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Many women choose to do Figure and Bikini competitions over physique. Lots of women use the competitions as focal point to work on their bodies, fitness and ge

Many women choose to do Figure and Bikini competitions over physique. Lots of women use the competitions as focal point to work on their bodies, fitness and get results. I know several women that are generally out of shape frumpy looking, but spent time to get into shape for figure completions. They look amazing with model perfect bodies for competition. Then, right after competition, they celebrate by binge eating junk food for days and get fat. Then, the cycle starts over again.

neonate 6y ago
The article is mostly about the Bikini category.
watwut 6y ago
The article goes to great lengths to explain that. Tldr; competition look is not sustainable and also is not healthy. So they time it for competition. Like with any other sport, peak performance is timed for competition and the rest is time for after.
- cccc4all 6y ago
  The competition look is wringing out that last 10%. Women can maintain the 90% look indefinitely with basic maintenance diet and exercise. The basic Instagram model plan. The extremes is what’s interesting, that they only go through the cycle if there’s competition. And, it’s fascinating to see in person how their bodies can balloon up so fast.
  - TeaDrunk 6y ago
    > Women can maintain the 90% look indefinitely with basic maintenance diet and exercise. The basic Instagram model plan. Is this actually true? I was under the impression the Instagram model was only available to women of certain body types and compositions + photoshop and makeup.
    - cccc4all 6y ago
      Google (Bing, DDG) pictures of women in the past, 50s - 90s era, before photoshop and heavy makeup. The "average" women had body shapes that would place her in top Instagram model lineup today. Their basic maintenance diet was eating normal food at the time. Most didn't exercise much, but they walked everywhere. These days, Instagram photos can be manipulated drastically. But, videos are more difficult to manipulate. Look for videos without obvious filters and with them swimming or similar activity, where they can't use much makeup.
    - watwut 6y ago
      Of course. Plus, you have to do the exact right kind of sport cause wrong sport selection cause change of body.
alacombe 6y ago
> Then, right after competition, they celebrate by binge eating junk food for days and get fat So do male bodybuilder/fitness competitors. What's your point ?

neonate 6y ago

The article is mostly about the Bikini category.

watwut 6y ago

The article goes to great lengths to explain that. Tldr; competition look is not sustainable and also is not healthy. So they time it for competition. Like with any other sport, peak performance is timed for competition and the rest is time for after.

cccc4all 6y ago
The competition look is wringing out that last 10%. Women can maintain the 90% look indefinitely with basic maintenance diet and exercise. The basic Instagram model plan. The extremes is what’s interesting, that they only go through the cycle if there’s competition. And, it’s fascinating to see in person how their bodies can balloon up so fast.
- TeaDrunk 6y ago
  > Women can maintain the 90% look indefinitely with basic maintenance diet and exercise. The basic Instagram model plan. Is this actually true? I was under the impression the Instagram model was only available to women of certain body types and compositions + photoshop and makeup.
  - cccc4all 6y ago
    Google (Bing, DDG) pictures of women in the past, 50s - 90s era, before photoshop and heavy makeup. The "average" women had body shapes that would place her in top Instagram model lineup today. Their basic maintenance diet was eating normal food at the time. Most didn't exercise much, but they walked everywhere. These days, Instagram photos can be manipulated drastically. But, videos are more difficult to manipulate. Look for videos without obvious filters and with them swimming or similar activity, where they can't use much makeup.
  - watwut 6y ago
    Of course. Plus, you have to do the exact right kind of sport cause wrong sport selection cause change of body.

alacombe 6y ago

> Then, right after competition, they celebrate by binge eating junk food for days and get fat So do male bodybuilder/fitness competitors. What's your point ?