Slather Your Skin to Show Off Your Hard Work

Bodybuilding - Tanning - Before and After - for Competition

Now that you’ve done the hard work, it’s time to make sure it shows well on competition day.

Darker, shiny skin showcases your hard work the best under the bright lights—so here’s how to get it.

Tanning Products

Tanning is critical because the darker your skin is, the easier it’ll be for the judges to see the lines of your physique. Remember this–the…

Posing Suits—How to Look Good & Feel Good on Stage

Posing Suits Look and Feel Good On Stage

Competition suits are not like suits for swimming.

They are specially designed to help you look your best whether you compete in bodybuilding, figure or fitness competitions by increasing attention where you want it and decreasing it in areas you want to downplay.

Suits can be purchased pre-made or custom. Pre-made suits offer…

5 Superstar Supplements for Bodybuilders

5 Superstar Supplements for Bodybuilders

Supplements are important part of competition preparation.

Problems arise when people begin to believe the claims of supplement manufacturers of building excessive amounts of muscle in an unbelievably short period of time. Don’t fall for it.

It is much more important to maintain diet and training consistency over a long period of time to reach your goals. Supplements by themselves will not make up for problems in your diet or inconsistencies in your training regimen. However, some basic supplements can help your performance.

Preparation is the Key to Diet Success

Fitness Diet Nutrition Preparation Success

When you’re tired and hungry is a bad time to be deciding what to eat.

On the other hand, preparation decreases temptation—that’s why it’s smart to plan out your meals for the week.

Meal planning also makes it easier to shop for groceries and make sure you have everything you need on hand, so you don’t…

Eat To Win—Diet & Nutrition for Bodybuilders and Fitness Competitors

Diet and Nutrition for Fitness Competitors

While the physical work of training gets all the glory, diet and nutrition play a huge role in meeting your goals. In fact, some experts say that mastering nutrition is 70% of the overall contest-preparation challenge.

And the first step is figuring out how much you should eat a day to reach your goals.

Total Caloric Intake…

Develop Your Own Winning Posing Style

NPC Competition Tips - Developing a Winning Posing Style

While standard poses are important, the best competitors are masters at going beyond that to develop their own posing style.

They learn the poses that best suit their unique physiques and combine them with choreography and showmanship that best suits their personality.

For example:

  • If you’re an upbeat person, choose pose…