I will be away for a brief holiday, and will return next week.  So, if you leave a comment, please be patient and it will be approved when I return.  This gives loyal readers of The Muscular Asian Woman time to go vote for Natalie Minh and to comment on the Interview with Mona Liza Reyes. 

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The website of "Lili" Xin Li Cao (曹新丽) has grown-- it is worth checking out at XinLiCao.com.  Lili will regularly add new content to her members' section, and she also has a generous offering of free galleries and videos.  

Notably, Lili now has some video shoots online where she poses with famed Japanese bodybuilder Tomoko Kanda (神田知子).  Both are in great shape.  Considering that Lili is only 157 cm tall (5 feet 2 inches), she carries a lot of mass: 63+ kg (140+ pounds).  She obviously has been working on her legs, and her signature biceps are as good as ever.  In the videos, Ms Kanda, who is 162 cm tall (5 feet 4 inches), weighs about 68 kg (150 pounds).  Watch the videos and you will know why Ms Kanda is known for her lat spread. . .

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... Video of Cao Xin Li (曹新丽)
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If you haven't yet visited the blog of pro figure competitor Christine Wan, then you are missing a good time.  In the "about" section, Ms Wan writes that she "worked as a bartender for fifteen years in the South Florida area and is also a certified personal trainer and photographer. She is an avid car enthusiast, fan of 80s hard rock/metal, and enjoys anything that involves creative arts."

She is also quite literary, and her blog is an entertaining mash-up of topics.  Along with laughing about experiencing the annoyances of Disney World, you can see a sampling of her innovative photography, and ponder the philosophy of love (mixed with a wee bit o' sarcasm).

As far as competing, she writes:


You can read more about what keeps Ms Wan in the game here.

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Fitness newcomer Natalie Minh (sometimes credited as Ms Tran) needs your vote in order to win W Model's "Great Health & Fitness Model Search."  The winner will be featured in the August issue of the UK's Health & Fitness magazine, along with receiving the big prize:  a modeling contract with W Models.  W Models represents models who maintain excellent heath and fitness (Anouk Pascale is one of their models).  Their motto is "Size Hero, not Size Zero."

A little more about Ms Minh...she will soon compete for the first time in the upcoming WNSO-FAME European Championships Physique competition.  In addition to her fitness lifestyle, she is a Structured Finance Analyst for an international bank, working in their European Treasury Center out of Brussels, Belgium.  She has a BBA degree, an MS in Finance, and an MBA, all from the University of Michigan.  

Add up all of the above, and you can see why we at The Muscular Asian Woman think Ms Minh deserves your vote.  Let's get her on the cover of Health & Fitness, and start updating the way Europe thinks about Asian femininity.  Vist this link to see more images of Ms Minh and to register your vote: http://www.wfitnessmodels.com/profilecomp.asp?model_id=201

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This month, The Muscular Asian Woman is proud to celebrate its one-year anniversary by interviewing Mona Liza Reyes, who likes to be called, simply enough: "MO."  Born in Subic Bay, Philippines, she grew up in San Jose, California, where she lives today.  Standing at 5 feet 2 inches tall (158 cm), MO says cheerfully that she is "31 years young."  

MAW: Welcome, MO! How did you get started in fitness?  What got you into it?
I lived a very inactive lifestyle that consisted of partying and frequent alcohol consumption. In 2002, I completed my first marathon. In 2003, I attended my very first bodybuilding show and was inspired by the figure competitors-- especially the 'masters' class. Around that same time, I picked up a copy of Oxygen magazine with Elaine Goodlad on the cover.  It was a combination of the two that motivated me to do my very first figure show that summer in 2003 . . .