A Session With Andrulla Blanchette By TomNine@webtv.net An account of a July 1999 wrestling session The Back Story I've been aware of Andrulla for several years now, she always caught my eye in the bodybuilding magazines. When I first got on line and started doing wrestling sessions I was a bit surprised to learn that she even did them. She never seemed to come by my area and she was said to be charging a higher than normal rate so I never really intended to see her. When I joined Diana the Valkyrie's site Andrulla was (and is) a sponsored bodybuilder so I got the chance to chat with her a bit. I remember she seemed a bit reserved at first and the subject of doing a session didn't come up for a while. In time I got more comfortable with her. I also heard good things about what her sessions were like. There was a particularly excellent write-up by a guy called PJ, dated 30 March 1998 you should be able to find it in the archives for Andrulla's message board on Diana's site. My curiosity was increasing. In November 1998, Andrulla came the closest she ever does to my area, King Of Prussia PA, a suburb of Philadelphia with a funny name and a huge mall. For some reason I decided to ask her to do something social on that visit, not a session. She said yes right away to a dinner invitation! I was very nervous about this meeting and had no idea what the long drive up from the Baltimore-DC area would bring me... I started writing more details of that meeting, but I'll just say that I had a great time! We spent about six hours hanging out together, I couldn't believe how generous she was with her time. And she was totally adorable, the perfect little muscle babe. I had a lot of fun just watching people react to her as she walked around the mall. I became a huge Andrulla fan that day, and my concern was that I may not have another chance to see her again for a session. Most of her visits to the US were when she was competing and I only wanted to wrestle with her while she was in that great off-season shape. Another Chance Andrulla announced plans to attend the 1999 Jan Tana as a spectator. I also planned to attend. Andrulla would spend some time before and after the show back at King of Prussia, so I decided to meet her there since it would be less hectic than the contest weekend. I firmed up my work schedule and e-mailed her my request for a session. Her reply started, "You won't believe it. I was thinking of you this morning." :~) The date we picked was 13 July. I could have shot for another day, but this happened to be my 41st birthday and I thought I'd treat myself! (I never told Andrulla it was my birthday, I'm funny like that.) I didn't specify many aspects of the session and didn't even mention armwrestling until I got there. I did clarify her fee (it's the average, no higher) and I wanted to make sure she didn't mind that I write this account, including measurements of some body parts. Some ladies don't like it, but Andrulla was cool with it. I also invited her out for an aprés session dinner, which she also said was doable. At first Andrulla asked me to call on the day she arrived in the States to set the precise time, then she asked to set the appointment first and she offered 7:00 pm as a good time. It was a little later than I wanted, but my day was free. I saw an AAWA post advertising her sessions while in PA and she didn't even mention taking appointments on the 13th. I asked about that and she replied that she already had one other session scheduled and wanted to keep plenty of time open for me. (I don't believe Andrulla was playing me at all. I don't delude myself about the nature of our relationship, but I never got the sense that Andrulla was anything but sincere and honestly happy to see me for a wrestling session. I point this out because in other accounts I've retold things that women have said and did to show that they were lying or insincere. Don't look for clues confirming that here.) On the morning of the session day she called and asked to move the meeting up to 5:00 pm, better for me. I left early for the two-hour drive, and hung around at the K of P mall for a little while. I entered the hotel at about 4:55 and asked the desk guy to connect me to Andrulla's room. He just told me her room number without even looking it up. One of the other desk guys reminded him that they don't give out room numbers, and he said "What's he going to do to HER? She'll just put him in a headlock!" If only they knew. I dialed her room number on the house phone and she asked me to wait 5 minutes then come up. I sat for a bit then headed up to her room at five o'clock. The Meeting She opened the door casually, wearing tight, stretchy black shorts and top that she would also wrestle in. She looked great but hadn't gone to any great lengths about her appearance. I would later notice that she hadn't even shaved her legs or underarms in a while, which kinda surprised me. I guess it's a European thing. (There was nothing alarming about her body hair besides the fact that it was there. No