tans and a cut look

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2004/05/21, 07:08 PM Does a tan make you look more cut or excentuate muscle tone? If so, how much?

asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/05/21, 07:11 PM Yes, and how do you measure how much???? -------------- If you fall down seven times, get up eight.
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/21, 07:43 PM I need to tan in the worst way. I am kind of skeptical of those tanning beds though. It seems like concentrated UV rays or something. I dunno... It just seems weird to me. -------------- Listen to the Deftones
froshman Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/07/12	2004/05/21, 08:52 PM By 'how much', I mean in regards to the degree of difference it makes. Does it make a slight difference or a profound difference or somewhere in between? Also, why does it do this? Does it have something to do with shadow or something? I was thinking about getting a hollywood tan- its an evenly placed fake tan done in 6 seconds. No UV rays. Tanning beds are said to be worse for your skin than the sun itself.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/05/21, 09:51 PM If you are pretty fairly cut, it will greatly accentuate your cuts. A tan can make a rather drastic appearance change in your physique. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/21, 11:02 PM Isn't that the same theory that bodybuilders use when they put the bronze stuff on themselves before comp? -------------- Listen to the Deftones
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/05/22, 10:29 AM yes. David_s81, get a fake tan, tanning isn't worth the risk of skin cancer. They have come a long way in fake tanning products, whether you choose to go to a spray booth or do it yourself. -------------- If you fall down seven times, get up eight.
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/23, 06:02 AM asimmer, I have heard from a couple of sources that back up your claim. The fake tanning does the same effect, and also fades, the same way a real tan would. How often would you have to apply the tanning solution to keep it up? -------------- Listen to the Deftones
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/05/23, 10:18 AM I think it depends on what you use and how often you shower. I like coppertone endless summer, it doesn't look fakey orange and if you keep an eye on it while it develops, you don't get streaky. It last 4-5 days, and fades gradually. I haven't tried the spray booth yet - but I think I will for summer, when I want a total body tan that would be easier than the lotion. -------------- If you fall down seven times, get up eight.