So, do you want to be a fitness model?
People who follow what I know know that I usually write about nutrition, supplements, training, and other more scientific than subjective topics, such as those discussed in this article. I decided to get rid of my savvy scientist and write about something that I know will be useful to thousands of people and that I want to be a role model for fitness.
In addition, no BS author knows the science known as "hard core", why do I write what some will perceive as a "fluff" article? Over the years, I have received hundreds or even thousands of girls who asked me by email, letter or in person. "How can I become a fitness model?" "The industry has been active for a long time, but everyone should know it." I get that from beginners and women who have been around for a while but have not been able to "break" effectively.
The fact is that I have been in the world of fitness, health and bodybuilding for a long time, and although I am known as a type of "guru" based on science and nutrition, I have trained many athletes from fitness and tried fitness and silhouettes / bikini for NPCs, Fitness America, Fitness USA and other federations, as well as commercial advice for all types of athletes, including fitness models So, this is not as exaggerated that it might seem to use this space to cover an unscientific topic, namely how to become a model of fitness.
This article will be useful to experienced and beginner types who are looking to "make their way" in the business. If you are already a successful and professional fitness model, I am sure you will always get useful information in this article.
First, the bad news: there is no single way to become a successful fitness model. There is not a single path or magic secret. However, there are some key things that a person can do to dramatically improve their chances of becoming a role model in the fitness industry, and perhaps use that success as a springboard for more important things like the movie. television, etc.
Many of the best fitness dummies (Trish Stratus and Vicki Pratt come to mind, but there are many more) have embarked on entertainment careers of all kinds. Ultimately, while there is no magic secret to success as a fitness model, this article will also be a model for the success you will encounter.
"Do I need to compete?"
It's a question they ask me all the time and it's not easy to answer. In fact, the answer is (drum) yes and no. The person must understand why she is competing to answer this question. For example, should you compete if your goal is to be a successful fitness model?
The answer is no. Many of today's best-known fitness models have never competed or participated in small shows, which was clearly not a part of their success as fitness models. However, competition has potential uses.
One of them is the exhibition. At the highest level, there will often be publishers, publishers, photographers, supplement owners and other businessmen. Therefore, competition can improve your visibility. In addition, competition can make sense if you are trying to start a business in relation to your competition or if you want to win a show.
For example, suppose you are trying to build a private training center. Of course, the name of Ms. Fitness America, or that of victory at the NPC Nationals and as a professional of the IFBB, will contribute to your reputation and the notoriety of your business.
There are many scenarios in which it would be useful to have won a show for a company or another company.
On the other hand, it must be realized that winning a program does not guarantee commercial success (and is in fact a business) to be a model of fitness.
The phone does not ring with big contract offers. In addition, it is very important to realize that it is common for finishers in fourth, sixth and eighth places in a sample of figures to have more press than the winner.
Because? Although the winner may have what it takes to win this program, it is often other women who are not editors, publishers, supplement companies, etc. Feel easier to sell
I often saw that the winner was surprised to discover that she was not receiving the attention she had been expecting and that the other less well-rated girls had her in the form of photo shoots. magazines, etc. you ask the important question "Do I have to be competitive and, in this case, why am I competing?"
Answer this question and you will know the answer in the header of this section. Winning any title can be a starting point, but it is not in itself a guarantee of success in the fitness industry. It's like a university degree. that's what you do with that
Now, if you're competing for fun, do it, but this is based on the competition in terms of the commercial aspect of the fitness model.
Good organization, bad federation?
I will give you a perfect example of this real world. Recently, I judged a program whose selection criteria were women who should be softer with a tone rather than more muscular and athletic with less fat than other federations could afford.
During this show, one of the most beautiful women I've seen is outside. He was very well proportioned, muscular, slim and sporty, with narrow hips and waist and wider shoulders. How did she do this show? He was not even in the top ten!
Because? Because it was not what they had asked us to look for and it did not meet the criteria. After the show, I told her that it looked very good, but maybe it was not the federation for her. I told him he had a lot more NPC, where he rewarded a little more muscle, athletic bodybuilding and less body fat.
The following week I was judging a fitness, strength and strength training program for NPCs and she was present. How did she do it? She won the entire show and all the judges voted unanimously for her number one.
