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  • Considering I would never consume steroids, and having seen the top pro bodybuilders, it kinda makes me sad that this is all one can accomplish naturally... just dissapointed...

  • @meberic Yes but is harder, and people are impatient and always in a rush, sad for them.

  • Polygraphed shows are the only legit natural shows (some people still get through the cracks), but it also depends on what the 'statute of limitations' are on roids,gh, etc. Some polys only ask 3 years back, they should go further back in my humble opinion. A man in his late 30s could have used gear all through his 20s and still be eligible for some of these shows. That is why there are so many older novices competing in natural shows. I respect lifetime naturals...nothing less should qualify.

  • Tommy reminds me of Tom Cruise

  • Is this a joke?

  • @sporting4323 I power lift....

    I have a nice physique

  • They got no life

  • @bss62691 - Actually, I have a wonderful life oustide of bodybuilding. If you know what you are doing, you don't have to sacrifice a social life to have a nice physique.

  • @bss62691 All it takes is 30 min/day... not even that... 4-5 days a week, and good food ===== GReat body, no sacrifice on your social life

  • @bss62691 I own my own photography business, have 2 kids, work, go to school, have a husband, and have an all around great life outside of building. You can definitely have a life outside of bodybuilding.

  • Do you guys have any contest in Calif. other than ABA?

  • FREAKIN AWESOME! Inspiring to see naturals like these guys!

  • whatg a bunch of divas. muscles are utilitarian <- opinion

  • @Mitchk17 - No thanks...my hard work makes it appear like I'm already on them :)

  • @Sporto4323 it really doesnt

  • @Sporto4323 you dont look like you are on steroids, theyre way bigger

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  • wow these guys look way better than the unnatural pros.

  • Thanks!

  • i believe that the perfect figures for natural bodybuilding would be #1 Victor Costa #2 Scooby, if anybody believes they on some kind of juice they simply blind and stupid

  • @Miamiz24 - Have you asked Scooby directly about what all he takes?

  • @Sporto4323 scooby is the biggest closet juicer ive ever scene

  • @Miamiz24 look up doug miller.

  • Theres no ''natural'' bodybuilders there just isnt. Natural bodybuilders are the guys using steroids that dont have the genetics to be in the arnold classic or olympia or other big shows as a pro. With that said I dont think its a bad thing, but lets make it clear theres no ''NATURAL'' everyones using steroids n hgh among other things, some ppl even use steroids and dont look it, for ex Josh barnett, tim sylvia those are past ufc fighters that got caught while fighting for the organization

  • @MegaMimi1234567890 - There are natural bodybuilders...there just is. Natural bodybuilders are the guys who take pride in developing a physique and making the most of what they were given to work with. Most of the top level natural bodybuilders have incredible geneitcs, and that along with unrivaled work ethic, develop physiques that most average people (like yourself) think is only attainable with drugs.

    But thank you very much for the steroid accusation, I take it as a compliment!

  • @heironymusbsch to your comment, you say aware of water based steroids, correct me when im wrong as i am a teen natural bodybuilder, however i have studied every nutritional aspect down to a science, steroids are not waterbased primarily because they are hydrophobic (waterfearing) this is stage day where bodyfat has to be low. if the steroids were water based, being that they are a lipid or fatcell, that would mean they would go to adipose tissue immediately causing a fatgain. so you're wrong

  • I think that these competitors, especially Layne Norton's team member Tommy look natural. I spot guys in my gym on steriods by their jaws and necks if not the tell-tale signed of back acne. These competitors don't have jowls for jaws and thick necks from steriod use. They look normal. The spray tanning is necessary for the stage. the lighting on stage will make a less tanned physique look flat instead of cut.

  • what the hell did i just watch

  • @Darkstar2520 you just watched Inside The Life Of A Natural Pro - Episode 14

  • go team norton...

  • Why the fuck do they spray tan themselves until they are basically all mexican or black. That is the one thing I really don't understand. It's fucking faggotry.

  • @eowdaoc Because the more tanned they are the better it shows their vascularity. Say what you want about it but would you want to do all that work to get to a bodybuilding show only to lose because your tan wasn't as good?

  • @eowdaoc You're not the only one, I hate that crap too.

  • @eowdaoc it helps show the muscle more

  • @eowdaoc it high lights everything about your physique when you are on stage...the proper color can change a lot.