androgenic hirsutism or rough stubble at all, just some soft, sparse hairs on her legs. This is not a criticism at all, just something I thought was interesting. Andrulla is a natural beauty.) We spoke for a while about general things and we worked out some of the details of the session. The room wasn't very big, I don't think the bed was even a king-size. Even if we moved the bed there wouldn't be much space on the floor so I thought it would be better to wrestle on the bed. Andrulla said her morning session was on the floor but didn't have a preference. We decided to start with just a few minutes of posing when I would take some measurements, then the wrestling, then arm wrestling at the end. I like some lifts too, but I've been letting a few pounds creep on since the holidays last year and I'm reluctant to ask for lifts now. I know Andrulla could've handled my weight (235 that day) but I'm funny that way too. If you've read this far and don't know much about Andrulla, you should at least take a look at her site, www.andrulla.com . It is sometimes taken for granted that lots of the female bodybuilders are doing sessions, but the fact is that very few really wrestle and NOBODY at Andrulla's elite level does. She is also one of the more attractive top pros (at least to me) and she has a strong background in judo, making her a highly capable grappler. About the only thing that keeps her from being perfect is her height; at 5'2" she can't really work all the holds we like and she doesn't push all the big-girl fantasy buttons many of us sessions customers have. Andrulla was a little surprised that I asked her to pose, she didn't think I was into that. When I met her before I never asked to see her flex but now that we had a session I was interested in admiring this world-class physique up close. I'm very bad at describing FBBs, but that's why I took measurements: Upper arm: 16˝" Fore arm: 12˝" Calf: 14˝" Thigh: 23˝" Waist: 26˝" Chest: 40" All the measurements except the chest were fully flexed, but cold before the session. Her chest measurement was relaxed since once she spread those amazing lats it always pushed the tape down and I couldn't get a good measurement. Her lat spread is awesome, even relaxed they are her prominant feature when you see her from the back. She told me how much she weighed but I didn't make a note of it, probably 150-160 range. I had 8" and 80 lbs on her, but her muscularity far exceeded mine. The Match We both knelt on the bed and prepared to wrestle. Andrulla told me she really likes to wrestle and she had a big smile every time we began a fall. Things started a little slowly as they usually do in more competitive matches. I am reluctant to make a first move because I want to see what the wrestler will do, but most will want to wait to react to whatever I do first. Another thing that made a first move difficult for me was that Andrulla usually started on the edge of the bed; I'm not an overly aggressive wrestler but I'm still a big guy and anything I tried would probably send one of us on the floor. Andrulla was very comfortable with the situation. Her strength and skill are outstanding, her speed quite good as well. I don't know anything about judo but I would attribute many of the unusual holds Andrulla used to her martial arts background. She went for chokes casually and after a few submissions to these I learned to at least try to avoid them. A few times while she was working to control me she would make grips in places on my back where I wouldn't expect them, not particularly painful but uncomfortable to try to escape from. There were no body scissor attempts and few head scissors, very effective though. She did use her legs to tie up my arms a few times and to put unusual pressure on my shoulder, which she worked aggressively. At one point when I was on my back she seemed to go for a grapevine which I first avoided then I relaxed and invited her to see what she could do. We laughed as she couldn't wrap her thick legs around mine. I was soon sweating and tired while Andrulla was totally unfazed by the exertion. I often took breaks between falls to towel off my face and sip some water while she just sat smiling, waiting for me to get ready again. The phone rang just once during the session, during a break, Andrulla answered to tell him to call back later. In spite of the limitations of the hotel bed encounter, Andrulla applied a great variety of holds and moves. I could resist as hard as I wanted and I could often avoid or escape holds but I never came close to being in control. I never had to "let" Andrulla do anything to me, though if I didn't like the way an initial take-down was going I often went down purposely in the direction I wanted. I was on my back once and Andrulla tried to lift my legs up to painfully meet my face. I managed to get my legs free and got her in a body scissors around her narrow waist. I didn't have any luck working it, though she did take about a minute to escape from it. Though she was serious about wrestling, she also was fun