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Shawn Ray gives his thoughts on some of the
highlights from Olympia Weekend.
B Y S H A W N R A Y /// P H O T O G R A P H S B Y C H R I S N I C O L L
NOW THAT THE DUST and rivaled by no one at the
has settled from the 2019 moment. Her success is partly
Olympia Weekend, I want to due to genetics—her tiny joints,
reflect on a few highlights and tiny waist, broad shoulders, and
takeaways that may have gone overall excellent conditioning.
unnoticed. Grant stands head and shoul-
First and foremost, one of the ders above her peers.
least-talked-about performances The question everyone is now
of Olympia Weekend was the asking is: Will Grant add more
sheer dominance of SHANIQUE weight to her frame and return
GRANT, the two-time Women’s next year as a bodybuilder? It
Physique Olympia winner. Grant, was announced that the Ms.
also the 2018 Women’s Physique Olympia bodybuilding champi-
International champ and the onships will return to Las Vegas
winner of two New York Pro titles, in 2020. This sets Grant up to do
has taken the physique division by what no one has yet to accom-
storm. Everyone refers to her as plish—win two Olympia titles in
a “Lenda Murray Lite,” a compari- two different divisions. Everyone
son to the eight-time Ms. Olympia is of the assumption that Grant
who’s been inducted in both the could be the first.
IFBB Professional League Body- That being said, the verdict
building Hall of Fame and the is still out whether or not
Arnold Classic Hall of Fame. Grant will go back to the Wom-
Grant, originally from Chicago, en’s Physique International in
quickly came to prominence in 2020 in Columbus, OH, to try
the sport after earning her IFBB to recapture a second one. But
Pro League card in 2014. She’s everyone is of the assumption
since gone on to win titles in New that she should. She’s clearly
York, Tampa, and Las Vegas. dominant from head to toe with
Right now, at age 24, Grant zero weaknesses in stature,
obviously has the most dominant conditioning, or genetics, as she
physique in the women’s physique proved to everyone in Septem- SHANIQUE
division. She’s being challenged ber in Las Vegas. GRANT
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