  • in natural you cant build muscles like that . i doesnt care how clean you eat and how much poteins you eat . this is all steroids .

  • @xNOFEARx58 Just because you can't do it doesn't mean it can't be done. This guys have been gifted in their genes years and years and years of hard work and perfect dieting they can do this. They CANT look like the super huge steroid turds but who wants to look like that? These guys are the real deal.

  • @243pie are you a pro natural bodybuilder ??

  • @xNOFEARx58 No, im not a Pro. I dont lift weights for a living.

  • @243pie ok thats allright. i make sport for years and i got friends in pro bodybuilding and they told me that natural in this sport is not so natural . sorry my english is not so good .

  • alot of these natural boybuilers do not due enough heavy squats and d-lifts I have noticed...many of them have no bulk to their frame

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  • Steroids destroy your organs latter u will see. Naturaly way is the best .And athlets dont use steroids bacause they have tests anti-steroids and anabolyc.So shut the fuck up.Only bodybuilders take steroids.

  • @BogdaNeoX .....only bodybuilders take steroids? Really?

  • I'm sorry, but their genes are horrible.. im seventeen and im larger and more defined than most of these guys... and im natural too..

  • guy at 4:20 have gynecomastia

  • these natural bodybuilders lack the wow factor of the steroidified ones

  • BODYBUILDING ISN'T NATURAL....EVER!

  • I just dont understand why they all have to be bronze

  • You bodybuilding rejects really ought to EDUCATE yourselves on the subject of obesity at RAZWELLDOTBLOGSPOTDOTCOM

  • Bodybuilders are unhealthy and fucking lame Drugs, smoking, diuretics, unhealthy eating, etc.

    NAVY SEALS and Army rangers are MUCH MORE FIT. Strongmen are stronger. Bodybulilders are LAME .

    What is their purpose?

  • @ObesityMyth they obviously have different goals, understand that

  • @JaxxedGaming

    Bodybuilders are truly strange people. Mike Tyson (prime) Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture and Fedor would take them, Army Rangers would out perform them in fitness.

    Jesse Marunde, Magnus Ver Magnusson would have beaten them for strength.

    They are purely for looks. They're not healthy and are not good athletets . I have seen ripped BUMS who are very unfit on the streets. They sleep all day.

  • @ObesityMyth who cares what you think, go play with your self in the corner

  • @twasboo

    FITNESS has NOTHING to do with how you LOOK, NOR perecentage of body fat

    FITNESS has to do with WHAT YOU CAN DO.

    The scientific studies shwo exercise is ONLY good for a 1 or 2 pound weight loss RAZWELLDOTBLOGSPOTDOTCOM

  • @ObesityMyth i swear bodybuilders eat healthy, otherwise they wouldnt get the body they work hard for ? hahaha and the purpose of them being bodybuilders is because they want to take their physique to the limit why would you go into the navy seals or rangers ? why do some people not try in life ? your abit of an idiot really :/

  • Urien

  • I'm competing at a natural NPC competition July for the first time. Check in is at 8am, pre judging is at 10:30am. Show is at 7pm. Any tips for a first timer?

  • @Audimaro

    Good luck, brother. Keep me posted if you got some videos of your contest.

  • they go on urine test on some comps even blood... and before competiton they are polygraphed...

    usally you must be clean 5-7 years to even compete!

  • I find it crazy the about of hate that is available on youtube... Everybody who hates on others on youtube .. I CHALLENGE YOU have the confidence to show of your body on YOUTUBE...

  • HUMAN GROWTH HORMOOOOOOONNNE! Fuck Yeah!

  • Jim Cordova 1:42!!! Mr.universe FTW!

  • The fake tan/bronzers look so awful. Just get a real tan and be happy with that.

  • @MrYeahwee lol how about no, not all steroids cause cardiac hypertrophy. and its mostly HGH that causes organs to grow.

  • as usual the anti steroid brigade is all myth and no fact...... there are a LOT of Anabolic steroids that clear the system withing hours. Are you aware of Peptides, IGF, HGH, and Insulin as well as Anabolic Steroids? Most water based steroids, such as Suspension and Stanazolol (winstrol) clear within hours of administering. I think that a LOT of your "natural" BB's on this vid have been using AAS and some of the other compounds I mentioned, especially HGH. Just more hypocrisy here....