On the contrary, if your body type tends to be more rounded and toned, but with a little more body, wider hips (but not fat!), It is better to compete, for example, Fitness America. If you are going to compete:
(1) know exactly what are the selection criteria for this federation and
(2) Go see these shows as spectators of several federations and see which of your physicists, your style, etc. it will be the most appropriate
(3) You must decide if you really have the athletic ability to participate in a physical competition (requiring a routine) or a figure / bikini competition.
I often see women who might succeed in a figure, but who lack the athletic ability to perform the routine needed to compete with other athletes. Some shows will allow you to do both competitions and others will not.
Networking 101: Do's and Don'ts ...
In many ways, this is the area that will make your business successful. However, professionals in the fitness industry do an incredibly mediocre job. If you do not manage your network and marketing properly, you can forget about the true success of your fitness model or that of any business. For the sake of space, we will stick to the physical form.
When I started, it was a self-marketing machine. I could attend all the shows that seemed like an opportunity, walk to the islands of trade shows, bodybuilding, shows, fitness programs, etc.
I gave a million cards and I took a million to my house, and I followed them. I attended so many meetings, outings, parties, etc. related to the industry as possible. Now, I have the reputation and experience in the industry of not attending such an exhibition unless I want or hold meetings, but in the beginning they helped me a lot.
I am always surprised by the number of fitness models that contact me and have never been to the Arnold Classic Fitness Weekend, Mr. Olympia or at trade shows such as NNFA Expo West and others. If you want to be successful in the fitness industry, you should treat it as a business.
I have seen many beautiful girls who want to be a fitness model and who think that if they stay long enough, someone will propose to put their face on the cover of a magazine.
Recent news is that there are millions of beautiful women and, to make them understand, they should strive to get this business like everyone else, by networking their goal or having a good agent (if they can allow it). if you do it for you.
Choose a few major industry trade shows (some of which have been mentioned above) and attend each year. Have a plan of attack describing exactly how you plan to promote yourself and promote the network. Many fitness models, bodybuilders, etc.
See in a show a big party. If that's your case, have fun at the party, but do not think you're really selling like a serious businessman or sportsman.
Another thing that always surprises me is the number of exercise models that do not have a business card or have printed some cards on their bubble printer at home.
They ask me to help them or anything and I tell them "give me your card" and they look at me like "I'm so pretty that I do not need a card with which you're crazy".
This attitude disables publishers, photographers, editors and industry professionals more quickly than if they discovered you were really a transvestite.
Do not do it. For every pretty girl who thinks the world owes them a favor, there are 100 who are ready to behave like professionals.
Have you ever wondered why a fitness model you know is doing better than you, even if you know you're prettier than her?
Maybe that's why ... never goes to a fair to make contacts without good maps, biographies, head shots and professional corps that can offer editors, editors, photographers and to industry professionals. etc. Assuming they find you, find them first and introduce yourself. And, of course, it goes without saying that you must be in good physical condition and have a little tan to be at your best.
Do you want to go to shows and celebrate? It's good, but do it privately once you finish the job and do not be fooled by an industry meeting. Arnold Classic, having been in a sushi place with business types and well-known business owners (you know who you are!),
But at least no one has seen me! We had our own private meeting after the show to let us go.
Let me give you one last concrete example of how NOT to sell you. Last year, I sat on the board of a mid-sized supplement company.
The business owner asked me if I knew of a fitness model that could steer your booth for a trade show. In fact, he asked "foreigners, new faces that people have not seen yet but have a real growth potential with society". I went to find two of these girls who, in my opinion, did the trick.
He offered to pay for his flights, room and board, as well as a thousand dollars each for his working days. The two girls were told to be in the booth at 9 am sharp.
The night before, at the hotel, I saw the two girls taking a taxi at 11 pm, dressed to kill, as they were leaving for the party. The next day, they arrived at the stand with an hour and a half late and had a hangover!
What was the result? (1) it bothered me a lot because I recommended them to the owner of the company (2) they would never find work in this company (3) they would never receive more work from me and (4) they would not receive no work anymore a reference from one of us for other jobs
I see these things all the time in the fitness industry, and this is not limited to fitness models. Surprisingly, a few weeks after the show, they sent me an email with the owner of the company, wanting to know when their next job would be! Unbelievable ...
Who loves you baby
If there is one universal truth, it is that the camera likes you or not. All professional photographers will tell you. For some unknown reason, some people are very photogenic and some are not.
