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Your first contest - Advice

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For those of you who have competed, what advice do you wish someone would have given you for your first competition?

I only have a few:
First: [female related] wear a zippered or button shirt over your suit for backstage. I wore a pullover and I was getting frustrate pulling it over my hair & make-up.
Second: Bring more goodies for your 250+ boyfriend and buddies, or at least HIDE yours from them! My dang Oreos were gone before the night show! (You know who you are! :action:sm)
Third: Bring something (Pepto, etc) for when you go out and eat afterwards. :ac:ion-sm Your body is not use to that food. :food-:mil

Well, that's all I can think of for now. I'm interested in what others have to say. :)
 
Have never competed but i think this post is a great idea.

Nice 1 Lynx!
 
Bring your own black sheets to the hotel.

So that the competition color doesnt' get all over everything.
 
Enjoy some great food, but put the fluid back into wisely! You take it out, you must put it back into the body correctly!

Oh yeah, as JT said, bring a set of extra sheets due to competition coloring!

Have fun!
 
Use Vasoline on your teeth right before stepping on stage so you don't feel the need to unstick your lips from your teeth (happens when smiling for 10 straight minutes!), and thus avoids pictures of you with your tongue out. (Not that this has happened to me!! :eek:)

Bring old or black towels to use after showering after the show so you don't stain the white hotel towels.

Remember that the goal of the show is to have FUN!! :D
 
Lynx

what a great thread!! thanks, as I will need all the tips I can get:)

I'm going to Mac for my make up with my friend Marci IFBB pro....she has competed since 2004, so I am lucky to have her come with me, as I have have no clue about stage make-up...and need all the figure tips I can get.
 
Make hydrating priority when the contest is over.

Have FUN! Yes, suffer and get the job done, but don't act like a martyr or you are doing the world a favor by doing a contest. (I have been guilty of self-pity myself.)

Ladies: Get someone to do your hair and makeup so you don't have to even think about it.
 
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Put the fluids back in at a reasonable rate, don't have any alcohol (ok, maybe one drink, but that's it), and be near a toilet cuz if you were a little constipated when you dried out, all that water is going to rehydrate your intestines too....and you can guess what happens next. :eek:

And for the love of god don't go nuts eating junkfood, go easy with this too. After my first show I think I put on between 30-40lbs within 3-4 days of the show from eating crap and drinking water..it ain't healthy and you'll feel like shit.
 
be sure to thank your support system. last couple shows I get pissy and forget about the people around me. my wife for instance got up in the middle of the night to do my tanner, packed food for me, did all the driving etc.

my family and friends who encouraged me throughout my entire prep and offseason came and took pics for me, etc.

generally the only thing you can think of is the food at the end of the tunnel and winning. please just say thanks to everyone for the support because they are the ones that make it happen, not just you.
I had a couple people show up and I didnt even know they were there, dont do what I did!
 
Second: Bring more goodies for your 250+ boyfriend and buddies, or at least HIDE yours from them! My dang Oreos were gone before the night show! (You know who you are! :action:sm)

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL


first contest?
1- go there to learn, not to win
2- don't do any water depletion crap... it's the first time you go out there and hold poses when you don't even know how to breathe when posing... just drink a lot of water on the week leading up to the contest and keep on drinking on the day of the contest... you can fuck around with carb loading and water depletion 6 weeks out of your 2nd contest to know how it feels to pose EVEN WHEN HYDRATED!
3- don't overdo anything... if this is your first contest, you haven't even done it to overdo it... so be smart
4- make sure you have a friend or family member to take photos, better yet, videos of you during the contest
5- MAKE SURE YOU TELL THEM YOU WANT THEM TO TAKE THE PHOTOS FROM A FRONT VIEW, AND NOT A SIDE VIEW!
6- if you didn't have fun, don't compete again.
 
great idea for a thread Lynx and thanks to all the contributors.

please keep em coming cos this type of info is priceless to those of us prepping right now :)
 
Make hydrating priority when the contest is over.

Have FUN! Yes, suffer and get the job done, but don't act like a martyr or you are doing the world a favor by doing a contest. (I have been guilty of self-pity myself.)

Ladies: Get someone to do your hair and makeup so you don't have to even think about it.

LOL! Martyr...that's great! :D
 
Put on a few more coats of color than you think you need. You basically want to be black under normal lighting. Once you're under the stage lights it's very different.

It always amazes me how much time and energy competitors put into their prep to piss it away with shitty color.
 
bumping this up have my first show tomorrow :headbang:

anyone have anymore ideas for a checklist on what to bring?
 
Just a couple small things. Bring your own resistance bands, some small shows don't have anything for you to get pumped up with. Bring an ipod, it helps keep you calm and focused rather than listening to all the other guys yacking and talking about how awesome they are (eyes rolling). Also, during the last week leading up to your show, have a notebook with you and write down everything you will need to bring and do the day of the show. You'd be surprised how you start to get forgetful about little stuff that will distract you and throw you off. Keep that notebook with you everywhere you go and especially to the show. Lastly, have fun. Don't take it so serious that it steals the joy out of doing something you love.
 
Thanks B DOG!

Its tomorrow though so dont have a week:D

I will for sure be bringing my bands and ipod. Keep the ideas coming

I see Iabadman down there any input Jason? Would appreciate it bro
 
Thanks B DOG!

Its tomorrow though so dont have a week:D

I will for sure be bringing my bands and ipod. Keep the ideas coming

I see Iabadman down there any input Jason? Would appreciate it bro

Good luck bro! Let us know how you did. One other thing. I don't know if you have a girlfriend or wife or family member. But if you could get someone with a decent quality digital camera to take A LOT of pics of you backstage and onstage (preferably in the first couple rows) you will be very thankful that you did. You only do your first show once (obviously, lol) and you'll want as many memories as you can get.
 
Pose, pose, pose

It's better to come in super dry than super full

Get a guru or a veteran and do what they say
 

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