39: What Your Family Can Expect From Your Show Prep (...and when to step in)

Hey guys! In this episode, I offer some guidance to the loved ones that will be putting up with you during your contest prep so they are better prepared for the process. Be sure to have them give this episode a listen! 

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Key Takeaways: *An invitation to your loved ones (3:40) *Gaining an understanding on the overall goal (learntopose.com

There are also entry fees to the contest and travel expenses to factor in, especially if there is a flight and hotel involved. There are also many show day necessities you need to purchase such as specific attire to wear on stage, a very dark tan applied to the skin before the show, and even show day makeup and hair requirements. By the way, the stage tan is not a regular tan.  There is a solution applied to the skin a couple days or even the day before the show that will darken to a level that is quite extreme compared to a regular tan.  This is also normal.  For women, the stage makeup applied and the hair style is also much extra than the regular hair and makeup done on an every day basis. I always joke that my hair and makeup makes me look like a drag queen version of myself.  

Because this is a physique competition, the attire for the stage, also called “a competition suit” or “suit,” for short, must be customized to fit to your measurements, which means these suits are often hand made.  The sky is the limit on how much you can spend for a suit, but at the end of the day, the most important thing for any suit is that it fits and flatters. For women, a suit can cost as little as $300 for a hand made suit if you get a Maggie Suits suit and tell her you want a Michele Welcome suit.  My collaboration with Maggie is to make sure that anyone can get a quality suit that fits like a glove that also doesn’t break the bank.  I do not get any affiliate fees for this collaboration.  This is purely to help competitors get a suit for an affordable price.  For men your suits typically are less than $100.  However, if your loved one is competing in an organization that also require costumes, gowns, and tuxedos, this is where things can get super costly.   This is normal.  

The suits, hair, makeup, tan and accessories are all normal costs of doing a bodybuilding show and will add up so be prepared for all of these expenses. 

Ok so far you’ve learned that being in a relationship with someone competing in a bodybuilding show requires adherence to diet and training, since a competition physique is much leaner and more extreme looking than just being hot on the beach fit.  This adherence to diet and training must also be done over an extended period of time as well to allow enough time to bring body fat levels down to stage ready levels.  You’ve also learned there are many different organizations and levels of muscularity required depending on where people compete.  You are aware that performing on stage is the most important thing, really the only thing, you need to do on show day and all the scoring is 100% opinions.  And you’ve also learned there are quite a bit of expenses involved in competing that requires you to budget for and set aside money.

There are a few other considerations to be prepared for as your loved ones get ready for shows.  Some of these considerations I am going to tell you because I want you to be aware of things that might seem like red flags but are normal, and things that might be presented as norma