Irene Andersen is a professional bodybuilder, a mother of three and soon 50 years old. She has had a dream since 30 years back of becoming the most muscular woman in the world. But while Irene train harder than ever female bodybuilding around the world is being shut down and the film takes a new direction. Why are muscles on women so controversial? Both in society and in the Fitness world? Where does the prejudices come from? What is feminine and what is masculine? Participating in Too big for the world is several of the top athletes in female bodybuilding and pioneers from when Bodybuilding once started. Too big for the world is the first modern film that has a historical approach on female muscularity. The film is also a tribute to people who goes their own way no matter what society thinks. A tribute to people who are Too big for the world.