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Female fitness contest prep question
sassy69
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- Aug 16, 2011
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Normally you would make Wed your last training day, and maybe Wed - Thurs your last cardio day. Esp for women, the bigger deal is water manipulation and getting any last fluff off - possibly may go longer w/ the cardio than guys typically do. And then those last couple of days, recommended to stay off your feet, keep your legs up again to keep the water from building up
The whole point is to allow a couple days for your body to process the water that is invariably circulating as a result of the training & cardio activity. It also used to be that if you did your own protanning, you'd need at least a couple days to get all your layers on and you don't want to be sweating once you've gotten your first layer on.
And just a note - trying to use diuretics or something to force more water dropping if you think that's going to get rid of any circulating water faster so you can slide in more cardio - wrong approach. Let the body do what it was designed to do. If you haven't lost enough bodyfat or built enough muscle by the last week of prep, its too late anyway. The ONLY thing you can do at that point is manage water. That includes getting enough sleep, dropping the cardio, dropping the training, keeping your legs up & not fucking up your diet.
And just to keep things in perspective - I'm coming from the bodybuilding side where it really matters. Bikini or Figure - may matter less, but still if you look watery on stage, you fucked up somewhere. Its just better to stop w/ the trainign & cardio & let your body settle down. Spend your time focusing on posing at that point.
The whole point is to allow a couple days for your body to process the water that is invariably circulating as a result of the training & cardio activity. It also used to be that if you did your own protanning, you'd need at least a couple days to get all your layers on and you don't want to be sweating once you've gotten your first layer on.
And just a note - trying to use diuretics or something to force more water dropping if you think that's going to get rid of any circulating water faster so you can slide in more cardio - wrong approach. Let the body do what it was designed to do. If you haven't lost enough bodyfat or built enough muscle by the last week of prep, its too late anyway. The ONLY thing you can do at that point is manage water. That includes getting enough sleep, dropping the cardio, dropping the training, keeping your legs up & not fucking up your diet.
And just to keep things in perspective - I'm coming from the bodybuilding side where it really matters. Bikini or Figure - may matter less, but still if you look watery on stage, you fucked up somewhere. Its just better to stop w/ the trainign & cardio & let your body settle down. Spend your time focusing on posing at that point.
shan
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sassy69
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oh...miscommunication here...I mean work work, not the working outI am debating putting in for vacation time...just curious if you take off at all, or if you do, how long?
also, just saw the typo in the title...ugh, I hate posting with my phone LOL
Ha! Yea - so if I have to travel, I try to give myself a day, again for the water to settle down. Air travel can promote some puffiness. If not, then I will probably take Thurs-Fri off - again to prepare, get my suits & stuff in order. And even for a local show, I'll probably get a hotel - I've gotten to where the convenience of getting the tanning done by the show's tanning service is worth it - so I'll usually get a room at the host hotel, they do the spraying the night before & then in the morning for touch up.
shan
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excellent! This is local so I was not intending to do the hotel stay, but will talk with my coach to see what he says. I am still pondering the pros/cons of the tan choices, he has said protan was the only way to go for self prepared, but I would prefer to do the spray on if at all possible (though I see they now have self tan in a spray can LOL). I think I would prefer to pay a lil more to have it done well...I saw some really ugly tans last year LOL
NutNut
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Getting sprayed depends on whos doing the spraying, they have to be very experienced to get it right and I was not impressed by my last competitors tan whom had jana tan sprayed, just not dark enough even with an extra coat. Honestly a base stain before spraying may work better. As for training, depends on the person, as for work....that's a personal choice.
sassy69
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I've done all of it - my problem is usually I don't have someone to help me get the layers on if I do it myself. If you're going to do it yourself or have someone help you - Protan is generally the most reliable. It does also tend to dry the hell out of your skin. I've also had good luck w/ LiquidSunRayz (a friend did the color w/ a little foam roller brush). I've never used Jan Tana on my own. However they've done BEAUTIFUL work at my last show. For me, it was the convenience of getting it all done the night before and not needing 6-7 layers that I didn't have time for. The whole thing took about 30 min - that included base layer, some more layers and some time under their big fans to dry to mostly dry/ tacky. Then I went back to the hotel room to let the rest of it dry. Then, in the morning, they had tents set up outside the venue (a theater on the local college campus) where they did the touch up. I've gotten to know a number of the Jan Tana folks from my various shows and they do a stellar job. I was absolutely dark enough and the coverage was even, and the efficiency of the work was worth the cost.