In fact, there are well-known fitness models (which will remain anonymous because they will probably slap me the next time they see me), which are not very attractive in person. It's just that the camera likes them and they are very photogenic, but not very beautiful in person.
On the contrary, I have often seen the opposite. A girl who is much more beautiful in person than in the photos. It is the destiny of the person who wants to be a model, whatever it is, including a physical form.
If you discover that you are not very photogenic, keep working with different photographers until you find one that really catches you and pays well for that photographer!
Now, to be honest, there are also some who want to be fitness models who are not "non-photogenic", they are just "ugly"!
There are people who have nothing to do to try to be models of fitness. That does not make them bad guys, it just means they have to get out of their illusions and find the job that suits them best, like a radio personality ...
"How can I get into magazines?"
This section somehow incorporates everything I've described above and adds some additional strategies.
For example, as I mentioned earlier, competition in fitness programs and / or figures / bikinis can increase your visibility and, therefore, attract the attention of some magazines or photographers.
The right network in different shows can also have the same effect, and of course, having a good portfolio made by a photographer who really captures your appearance, a good website, etc., will increase all your possibilities to enter magazines or to obtain advertising work, etc.
However, all of these strategies are still somewhat passive or active in my opinion. It's always the fitness model that is waiting to be "discovered".
As far as I'm concerned, the wait is for bus stops and pregnancy tests. Success does not wait for any man ... or any woman, as the case may be. Then, after taking into account all the previous tips to have an extra effect on the magazine's cover, what else can be done?
On the one hand, you must read and know all the magazines in which you want to be to know who is who and what is the style of the different magazines. I can tell you right away, if the editor of a fitness or bodybuilding publication says, "Hi, I'm Bob Smith, what's your name?" and the fitness model has no idea who Bob Smith is, Bob will not accept it very well. Why should I?
You must know who are the main actors of the publications in which you want to be seen. He returns the favor, not the other way around. You must know who the main actors are and actively search for them, do not wait for them to "discover" you.
If you look at the credits of any magazine, he will tell you who the publisher is, who the publisher is, and so on. You can also find the mailing address of this magazine and often the website and email address.
What's stopping you from looking for these names, send them your photos and collect them directly? Nothing, what is it?
If you see a series of images that you think are very successful, does it prevent you from finding out who the photographer is, contacting them directly, and sending them your photos? Nothing, what is it?
What I mean is that you want to take a break from your business, you do not feel inactive thinking you're looking for it, because that's not the case. Be proactive, not reactive!
Luck is the residue of the design. To succeed by design. As my older brother told me when I was a child, when I told him I was too scared to ask a pretty girl, "What's the worst thing that can happen to Will?" This is not the case.
"It's the worst thing that can happen to you too.
Beware of network fools, gaffes, idiots, perverts, garbage bags and sleazoids!
This part is quite explicit but deserves to be mentioned. As for all entertainment media industries (television, theater, fashion models, etc.), the fitness industry attracts many idiots from the web, idiots, imbeciles, perverts, scottish and sleazoids. to quote only those. little.
There is also the class of people known as schmoe, but we will leave it at another place and at another time. The goal is that you want to know the right people without getting involved with this group of worthless men who would drag you, delay you or make you fart.
For example, a guy comes in and says he wants you to "shoot" for magazines, but what do you really know about that guy? He has a camera and business cards, which makes him a photographer, right?
Bad! If someone wants to film you and it's not a well-known name (and you have to know who the best-known photographers are because you've researched it!), Find out who they are. Do you have references that you can call?
The girls you can contact, he has already shot and are satisfied with the work? In which magazines did you publish? Do you do it professionally or as a hobby? That sort of thing.
Another thing I see is the big scam on the web. I'm surprised how many girls get scammed by these idiots on the web.
The lesson here is that you get what you pay for, so when someone wants to create a website for free, you get what you pay for. Yes, there is a lot of money to be made in the network, and the network can be great for selling and making contacts, but it's largely a scam.
You'd better pay a good web designer and an experienced webmaster with other types of formatting templates and references with which you can talk.
I can not tell you how many girls were fucked by something that went to hell, like the "fan" who volunteered to create a free website and ran away with the money. winners of the site or those who make their choices in pornographic sites and many other things that made them regret accepting this site at the beginning
It's clear that I can not list all the possible pitfalls of the fools, fools, fools, perverts, hanks and sleazoids of the Web who are in the entertainment industry, but you have the idea. . Give attention!
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