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Getting Fitness shoot ready.






Getting your body in the best condition for your next fitness shoot and the steps to get there. This is all based on own experience and might not work for everyone


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What can you expect.


Getting yourself fitness shoot ready boils down to 3 steps.

  1. Base Condition

  • What should you be aiming to start with.

  1. Prep Condition

  • Diet

  • exercise

  1. Pre-shoot Condition

  • Pump up

  • Snacks


Getting started


If you are thinking about getting a fitness shoot done you need to look at your body and be honest with yourself about what you want to display.


You get two types of fitness shoots.


  • Transformation

In transformation the goal is to get to a better body condition than the before picture. That normally indicates you are photo ready. But unless you are incredibly lean most peoples pictures only look impressive next to there before pictures. It's the difference between them that makes it impressive.

  • Model

If you are looking at getting into modeling or just want pictures that are impressive without any comparison you will need to achieve a respectable level of leanness. In other words look incredible.


So if you are getting a fitness shoot its important to have a idea of what you are looking for. The base line is you need to look better than you ever have.


Here is a little idea of what to look for in your body as indicators for photo ready.


So getting there is all up to you. Find a exercise routine and diet that fits your needs and style.



When to start your prep.


Starting your prep is all about when your photo shoot is. Its a good idea to start your prep 7 days before you are in front of the camera. For this week you will be looking at 3 thing. Your Water consumption,

Glycogen depletion workouts and Carbing up. So let's get started.



Water


Why are we looking at our water consumption?

You are going to be doing a water loading and depletion. At the start of the week prep you are going to be consuming a ton of water. You are going to be consuming 2L more than normal for the first 5 days(The average person should be drinking 3 to 4 Liters a day).


On the 6th day you reduce it by half and on the 7th you reduce it by half again. On the day you should drink no more than 250ml before the shoot.


Glycogen depletion workout


You are not going to get more muscle in such short time but you can make it stand out.


A good way to start is with a high rep range. This be more effective in depleting your muscle of glycogen. Avoid exercising to failure as that could have a more negative impact on your muscle size.


Remember you are not tear down muscle you are just trying to deplete it of any glycogen and prime them for super compensation in the final days.


Try this for a exercise routine.


  • 7 Days from shoot: Lower Body

  • 6 Days from shoot: Upper Body

  • 5 Days from shoot: Lower Body

  • 4 Days from shoot: Rest Day

  • 3 Days from shoot: Upper Body

  • 2 Days from shoot: Full Body

  • 1 Day from shoot: Rest day


Day of shoot routine


For the day your goal is to get as much blood flow through your body as possible.

Focus on your main muscles: Chest, Back, Shoulders and Arms.

Don't worry to much about legs.


Carbing up


Along side your glycogen depletion you cut your carbs. This will prime your muscle to absorb as much carbs as it can and will result in your muscles looking fuller on the day of the photo shoot. So days 7 and 6 you cut carbs to 1 gram per kg of body weight. On day 5 you reduce your carbs by half.

Now on day 4 you reduce your carbs to zero except for vegetables. From day 3 you avoid the vegetables and other fiber type food and ramp up your carbs consumption 5 grams per kg of body weight.


The hardest part will be the first couple of days but it will be well worth it.




Tips


  1. Salt makes you bloat try to reduce it and cut it out on the day of the shoot.

  2. Don't mess with your workout.

  3. Get a Massage

  4. Get rest

  5. Get a tan

  6. Bring more than you need for the shoot like props, snacks, clothes or drinks. Rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it.

  7. Do what you need to get comfortable in front of the camera(Music, Friends, Clothes or location).

  8. Talk to your photographer about what you want and strive towards that goal together.





Now you should be ready


I look forward to ready your comments and suggestions



This website is for general general information purpose only. You should not rely on this on this information as a substitute for, nor does it replace, professional medical advice, diagnoses or treatment.




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