Supersize She is a 2005 television documentary focused on British professional female bodybuilder Joanna Thomas. The title was a take-off on the success of the film Super Size Me. The one-hour program premiered at the MIPTV in April 2005. Since airing on Channel 5, it has been sold and distributed to over 30 countries. Plot Early life Joanna was born on December 12, 1976, in Truro, Cornwall, England, U.K. At the age of 15 she began bodybuilding. She broke a world record when she became the youngest British female bodybuilder to turn IFBB pro, at the age of 21, in a sport in which over 10,000 women compete at amateur level worldwide. At the age of 27, Joanna moves to Los Angeles, California. Joanna's goal is to win the Ms. Olympia title and retire on the top. Training Over the next five months, Joanna begins her training and dieting for the 2004 GNC Show of Strength. She endures regular massage secessions that tear her muscles, which is although painful, but makes her muscles grow larger. Another prominent female bodybuilder featured was Debbie Bramwell, who is a friend of Joanna, helps Joanna train at the gym. When the issue of steroids was brought up, Joanna sarcastically said that "Yeah it's all about the steroids, you know. We just take steroids and look like this. Try this at home everyone, for a few weeks, and see how you look." She visits her nutritionist to measure her body fat. Joanna's body fat goal is to get herself at 3% body fat. Her body weight came in at 2.6%. She lost a total of 30 lbs in 6 weeks. Modeling Due to poor funding in professional female bodybuilding, Joanna main source of income is modeling for her website that is consistently updated with pictures and videos of her, which is her sole source of income. It's a members only website where those members pay $25 for her content. Joanna explains that there is no way for her to get a job and work several hours a week and be a professional female bodybuilder because it would be too stressful. 2004 GNC Show of Strength In order to qualify for the 2004 Ms. Olympia, Joanna must come in first or second place at the GNC Show of Strength. There are about over 70 professional female bodybuilders in the world and each are eager for recognition