How to become a fitness model

Ladies, once in a while I like to throw up some fitness modeling related info that may be of use/interest for any of you gals that have considered fitness modeling. Bill Dobbins is one of the best known photographers in the business. He shoots a lot of female bodybuilders, but he also works with quite a few fitness model types.

He has a page called "how to become a fitness model" which has several free articles. One article is from Brenda Kelly, a well known model (who is in her 40s BTW and looking amazing!) and another is written by yours truly. Brenda has many other articles on her site directed at women interested in fitness model work, so that?s a great place to start. Here?s Bill?s page on how to get started:

[url]http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/pages/coolfree/howto_fitmodel/howto.html[/url]

If you have any questions I can answer, I will do my best to answer them, though between my and Brenda?s articles, 99% of what you need to know is covered.

Thank you for this post -- I must say that I have already read it and the advice was so useful in getting promotional items together, choosing to compete and so much more!

I urge any would-be model to read and take notes :)

[QUOTE=firecracker3;51356821]Thank you for this post -- I must say that I have already read it and the advice was so useful in getting promotional items together, choosing to compete and so much more!

I urge any would-be model to read and take notes :)[/QUOTE]

Thanx Joleen. I have gotten a lot of feedback from others who feel as you did about it, including some now pro IFBB figure.

wat about stuff for the boys!

[QUOTE=MikeDimone;52443401]wat about stuff for the boys![/QUOTE]

I dont see any reason most of the advice in the articles cant be followed by guys, unless it's particular advice guys can't follow, such as there is no mens figure/fitness to compete in, etc. The rest of it does not have sex specific advice, but being 95-99% of the people reading articles on being fitness models are female, they tend to have a female slanted lingo to them. Follow up, thank God I don't have to judge mens figure shows...

Will Brink ALWAYS has fantastic information. His articles, online books, the works. Love the article, and so true.

[QUOTE=Nancypro;54011021]Will Brink ALWAYS has fantastic information. His articles, online books, the works. Love the article, and so true.[/QUOTE]

Thanx Nancy! Much appreciated.

nice!!

[QUOTE=WillBrink;49699461]Ladies, once in a while I like to throw up some fitness modeling related info that may be of use/interest for any of you gals that have considered fitness modeling. Bill Dobbins is one of the best known photographers in the business. He shoots a lot of female bodybuilders, but he also works with quite a few fitness model types.

He has a page called "how to become a fitness model" which has several free articles. One article is from Brenda Kelly, a well known model (who is in her 40s BTW and looking amazing!) and another is written by yours truly. Brenda has many other articles on her site directed at women interested in fitness model work, so that?s a great place to start. Here?s Bill?s page on how to get started:

[url]http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/pages/coolfree/howto_fitmodel/howto.html[/url]

If you have any questions I can answer, I will do my best to answer them, though between my and Brenda?s articles, 99% of what you need to know is covered.[/QUOTE]

I'm giving this one a big 'ol bump! :-)

Gonna check the article out....

[QUOTE=Princess20;728793723]Gonna check the article out....[/QUOTE]

Will potentially save you years of wasted time and effort :)

[QUOTE=WillBrink;49699461]Ladies, once in a while I like to throw up some fitness modeling related info that may be of use/interest for any of you gals that have considered fitness modeling. Bill Dobbins is one of the best known photographers in the business. He shoots a lot of female bodybuilders, but he also works with quite a few fitness model types.

He has a page called "how to become a fitness model" which has several free articles. One article is from Brenda Kelly, a well known model (who is in her 40s BTW and looking amazing!) and another is written by yours truly. Brenda has many other articles on her site directed at women interested in fitness model work, so that?s a great place to start. Here?s Bill?s page on how to get started:

[url]http://www.billdobbins.com/PUBLIC/pages/coolfree/howto_fitmodel/howto.html[/url]

If you have any questions I can answer, I will do my best to answer them, though between my and Brenda?s articles, 99% of what you need to know is covered.[/QUOTE]

Update: link on Dobbin's web site to my article is broken. Correct URL is:

[url]http://www.brinkzone.com/articles/so-you-wanna-be-a-fitness-model/[/url]

lol.... Nice.

I have thought about getting into fitness modeling but have a fairly large scar on the upper left side of my chest from having my pacemaker implanted. Is my scar something that would really limit me in modeling?