# Opinions...2nd try **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795 **Category:** In My Humble Opinion **Created:** [September 19, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795 "2011-09-19T05:57:52Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 54
### Author: ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid) #### Post date: [September 20, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795/54 "2011-09-20T00:52:53Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Jamie - Differences aside, I have a sincere question. Why the body paint in the picture Melon linked to? Is that common in bodybuilding? Common and a key necessity when competing. It looks crazy in regular light, real world scenarios but under the bright lights on stage, it helps bring out every detail and striation in your musculature. I actually underwent a three-day process when I got painted for that show. First, bodybuilding show are _always_ on a saturday; no matter what level or division-it’s just a tradition within the sport. So, on thursday night I paint myself with this spray-tan brush tan stuff, which I then rinse with water-only and go to bed. Same thing again on friday night, except this time no shower, just pat dry after the painting. Come the morning of the shower is when the real coloring gets started. Their are myriad products available which a bodybuilder can choose from, but I used this stuff called DreamTan. Dream Tan is thick, gooey, dark goop that gets applied all over my body. Having someone who knows what they are doing and is experienced with applying the stuff is very important here. If it’s applied wrong you will look like shit. I was done up _great_ in the picture you are referencing. The stuff gets slapped on my body and then patted down, not painted or rubbed. It’s so messy, though. ☹ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795)._