  • @hieronymusbsch - that is your opinion...sure there are going to be cheaters who know how to get away with things, but the majority of what you see on the natural pro stage is legitimate, and the organizations do the best they can to make it a level playing field.

  • @Sporto4323 not to mention at this level they also do lie detctor tests. and unless youre a clinically diagniosed pathological liar u cannot fake them. and mental health is required in the sport too so i highly doubt hes a "patho"

  • @Sporto4323 Pro athletes use everything they can get away with.

    If it can get through your system and leave undetected and it helps your performance you're gonna take it.

    Especially knowing that everybody else will.

    It's a fact of life.

    I do not have a problem with steroid use since it's impossible to police 100%, just don't be under any illusions no one out there has any idea what's going on.

    Denial is necessary I guess or the media would be on it like flies to shit

    So it remains a "secret"

  • @christosswc

    Yes my friend.. corruption is a way of life..

  • @Sporto4323

    They need to be tested 20 times a year randomly and we'll see a lot of them get caught. There is nothing wrong if you choose to use anabolics, just that the majority of athletes and bodybuilders lie about it..

  • @hieronymusbsch...hmm maybe some of them have, but to be honest these guys are not too big. That size is perfectly achievable. That little black guy for example, is just very hectomorphic and he is short, so he has no trouble with going lean, and you will agree with me that he is not massive at all, i'd be surprised if he had more than 14 inches on his arms. Bottom line is that if someone needs steroids to look like that, he probably has poor genetics.

  • @hieronymusbsch That's why there's the polygraph before these shows that could lead to response to questions that lead toward steriods, HGH, etc., but I do hear and understand your point.

  • @hieronymusbsch you mean that there's no way a person grow muscles if don't take on steroids? i can see you are defending the use of it. but, as long you are using the assumption that they are lying and steroids are good, you have to understand that this argument can be used to oppose for what you claim.So, steroids are bad and you can be gigantic without them. maybe it's a lie, but with this weak argument, we're both talking s**t about people we don't know and lying to prove a point.

  • @hieronymusbsch

    its quite easy to look at a person's physique and tell if they're using roids... just monitor the guy for 6 months.

    roid users are never consistent, they lose muscle and put on fat easily when going off cycles. Muscular performance also deteriorates ... These guys don't look like they're on roids, supplements at best... maybe tribulus, longjack, ZMA and myoplex

    That's what i use with almost roid like effects....

  • @hieronymusbsch your genetics must suck so bad if you need steroids to look like this.

  • @hieronymusbsch Question: Do you believe that there is a bodybuilder, ever in the history of human existence, to have made a good looking body without the drugs you mentioned?

  • @hieronymusbsch - you are 100% right - everyone of these booot polished bandits are - every one a cheat!

  • @hieronymusbsch - you are 100% right - everyone of these boot polished bandits are using something - every one a cheat!

    I'm not saying juice is cheating in bodybuilding as no one claims they do not - but when you preach you're clean when you're not your are not honest....

  • @hieronymusbsch All steriods stay in your system for a minimum of a year. Every physique here is attainable with out juice. This is just ur exuse, and aparently 6 others why not to lift and compete. The body wants to stay still and not move. Its your job to go against it. Also Layne Norton has never touched steroids

  • @hieronymusbsch THANK YOU!...finally someone who doesn't just swallow every claim of "natural" athletes/bb's out there. Not to mention designer steroids. I know several "natural" body builders, all of which have used products at varying degrees at some point in time.

    Knowledge, people, this man has it....LISTEN TO HIM!

  • @McFlanker or a lack of, don't listen to him. i bet both of you are 30% overweight are higher, probably sucking down a large shake while eating agreasy whopper during your post. first of all taking roids is a big pain in the ass. how bout post of pic of your self and we will decide if your naturally obese or if you are injecting fat

    directly into your arteries via iv. I bet you do. No way your gut can hide your penis like that naturally, surelly you supplement your fat intake you cheater!

  • @McFlanker or a lack of, don't listen to him. i bet both of you are 30% overweight are higher, probably sucking down a large shake while eating agreasy whopper during your post. first of all taking roids is a big pain in the ass. how bout post of pic of your self and we will decide if your naturally obese or if you are injecting fat

    directly into your arteries via iv. I bet you do. No way your gut can hide your penis like that naturally, surelly you supplement your fat intake you cheater!

