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Bodybuilders use oil onstage during
bodybuilding posing to highlight the shape of the body and bring out the
full definition of the muscles. Intense lights have a tendency to
flatten you out during your bodybuilding poses, and a light coat of oil
along with a good tan allows the judges to fully appreciate your
muscular development. When you see a bodybuilding competitor posing
onstage without enough oil you can immediately see that he looks
flatter, less muscular, and much less interesting.
You need help to oil yourself completely -
somebody to put oil on your back and tell you whether you have achieved
an even application. In your early contests, you can generally find
another competitor who will oil your back if you oil his. However, when
you get into higher-level competition, you can never be sure that a
rival won't play a trick on you.
Bodybuilding posing oil, like color, is
often best applied in stages. When your skin is dry, especially if it is
hot backstage, the first coat of oil is likely to sink in fairly
quickly. After a few minutes, add another coat of oil and you'll begin
to see the kind of effect you are seeking. Be careful of putting on
last-minute color and oil one right after another prior your
bodybuilding poses, since this is almost guaranteed to make the color
run.
You need to experiment to find the kind
of oil that looks best for you during your bodybuilding posing. A
product like baby oil is great for photo shoots, where the light is
totally controlled, but generally makes you too shinny onstage. We have
seen bodybuilders use everything from olive oil to Pam spray to oil up
before a show, as well as various kinds of body oils and creams. Use
experimentation and experience to see what works best for you. Just keep
in mind that too much oil is as bad as too little. Having the lights
glaring off your body as if you were a mirror is not going to gain you
any advantage with the judges during your bodybuilding competition.
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