresses who were considered thin even by that generation's standards.)

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