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…

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…

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…

9 Tips to Perfect Posing

9 Tips to Perfect Posing

Posing is key to winning on stage.

It demonstrates confidence and preparation. It announces that you are knowledgeable and experienced, and know how to present your body in the best light. Any hesitation or insecurity will create negative energy that will be magnified on stage.

The purpose of standard poses is to show off your physique…

Get Shredded with Cardio

Competition Training Tips - Get Shredded With Cardio

Many bodybuilders hate cardio. To some, it seems like a waste of time to sit on a bike for 45 minutes.

But champions know cardio is important to getting the shredded look you need to succeed on competition day. During the off season, you can limit cardio. But once you are in a training mode, cardio must be part of the plan.

Cardio will not just burn fat…