20 June,2021 05:48 AM IST | Japan | Agencies
Muscles girl
Japan is famous for its plethora of themed bars and cafes, from black cat cafés to those dedicated to women's thighs, but Muscle Girls is the country's first and only bar dedicated to female weightlifting. Founded by a young fitness enthusiast, who goes by the name Eri Muscle, Muscle Girls started out as a women's gym, but recently started its own unique fitness-themed bar as well as a popular YouTube channel. Photos and videos of the venue started going viral earlier this year, mainly because of its staff, which is made up exclusively of muscular, fitness-loving girls.
The girls at the bar love flexing their muscles. Pics Courtesy/@muscle.girls666, Instagram
Eri Muscle started going to the gym, when she was 19 as a way to lose weight. She focused exclusively on aerobics, but when that got boring, she started weight training, and soon, she started bulking up instead of getting thinner, but that didn't bother her, as the passion for weightlifting had become much more important.
Now, Eri Muscle runs her own gym, which last year evolved into the Muscle Girls Bar, a unique, colourful venue that features both an assortment of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and gym equipment as decorations and props. But the bar's main attraction is its staff, which consists of young, female fitness-enthusiasts, who love showing off their muscles.
Eri Muscle, Yota Muscle, Juriko Muscle and the other "Muscle" girls not only serve the drinks, but also put on a show for patrons, which involves flexing their muscles, dancing and working out. Muscle Girls also has a list of activities that patrons can engage in for a fee, including acting as a trainer for the girls, getting fed protein shake from a syringe, and taking photos with the girls.
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