Line #22 Webcomic/ContestJitters


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3	''Contest Jitters'' is a webcomic by David C. Matthews (creator of ''Webcomic/{{Tetsuko}}''). It follows Janet Steele, a budding female [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilder]] as she prepares for (and takes part in) a major competition. It is not published on a regular schedule, but “whenever a page is finished” (to quote the creator).
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5	The comic can be read [[http://www.dcmstudiosonline.com/comics/satinsteele/volume02/issue01/sast02_01_pg01.html here]].
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8	!!The comic contains examples of:
9	* TheAce: Janet. As her trainer noted, she won her first bodybuilding competition after seven months of weight training.
10	* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Janet is almost unnaturally buff for a natural bodybuilder. Downplayed in the sense that her trainer did comment that she had the genes for it. It was also shown that she works very hard at weights. [[labelnote:Note]]Ladies, don't be put off from lifting weights after reading this comic. Most women cannot get to Janet's size unless she uses testosterone or steroids in addition to lifting heavy weights. Lifting weights, combined with a sensible diet, will make most ladies look ''at the most'' like Janet in Jerry's first flashback, i.e. toned and still conventionally feminine. [[/labelnote]]
11	** It is ''very'' hard to get her muscle definition ''and'' boob size at the same time in RealLife without implants.[[labelnote:Note]] Bodybuilders have to decrease their body fat in order for muscles to appear sculpted, while breasts consist largely of fat tissue. Indeed, many female bodybuilders chose to have breast implants because of this issue.[[/labelnote]]
12	* AmazonianBeauty: It's a comic about a competitive female bodybuilder, so naturally there are many shots of Janet and other muscular women in bikinis. Her boyfriend Jerry thinks she looks gross, least in the present story, but is portrayed negatively as he decides to cheat on her.
13	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Holly. She acts friendly towards Janet, but Holly's friend Amanda remembers how Holly sabotaged a fellow competitor in a previous competition. [[spoiler: Holly also identifies herself as Amanda while misleading Janet into thinking that she had time to retrieve items she needs for the competition.]]
14	* ChekhovsSkill: Janet's background in gymnastics will prove useful in ''Webcomic/SatinSteele''.
15	* GenreShift: Compared to Janet's future adventures in ''Webcomic/SatinSteele'', her beginnings are relatively mundane.
16	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Janet has long, blond hair, and a sweet personality.
17	* JerkassHasAPoint: Rachael's rhetorical question: "What makes them think any man would want them like that?" Jerry goes on to explain that he thought Janet was getting ''too'' buff. Earlier on, Jerry was thinking that Janet's bodybuilding was "ruining her body". If she wasn't natural, she might well have been (See the notes under Artistic License Biology above).
18	* NaiveNewcomer: Janet, to the world of bodybuilding. Justified, as she is taking part in her second competition.
19	* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: Janet's boyfriend, Jerry. He's initially happy when Janet was toned, but has second thoughts once Janet got bigger.
20	* {{Prequel}}: This story chronicles the early amateur bodybuilding career of Webcomic/SatinSteele, who in her previously published adventures had already attained professional status. (At this point, Janet had not yet adopted the stage name "Satin".)
21	* ShownTheirWork: David paints a fairly realistic picture of what it means to be a female bodybuilder: the training and techniques involved, and issues faced (travelling long distances for competitions, the significant other who doesn't understand their passion).
22	** The issue that is left unmentioned so far are Janet's source of income [[labelnote:Note]]She is not shown to have a job.[[/labelnote]] However, [[AllThereInTheManual in a gallery for]] ''Webcomic/{{Tetsuko}}'', David C Matthews mentions [[http://www.tetsuko.com/gallery/tko_g_clr19.html Janet will work at]] [[FanserviceWithASmile Busters]], a BlandNameProduct version of Hooters.

Context Webcomic / ContestJitters