Photo Credit: JM Manion
Monique Jones has long been a favorite amongst bodybuilding fans and competitors. A great representative for the sport. Her dedication to the sport off the stage combined with her grace, physique and posing on stage make her hard not to cheer for.
Monique was long considered one of the elite in the sport but after 2015 took an extended time off. Before that she had been placing at the top of all shows she did and even making very good accounts at the big one, the Olympia. But she was still involved as you would know by following her social media. Still training competitors in all divisions and working on posing and other things. Not to mention, not letting herself slip at all as she always looks like she could step on stage at anytime and do very well.
Photo Credit: JM Manion
Luckily for fans of the sport, Monique decided it was time to return to the stage and did so at the Romania Muscle Fest Pro. It was a show that was going to really give an idea of where she was at as there were a number of very solid competitors on stage that day, so to win she was going to have to bring her "A game". And bring it she did.
Monique looked better than ever, more impressive considering her time off, a sport where coming back isn't easy to do. Monique nailed her conditioning and brought possibly her best overall package ever as she had the size she always has but it looked as impressive as ever as there wasn't a weakness to be seen. ALso, while you can only tell so much from photos, she seemed to once again show she can pose as well as anyone in the sport. She walked away with first place and made a big statement.
Going forward, while she probably knows her plans in some form, we can only hope this was the beginning of her stepping on stage more often because the Monique Jones we saw is capable on any given day of beating anyone and competing with the best if not being the best herself.
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Bodybuilding on the women's side was down a bit for a short time but Wings of Strength has helped bring it back and it's popularity seems to be on the rise. Having a Monique Jones in it is a positive as she is proof that negative stereotypes are just that, stereotypes. She shows that muscle on a woman can be a beautiful thing, can be every bit as entertaining as men and that the sport has a bright future.
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