  • @eastofI95 Try harder faggot. 10 people agree with him, none with you. You are wrong by the way. Oh and you'll probably have heard this before, but you seriously write like a 12 year old, bitch. How dumb are you?

  • @hieronymusbsch First of all, injected winstrol is out of your system within 2 months, whereafter it cannot be traced. The half-lifes of the most potent AAS drugs are really long, your hobby pharmaceutical knowledge is a fucking joke. GH has very lidt application to a healthy non hypogonadism guy, all reasearch is based on old outboned weaklings, with shitty normal values, which can conclude shit. Don't mistake correlation for causation.

  • @hieronymusbsch You should read some pharmacology: Half-life of Drugs is not the same as detection time

  • @hieronymusbsch shut up. i have benn doing natural bodybuilding for 6 years now and I look much better then most of the guys in this video.I have never taken stuff,and everybody thinks I take some riods. I tell you what it is: it's a way of life, it's absolutely dedication and devotion and harder work than you can imagine. It's a long study of specialist literature and different concepts of nutrition and health strategies. read, read, read and train very smart and hard concerted to your bodytype

  • I hate women that take steroids im okay if guys do but steroids have guys testorone girls should not touch that there tities go away and they sound like man but still you should be natural no roids but even bodybuilder like ronnie coleman take it work there ass off it even makes it harder cause you can push your self beyond..

  • name 8:47?

    that guy is fucking sick, love him

  • @MrYeahwee completely wrong, surprisingly wrong, testosterone is something that is naturally produced by the body and once its used its gone, dont know the exact time frame but a few weeks or something, maybe less, then its outta your system, the effects are perminent sometimes, not the existence of steroids in your body, whoever teaches you your facts is a bottom leveler with no basic comprehension of reality

  • @MrYeahwee i dont believe that is accurate, but interesting comment.

  • Greek God standard. It's art is what your body is. What age did you start?

    I'm 19 and been training for 2 years now and made awesome gains and concidering getting serious about bodybuilding. Natural of course.

  • @BoxFreshNikes - I started lifting when I was 16, but I didn't start bodybuilding until I was 24...

  • @Sporto4323 So at 19, in yoiur own personal opinion... Do you think I'm too old to start? Lifted for 2 years now but to get serious at 19 is it too late? I feel like it is. :-/

  • @BoxFreshNikes - No, in my opinion, you are never too old to start!

  • @BoxFreshNikes i almost feel offended by that comment lol

  • @yeeaaabuddy What was the comment du'? Wasn't offensive was it?

  • @BoxFreshNikes Hey man I'm 20 and I've been training for 2 years as well. Went from 147 to 172 so far with net loss of body fat as well. I'm hoping to enter a contest within the next two years. Here's to success for both us! We can do this!

  • @BoxFreshNikes I second this. I started in april of 2010 and have made substantial gains. I am now 20 and in the best shape of my life.

  • Natural bodybuilders are the new heroes!

  • Chicken Breast and baked potato is exactly what I use back stage.. Same ecto build as yourself.. I also incorperate Coffee Rice!

    -N.

  • test dea dbol... breakfast of champions. and some devil dogs

  • a male beauty pageant! awesome!

  • jim cordova at 1:43!

  • 8:55 LOL

  • natural body builders look soo much better than the non naturals, much more normal

  • @gaychinesekungfu1 yeah...cuz they are all natural right...

  • One of the guys goes to my gym!

  • GOooo Natural BBs :)

  • hey tommy i have been training for about 2 years, on and off, but the past 3 months have been serious, Im about 6'2 195lbs, i was wondering if there was different excercises for tall guys that would result in being more effective for building muscle mass???

  • @gilvil27 Compound movements.

  • @gilvil27 i know you wernt asking em but i thought id help you out mate!! Im a tall guy myself and i incorperate dead lifts squats and wide grip chins. Compound movement add the most overall body mass. Dead lifts and Squats are definately a must to pack on mass!!

  • Tommy you really do have a great physique, how long have you been training to develop it? I'm something of an amateur but am considering stepping up my dedication to achieve my dream body.

