OcUK Health Seekers: Post your progress pics

Skillmister · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:23

TommyV said:
you first MisChief, tít for tat and all that.

+1. Needs more female presence up in here

MisChief · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:26

I'm not a bodybuilder though

Indigo · 16 Mar 2012 at 22:29

Dodesn't matter, just pretend it's a before picture.

zuludawn · 17 Mar 2012 at 01:17

Done for a friend, who is your hero requests accepted. He was 8th in the UKBBF Classics last year, ALTHOUGH IN A DIFFERENT CLASS NOW. All credits to my daughter for photoshop

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Delvis · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:11

I do hate that pose...

YEAH look at my muscles while I pose like a girl

Steedie · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:30

How is it posing like a girl?

Delvis · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:33

It's just the whole pose, the way the legs are, the way the butts poke out, just the way it flows from the ground up really.

Steedie · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:36

O_o

You do realise why the legs are like that though right? Because almost sitting the weight on them like that brings out the separation more and helps show off the lines. And the bum isn't poking out, at least it shouldn't be, it's just a result of the leg positioning and twisting your body round

Psycho Sonny · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:39

Steedie said:
How is it posing like a girl?

he is correct, bent/curved leg, same with the arm, etc. it's all about the curves, ask any professional photographer.

they always tell women to bend their leg, etc.

Delvis · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:39

Oh I know why it's done like it yes, it's just not my personal favorite

As a viewer, I just don't like it. If I was to compete (doubt it

) then I can see why it is used for the legs.

Skillmister · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:44

Psycho Sonny said:
he is correct, bent/curved leg, same with the arm, etc. it's all about the curves, ask any professional photographer.

they always tell women to bend their leg, etc.

PSYCHO SONNY IN THE HO-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSEEEEEEEEEEE

Steedie · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:47

Psycho Sonny said:
he is correct, bent/curved leg, same with the arm, etc. it's all about the curves, ask any professional photographer.

they always tell women to bend their leg, etc.

If I saw a woman in that pose, I'd certainly not find it attractive

Each to their own

Psycho Sonny · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:55

Steedie said:
If I saw a woman in that pose, I'd certainly not find it attractive

Each to their own

flexing, yeah i agree with you, but the whole bent leg thing and same with the arms, is normally reserved for females in posing.

same with the hands a photographer will tell the female to curve her hands rather than hold them flat, etc.

but when it comes to bodybuilding shows all the rules go out the window.

im not a fan of fake tan, etc, be it on a man or a woman, but i know why it's done. the pose is hardly a masculine one, if you look at the photoshopped pic, the one arnie is doing is far more masculine.

Elixir · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:55

Steedie said:
How is it posing like a girl?

It certainly has an air of campness around it.

Steedie · 19 Mar 2012 at 10:57

Elixir said:
It certainly has an air of campness around it.

Everything about competitive bodybuilding could be seen as gay or camp. Unfortunately, wearing what most see as a thong, in fake tan and posing in front of other men is never going to be seen as anything different to most

Delvis · 19 Mar 2012 at 11:02

As I said, it's mainly that pose that I dislike. Otherwise it's fine.

Naturally, people have issues with looking at hunky men while they wear thongs...But hey ho

TommyV · 19 Mar 2012 at 11:13

Delvis said:
As I said, it's mainly that pose that I dislike. Otherwise it's fine.

Naturally, people have issues with looking at hunky men while they wear thongs...But hey ho

I think we need ic1male's stance on this.

ic1male?

I think the pose is badass personally, nothing feminine about it!

ic1male · 19 Mar 2012 at 11:55

TommyV said:
I think we need ic1male's stance on this.

Well the pose is just a pose. I don't read anything in to that. It's just the hairless-uber-muscley-thong-wearing-fake-tan-competition look is just "weird" in my humble opinion. I see why it's all necessary though and I can see why some think it is a thing of beauty - admiring all the lines and stuff. It would be good to see what the chaps look like "au naturel" before they exhibit.

EDIT: In fact, it's rather like art. A cursory glance at a painting might instil an opinion of "that's a bit rubbish" but when you take time to study it and think, you can derive pleasure from the painting. The same with these guys. At first glance I thought "ewww" but after staring for a while and thinking, I did start to change my mind.

TommyV · 19 Mar 2012 at 12:06

ic1male said:
Well the pose is just a pose. I don't read anything in to that. It's just the hairless-uber-muscley-thong-wearing-fake-tan-competition look is just "weird" in my humble opinion. I see why it's all necessary though and I can see why some think it is a thing of beauty - admiring all the lines and stuff. It would be good to see what the chaps look like "au naturel" before they exhibit.

EDIT: In fact, it's rather like art. A cursory glance at a painting might instil an opinion of "that's a bit rubbish" but when you take time to study it and think, you can derive pleasure from the painting. The same with these guys. At first glance I thought "ewww" but after staring for a while and thinking, I did start to change my mind.

What they do in prep the coming days before a comp is mad, they look incredible on stage, but have been told that on the inside they feel ready to pass out!

Steedie · 19 Mar 2012 at 12:10

TommyV said:
What they do in prep the coming days before a comp is mad, they look incredible on stage, but have been told that on the inside they feel ready to pass out!

Pretty much that, when I stepped off stage last year, I felt so dizzy, massive cramps eveywhere and so weak. Just from being so dehydrated and posing in hot lighting for what feels like hours, with nothing in the tank