5 Worst things about competing in bikini & bodybuilding events

Published: Mon, 04/30/12

What do you think are the worst things about entering

and competing in bodybuilding, fitness modeling, bikini and

figure contests?

If you were asked to survey that question what do you think it

would be?

Here is a list of the Top 5 Thing to pick from:

5. The Food - Eating the same types of foods over and over

on a daily basis for a long period of time. Plain chicken, brown

rice, and vegetables. Sometimes it isn't just eating plain foods

but the grocery shopping and cooking that takes so much time.

4. Drinking Water - Sounds like no big deal but try drinking

a gallon of water everyday. Long drives are no fun and the frequent

stops at every bathroom especially when you are on a highway

and there isn't an exit for miles and you have to hold it and run into

the nearest gas station and hope the bathroom is open and you don't

have to go inside and get some crazy key on a chain attached to a

board and go into some scary bathroom isn't fun.

3. Social Outings - Try going into a holiday and having your family

see you eat salad while they are eating "regular" foods and having

deserts like cake and cookies. Going out with friends while they are

having drinks and being the one who is having to eat a 6th meal of

chicken and vegetables and drinking water. The comments and shots

people take at you make for an awkward time.

2. Being Judged - Everyone that competes wants to win the show.

Thing is out of 200 athletes there is only about 6 different division

winners and depending on who shows up and what the judges score

depends on how you place. Many times athletes feel they should have

placed and scored higher than they did. It can be natural to feel that way

because it is a lot of work, time and effort that goes in and who wants to

say, "I was second place." Sure, the best thing to say is, "I won."

1. The Tanning Product - So people get as lean as they can and into

contest shape to get sprayed by a power sprayer of dark lotion or

painted by a friend with a sponge brush. The stuff stinks too and takes

forever to come off and you can't shower once it's on until the contest

is over.

Place your answer on the survey on the Facebook Page:

Over the next couple emails I want to discuss some of the great things

that come out of competing in shows.

One of the things I have found is that most contestants actually enjoy

the working out part of training for a contest.

See you on Facebook.

Thanks,

Brian