For a local show, you don't need to stay at the hotel, but invariably the show's tanning service will be set up there - so you'd just need to find out what room they are in and go at your scheduled time. Then go home, let the layers dry. Then show up in the morning. My own experience is that they bring their booths and everything to do all the touch ups at the venue, instead of doing crazy early morning work at the hotel room.
If you do it yourself, note that you're not "spraying it on", generally anyway. The services or if you have one yourself, use a compressor to spray it on like air brushing. (And note that an air brush service at your favorite local spa or tanning salon is NOT going to be sufficient.) If you are doing it yourself, I usually recommend, at least w/ ProTan - our the bottle into a plastic tupperware, and get a decent natural sponge to do the application. The sponge brush they give you is ok, but a natural sponge just goes faster. Prep your skin w/ an anti-bacterial soap & loofah scrub down in the shower. The first layer just needs to be thick and cover everything. Let that dry, slop up any drippy areas. After its dry (e.g. the next morning) take a shower. A lot of the first layer will come off, but you'll have your base. Then another layer. Let it dry, take a shower, repeat. I've done this up to 6-7 times over 2-3 days to get dark enough. Then the last layer is the one you go on stage with (ie. no more showers). YOu should be dark & evenly covered.
Start by finding out if your show has any services and what they cost. Find out who is offering it - if its not Jan Tana, LiquidSunRays or Protan doing it (ie. its some local company) then find out what they use and ask what they will do - say if you decide the work isnt' dark enough, Can you get the layers until you are comfortable w/ the color? Do they do touch ups? Will they be at the venue the day of the show & what touch ups will they do there & when? (i.e. are they available for you if you need them? Do you need to get an appt, etc?)
Another thing I do is have a foundation that matches whatever product I'm using. There's a MAC foundation (NC45 or NW45 ..always get them confused - but its the darker of the two) that matches Protan. And Jan Tana has a foundation makeup that you can buy. They both run $15-18 but will last you forever. I use them on my face and get the spray or roll-on tan done up to my chin line. I"ve had Protan dry on my face & start cracking or showing sweat streaks after I get on stage. The foundation comes off easier and allows easier touch up, at least IMO.
For a local show, you don't need to stay at the hotel, but invariably the show's tanning service will be set up there - so you'd just need to find out what room they are in and go at your scheduled time. Then go home, let the layers dry. Then show up in the morning. My own experience is that they bring their booths and everything to do all the touch ups at the venue, instead of doing crazy early morning work at the hotel room.
If you do it yourself, note that you're not "spraying it on", generally anyway. The services or if you have one yourself, use a compressor to spray it on like air brushing. (And note that an air brush service at your favorite local spa or tanning salon is NOT going to be sufficient.) If you are doing it yourself, I usually recommend, at least w/ ProTan - our the bottle into a plastic tupperware, and get a decent natural sponge to do the application. The sponge brush they give you is ok, but a natural sponge just goes faster. Prep your skin w/ an anti-bacterial soap & loofah scrub down in the shower. The first layer just needs to be thick and cover everything. Let that dry, slop up any drippy areas. After its dry (e.g. the next morning) take a shower. A lot of the first layer will come off, but you'll have your base. Then another layer. Let it dry, take a shower, repeat. I've done this up to 6-7 times over 2-3 days to get dark enough. Then the last layer is the one you go on stage with (ie. no more showers). YOu should be dark & evenly covered.
Start by finding out if your show has any services and what they cost. Find out who is offering it - if its not Jan Tana, LiquidSunRays or Protan doing it (ie. its some local company) then find out what they use and ask what they will do - say if you decide the work isnt' dark enough, Can you get the layers until you are comfortable w/ the color? Do they do touch ups? Will they be at the venue the day of the show & what touch ups will they do there & when? (i.e. are they available for you if you need them? Do you need to get an appt, etc?)
Another thing I do is have a foundation that matches whatever product I'm using. There's a MAC foundation (NC45 or NW45 ..always get them confused - but its the darker of the two) that matches Protan. And Jan Tana has a foundation makeup that you can buy. They both run $15-18 but will last you forever. I use them on my face and get the spray or roll-on tan done up to my chin line. I"ve had Protan dry on my face & start cracking or showing sweat streaks after I get on stage. The foundation comes off easier and allows easier touch up, at least IMO.
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