  • @ferrarif40

    I've been training about 13 years now (mostly sprot specific until about 4 years ago)

  • who the phuck was dat guy flexing in front of mirror at 0:55!!!! Looked like a 100 pound skinny boy

  • @Sporto4323

    Guess your right... I mean I use bodybuilding as an advantage in every day life as well... Mostly in combination with work though as it keeps me strong, up-and-going and healthy.

  • i understand its natural but it seems like these guys could be alot bigger even without roids or whatever maybe im mistaken tho.

  • @karlmalone1289 Not many true naturals get above 200lbs with striated glutes...it's tough because you can only realistically put on a solid 3-5lbs of muscle a year without anabolics, hgh, etc. Even then, the closer you get to your genetic potential, the harder it becomes...

  • @Sporto4323 indeed, the true test between natural and pro is the will power, lets be honest here...

  • @mrfitness123

    It certainly is one of the main factors!

  • @Sporto4323 not treu, u gain gain about 1 kg or 2.2lbs in 8 weeks, rougly , depending on your body. and no i'm not making these n° up, they come from one of the books of Anita bean. english bodybuildster.

  • @Sporto4323 not treu, u gain gain about 1 kg or 2.2lbs in 8 weeks, rougly , depending on your body. and no i'm not making these n° up, they come from one of the books of Anita bean. english bodybuildster.

    so that's about 14.3 pounds of mussle a year

  • i hate seeing guys like dimebag vision because their ignorance is disturbing.

    im natty as well and deal with this, so im reminding you tommy, people out here believe in the hard work youve put in.

  • So do I - it's unfortunate, and I pity any perosn who is that miserable with their own life that they feel the need to act that way to feel better about themself

  • I have 0 respect for "natural" bodybuilders. "Oh, I'm natural. i don't take steroids cause i'm too cool. you should respect me" fuck that.

    I rather hang out with a chill "roided" NPC, IFBB pro instead of a self absorbed, self centered "natural" guy

  • I have 0 respect for people like you who prejudge other people due to your own insecurities. First off, your assumption about my "attitude" couldn't be further from the truth - ask the thousands of people in this sport who know me. In fact, your attitude is the type no one wants to be around oddly enough LOL. Second, I never demand respect - I get it by being a good person and helping others...something you obviously don't get. And third, thanks for the laugh! Nice life! LOL

  • How can tests detect HGH and insulin use, they are both naturally found in the body.

  • I don't know how the drug testing works. It doesn't really matter to me since I don't use anything I shouldn't to begin with :)

  • Norton, you're not that big for a guy who can deadlift way more than 500ib.... You better take a look at skip lacour and jeff willet... MAX OT Rules

  • Only if your form is bad

  • I'm not Norton...if you are wanting to talk bad about him, you should do it directly to him - I believe his screen name on here is biolayne

  • "Big" is a relative term - plus you have to distinguish between "drug free" and "drug users"

  • hard to judge if someone is really natural, some of those guys could have juiced for 15 years and just go off and cleanse for the show

  • True, but you will have cheaters in everything in life. That's why I only worry about myself and never what anyone else is doing. If someone is that insecure with themselves that they have to use drugs to try and win against guys who don't, then I truly feel sorry for that individual

  • @chizzy555 yo none of em on the juice

  • @chizzy555 totally agree mate. i compete myself and ill admit not naturally. But i have heard that teh natural scene use lie detectors and you have to be clean for at least 7 years. Thats what i heard, dont know if its true though!!

  • @TheS41NT5 lie detectors shouldnt be allowed, their not 100% accurate

  • @TheS41NT5 the 7 year thing is because if you do drugs or take steriods it will stay in your hair for 7 years suposebaly

  • @baileygunter i know you can a pass drugs test of steroids and performance enhancers after a year of no use. I heard they use lie detectors to see whether you have taken them or not

  • @chizzy555 Juiced for 15 years? Half of these guys don't look a day over 40. You'd see if someone had juiced for 15 years you thicko.

  • @chizzy555 You really do no know what you are talking about .. There are shows that require you to take a polygraph stating that you are drug free for 7 years .. And they drug test you for drugs used to pass the polygraph .. its not completely fool proof but i lot of these guys are legit, including me

  • @MGD82391 its not the 50's, we no now that polygraph is easily tricked, especially when someone has great motivation to lie.