and made kicking my ass look easy. At one point she got on top of me and I struggled until she got her knees on my shoulders and had me solidly pinned. She seemed very amused that she could control me this way and she asked me to confirm that it was called a schoolboy pin. There were no holds or moves that would be considered sensual or erotic, Andrulla is not interested in that. But she is playful and knows she has a great body. The first move she made put me in a head lock, my face smashed against her breast as I looked up at her grinning face. Andrulla was in a position to hurt me several times but she let up right away whenever I gave up. I had the normal aches and pains for a few days after the match. I also noticed some bruised ribs that were tender over a week later, though I can't recall anything specific during the session that would have caused this. After a while she suggested that we end the session. I reminded her of the armwrestling. Andrulla said she would only do it with her left arm due to an old injury on the right. She mentioned doing it on the floor but I said that the corner of the bed might be better and she agreed to try it. After pointing out that she only armwrestles for fun we joined hands and she got serious fast! With no special technique and pure muscle she steadily forced my hand down, taking about five seconds to win. That was the end of the session. We talked a little about what we would do next and I looked at my watch. Almost 6:30. She had a few copies of her calender and I asked to buy one, but she offered to give me one. This was a tremendously sweet gesture. (Considering the cost of the session, our relationship, the efforts I took to get there, etc., a free calender doesn't sound like much. But I've never heard of another wrestler offer anything this elaborate before. She is selling the large, excellent calenders for $25. Usually the women expect to get full price for any videos, 8X10's, and whatever else they bring.) As far as the session goes, I would strongly recommend Andrulla for wrestling encounter. She must scale back a bit around contest time but the rest of the year I'm sure she's up to all but the most competitive matches. If the idea of being overwhelmed by a beautiful elite FBB, then Andrulla is the one. After The Session I took a quick shower and put on the change of clothes I brought with me. Then I watched TV while Andrulla took her shower and got ready for dinner. She had no set plans for the rest of the evening but she was expecting a call at 9:00 pm about a late session. I didn't know any place to eat in the area so we walked to a steak place near the hotel. Andrulla had started her Ms O prep diet but she still did a great job cleaning up a big slab of beef as we chatted amiably. As we were leaving, the host who seated us asked Andrulla if she was a bodybuilder and Andrulla was very friendly and modest in her brief chat with him. We walked over to the mall and wandered a little. Not much special to report. Though she looked great and was dressed to show off her body there weren't any major reactions to her, just some discreet stares. We headed back to the hotel so she would get her nine o'clock phone call. Andrulla used the hotel for sessions but spent most of her time in PA with a friend and she planned to drive to his place after her late appointment was resolved. She seemed to take it for granted that I would go to her room and wait with her until the phone call and I was happy to hang out with her. We chatted a bit more at the hotel, the baseball all-star game on the TV, and the phone call came in right on schedule. The caller was interested in a session and would be right over. We said goodbye with a little hug and I hit the road. Closing Thoughts Would I see Andrulla again for another session? A good question, and one I've addressed in the past to express how much I've enjoyed a match. As great as the wrestling was, I have lingering feelings that the session has had an impact on our relationship, a fairly remote friendship as it is. Our earlier purely social meeting was a more pleasant experience and since our session I've found her more detached. This was especially true at the Jan Tana just a few days later, where she was busy with lots of other things and had many old friends to see and new contacts to meet. Though she was always very polite with me and said hello every time we crossed paths I had few doubts that she wanted me to leave her alone. Perfectly understandable, but it still got me to thinking... I started to write more thoughts about the nature of wrestling session and relationships, something I barely touched on in previous reviews. I'll just say now that I am glad I took the opportunity to wrestle Andrulla but I'm not sure I will do so again. I'd rather appreciate her as the bright, beautiful, funny woman that she is. The Guinness is on me if we ever meet again. Feel free to share any thoughts or questions on my message board on Diana the Valkyrie's site. Andrulla also has a board there, worth checking out.