I was curious to hear what everyone thinks about tattoos on bodybuilders. I like tats for the art but imo they are a distraction to the physique of a bodybuilder...but that's just me.
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Thread: Tattoos on bodybuilders?
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04-26-2009, 04:34 PM #1
Tattoos on bodybuilders?
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04-26-2009, 06:38 PM #9
I have a shoulder tat and he takes away from definition quite a bit, check my avatar. Doesn't help that i'm extremely pale so it makes it even worse. If i was tanned some, you wouldn't notice the difference in definition much.
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04-26-2009, 11:56 PM #13
Depends where they are/how big. Some are practically invisible once the tan's on but some are still highly visible, and worse still, quite distracting.
Often tends to be due to too light a tan-having said that I was at an amatuer contest yesterday and one guy had a tat that extended from the bottom of his neck and covered his shoulder and arm and was still visible despite the tan. From where we were sat it looked like he had some sort of bizarre ridged skin disease, pretty distracting from his physique IMO.''There’s this battle over waterboarding at places like Guantanamo Bay. I think that they should just say, “Hey, if you guys don’t talk, you have to see Hercules In New York.” I guarantee those guys would talk much faster. You don’t need to do waterboarding or anything else. That’s the ultimate threat.''
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04-27-2009, 06:34 PM #17
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You'll find more amatuers that have them then pro's. I think in the next couple of years we are going to be seeing alot more tats on pro's as these guys come up. Alot of the shows I have gone to the lower level bbers have tats. They cover up ok, but are still noticable if your looking for them.
The guy on the left has a few tats on him, left arm right arm and middle back. The guy on the right has a full sleeve on his right arm, across his sleeve, then covers his left. They were really noticable from where I was sitting about 20 ft from the stage.
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04-27-2009, 08:27 PM #19
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I would say this is an appropriate example of None VS Acceptable VS Too much.
I think tats are cool, and while I have none, it is in my opinion that too much can definitely take away from the physique. Case in point above picture. You can see the size of the arm, a little development, but conditioning?? If you've got enough size, then I'd just be worried about it blurring the rest of the equation.(which is quite a bit being judged on stage)
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04-27-2009, 08:34 PM #20
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09-28-2009, 04:27 PM #21
tattoos in bodybuilding
Hi, what is the best makeup to cover tats? I have a full arm sleeve and my kids feet prints on my upper back and I am getting ready to do my first figure competition. I am experimenting with covering them. If I would have known I would be getting into this sport, I would have never gotten them.
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09-28-2009, 04:34 PM #22
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09-28-2009, 05:20 PM #24
They are acceptable to a certain extent. I have seen photos, like the ones earlier in the thread, where they detract from the overall package a bodybuilder is presenting. However, I have seen photos where they are hardly noticeable, if at all.
That is your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it.
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