NABBA NH Champs

[2guns]

ive used the signature range tan before its like 10 or 15 bucks.

just makje sure u hide at home after u aplly it cause u turn not brown but really orange :pfft:

but its good to get a good cheap base.

[of_wolf_and_man]

just makje sure u hide at home after u aplly it cause u turn not brown but really orange :pfft:

LOL i've experienced this. for my first comp. a couple of girls heard that i was competing so they thought it'd be cool if they bought me 'fake tan'. obviously, they had no idea that i needed something like protan/dream tan so they got me one of those girly 'bronzers' LOL i ended up lookin like an oompa loompa but i guess it was a good undercoat, and helped me look better (and maybe a bit oranger) with the dream tan... hmmm [goes and contemplates on buying the cheap tan from foodtown....]

[geneticgod]

yeah man im getting some of that protan and starting on thurs nite, getting my mate to wax my pits and learning how to shvae my legs, my sis has been taking the piss that im miore feminim than her

I talked to an ex female bodybuilder rosmary cox, she won a bunch of title a couple of years ago, she reccommended a layer of protan thurs and fri then like 2guns said early on sat morn with the dreamtan cos not enough time to tan and pump at the comp and we on't wana piss off the judges, also she said to apply it with latex lgoves on then you can paint the undercoat on and rub it round and in with the gloves, preserving your tan and getting less streaks, the golves are also good for patting smooth the dream tan after drving to school and getting creased under your tracksuit.

Have you done this before 2guns? Does it absorb or stick much tan onto the gloves?itd be good to get a second opinion, also to have a veterans male competitors veiw :wink:

cheers

P.S.

Should i cut carbs completly after this week especially, i did it last week and wondering if i should do it again? I'm starting to see some more cuts, but i'm still holding a bit of fat round my waist. Should we be worried bout drying out for the comp or just staying a wet(eg. holding water or not)

Cheers

[2guns]

if u want u could cut carbs on tuesday and wed and maybe do a carb up on friday but im no expert on this. and u could drop your water too, this would make u look better

[MasterTel]

Here is what I do with my tanning, if it is of any help:

I apply two coats of Pro-Tan - first one of Friday morning, and another on Friday night. I stop at my wrists so I don't make a mess during the day everytime I was my hands. Some people don't bother with pre-tanning, but I find it helps me. Like all aspects of bodybuilding, gather ideas and see what works for you.

Saturday morning I put a coat of Dream Tan on early (say 1-2 hours before going to the event) and use a hair dryer to help dry it a bit. You will always rub some off when you put clothes on, but wait a while before getting dressed and most of it will stay on. Doing Masters categories I am usually on stage early and don't want any last minute panic doing a full tan backstage. If you are on later in the pre-judging it is not such a problem.

When I get backstage, I do a light overall coat to finish it off, especially as the original application will have dulled a bit. A roller is an excellent way to apply the tan, as Andrew pointed out earlier. Hair spray is also useful, but be very careful using oils as these can "melt" Dream Tan and make it run. This year I also used Hot Stuff about 5 minutes before going on stage. A light coat (sprayed on) then rollered in helps heat up the skin and enhances vascularity, plus gives a nice "sheen" (as long as you don't overdo it so you appear "glossy"!).

I highly recommend paying attention to your tanning, as it can make a huge difference to how you look on stage and your final placing!

[Andrew]

Don’t under estimate the value of a good tan it can make or break you in a close competition …hot stuff is brilliant I used it in the last 2 comps I did and the difference it made in vascularity was huge… but it needs to be used very carefully (as MaterTel explained)

[2guns]

or instead of hot stuff u could pop a few thompson niacin tabs they work good but its hard to now when they will kick in it depends on your body etc

[Andrew]

thompson niacin tabs

Yea and then there’s a chance they will make you feel sick…this happens with some people

[2guns]

really? if yourve dropped your water and really lean ull probably feel sick anyway :pfft:

oh ok i didnt knwo this, i know they give u a rash feeling and make u itchy as hell especailly if u over dose beofore a comp

[geneticgod]

or instead of hot stuff u could pop a few thompson niacin tabs they work good but its hard to now when they will kick in it depends on your body etc

whats hot stuff and niacin tabs? what do they do?