  • @chizzy555 Yeah, and to anyone who is on gear and hiding it is pathetic. Not sure about anyone here either, but all I can say is I hope they are doing this fair. However, when genetics are involved, it's pretty debatable on what is or isn't fair. Some respond much better to training than others. Ahh, the world of bodybuilding!

  • @InferiorThanYou - I agree! People who use gear and lie about it to do natural comps or whatever are the biggest scum bags on the planet.

  • @chizzy555 you cann't "just go off" any short or long period cycle. But i get what youre saying

  • 1) That's pretty harsh coming from someone who is quite small with hardly any mass himself.

    2) I'm drug-free - natural bodybuilders competing on stage at 195lbs with glute striations is not a very common thing.

    3) In the offseason I carry 230lbs with abs...and I'm not exactly weak for a natural lifter either.

    You should really think about things before you post there buddy...

  • sorry man i was just being honest.....if i thought u had the mass id tell u

    i applaud ur definition but man u just look hungry u seriously lacking the mass that makes bodybuilding look like bodybuilding in my opinion...

    take it as a compliment man cuz i do think u have the potential if u just try..maybe ur a hard gainer and u just cant help it tho in that case sorry

  • I was being honest too. Do you not have any comprehension of the difference between natural bodybuilding and the IFBB steroid using bodybuilders? Yes, according to them, I don't have that much mass LOL

  • @Sporto4323 I guarantee that more than 50% of these "natural" guys have used anabolics in the past, very recent past. There is stuff that is out of your system within just a few weeks, go figure.

  • You may be right. Truth is, I don't really care what other people do...and if you are in this sport for the right reasons, you shouldn't anyway. There are cheaters in all walks of life. I only worry about myself and the things I can control. I bodybuild to make myself a better person. That's it. If someone has to cheat to beat a natural and win a meaningless trophy to feel better about themselves because they can't hack it in the NPC, then I feel very sorry for that person.

  • @Sporto4323

    Im just curious, but how does bodybuilding make you a better person? Not saying your wrong, and Im innvolved with bb myself - Im just curious about your statement. :)

  • @Oyvind21 Well, think about all the intangibles it takes to take bodybuilding seriously - perserverence, dediciation, sacrifice, work ethic, etc. Now, when you develop those through bodybuilding, then you can apply them to all other areas of your life and enrich your life even further, whether it be spiritually, emotionally, financially, etc.

  • @Sporto4323

    Guess your right... I mean, I use bodybuilding as an advantage in everyday life as well. Most in combination with work though as it keeps me strong, up-and-going and healthy.

  • @Sporto4323

    Guess your right... I mean I use bodybuilding as an advantage in every day life as well. Mostly in combination with work though as it keeps me strong, up-and-going and healthy.

  • @Sporto4323 thats like saying a dedicated masturbater is a better person, there are plenty of halo addicts that i think i'm better than

  • @Sporto4323

    well said and i completely agree i have always believed in this philosophy too.

  • I would rather have a red tone to my body then have a brown fake tone.

  • That black guy has a great ectomorphic physique. Actually all of Layne's team members look great.

  • What happened to Layne's fiance?

  • What do you mean what happened to her?

  • I find it totally funny all this tan on them hahah

  • That's just part of it...

  • hi tommy, im preparing for my first show soon (junior) and was wondering how you go about getting the right skin tone for the stage. is it ok to get a natural tan, shave a few weeks out, oil and dreamtan on the show morning? is posing oil even necessary with dreamtan? are there any good alternatives to uv rays for getting a foundation? i would greatly appreciate your advice. tx

  • I don't even bother with any kind of a fake tan from the tanning bed or even coats of protan. I just shave the early morning of and use dream tan #2. Light posing if any at all...the dream tan has enough sheen in it.

  • thanks alot, good to hear from someone with proven results ;D

  • yea bro dream tan is the way to be. The color is so much less orange than with pro-tan, and even if it is a mess i'll take 10 minutes of rubbing dream tan on over a couple hours of getting painted anyday

  • Absolutely - I have more stuff to worry about during peak week than all that shaving and coats of protan LOL

  • I compete in Canada and the best thing to do is tan for 6weeks til you get a nice dark base then the night before put a coat of protan on in the evening then the morning before your show rinse in the shower the excess then apply another coat of protan then 1hr later apply dream tan or jan tanna..Evening apply another coat of jan tanna..The protan will be your base that will help hold the other tanning cream.Hope that helps