[poos_n_wees]

What a great thread.. really informative :nod:

[2guns]

im no expert on niacin but from using it and feeling wehat it does.

it heats up the inside of yur body causing the blood to come tho the surface (more vascularity etc)

i may have a bottle on sat at the show.

but u can buy to be sure, from foodtown. its dirt cheap.

good luck for saturday

[Andrew]

If your going to try niacin do a test run with it either today or tomorrow just to make sure you don’t have any adverse reactions to it…the last thing you want to do is have it on the day of the show then get up on stage feeling like you want to chuck up!!

[MasterTel]

Very good idea, Andrew - it's not something you want to trial on the day of the comp!

I also used Niacin at two comps this year, but it was also the same two comps where I started using Hot Stuff. I certainly got a warm "buzz", good vascularity and a nice sheen from the combination, but not sure how much of that was from the Niacin. I took 4 tablets about 10 minutes before going on stage, but I have heard some people taking 6-8. Not sure what the recommended dose is, but it would pay to experiment by starting will small amounts and increasing if necessary.

Oh, and another tip for applying Hot Stuff - using a roller is great to apply it and smooth out the tan, but if you like to touch up your face tan with a roller before the night show, make sure you don't use the same roller you used to apply the hot stuff at pre-judging!! I learnt this lesson the hard way a few months ago. I was fine, but for about 20 minutes I had a very hot, red face!!

[geneticgod]

so is niacin and hotstuff the same sort of product?you have to excuse my ignorance i don't know anyting about competing. Is hotstuff a cream? it sounds like deep heat, you use for realxing muscles. What is vascularity? Again you have to excuse my ignorance of some bodybuilding lingo :shifty:

[Andrew]

Niacin is a pill and hot stuff is a spray (Nutrition Plus sells it)

Vascularity = big f##king vains popping out from your skin

[MasterTel]

Speaking of vascularity, I remember competing at a regional event in 2003 where one competitor (on a training partner's advice) decided to use Viagara to bring out his vascularity and get a good pump in his muscles. :?

Apart from getting the traditional "pump" in one particular muscle, he was told it would help enhance a full body pump and bring out his veins!

While this may possibly work in theory (which I doubt), the combination of the Viagara, loose posing trunks (he lost about 4kg from his previous comp) and being rather well-endowed, the end result was a unilateral round of jaw-dropping from the audience when this competitor did his first side-pose!!

Despite the obvious distraction for the judges, he won his class, beating my training partner who finished second - and left my colleague cursing the fact that there were more female judges than male which may have affected the final placings! :pfft:

[Pseudonym]

...Well? How did it go?!

[Pittbull]

Yeah come on someone, I couldn't make it there so hanging out to see how everyone did.

[geneticgod]

It was mean fun!! Coolest thing ive ever done!! :nod:

Secondary Schools:

1st-Jack (2guns lil bro)

2nd- Yours Truly

3rd- James Song (ofwolfandman)

And 2guns won his division as well.

Jaime Cambell was huge and shredded it was awesome to see someone like him competing!

wolfie's routine was real cool man, ill put it on YouTube and post the URL here after.

If anyone got foto's or know the photog could you get him/her to put them up

Cheers

[samoan_muscle]

Yep - Big ups to Jamie Cameron, he was truly a example of the word shredded!!! He totally blew the other competitors out of the water with his amazing physique and I know for a fact that jamie only decided to do this comp 2 weeks ago so it's not hard to imagine what an insanely low BF % he maintains throughout the year!

[Paul]

How did u go Samoan muscle ?

[of_wolf_and_man]

yeah shot andrew (genetic god) big ups man for gettin 2nd place on ur first comp (with competitors unlike my first comp :pfft: )

getting beaten by my best mate is one more reason for me to train twice as hard and win some shows next year!

2guns n his bro were lookin super impressive ay. jack didn't look much like a teenage boy when he was on stage (and i was in the crowd watching the overalls). and 2guns was looking more than massive.

and as for jamie cameron... i cant say anything but FLAWLESS

oh and what number were you samoan muscle?

[2guns]

was a good show.

did what i wanted to do, win my class and qualify for nationals next year.

[Paul]

Congrats 2 guns looking sharp mate.Some pics up @ Go Figure now.Nice trunks by the way