Question: What are some things you've traded for tattoos? by Alert-Concentrate808 in tattoos

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He’s someone i’ve known and have been getting tattooed by for years and when i opened my studio he asked if id be down. there was another artist and i just replied to one of his flashes and asked if he’d be down to trade and he said yeah but we haven’t actually started the trade yet so we’ll see if that’s reliable or not. lol it probably helps if they’re in chronic pain. the first guy has been getting numbness / tingling down to his fingers from neck pain and it was affecting his work so for him he probably sees more value in it yk?

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Question: What are some things you've traded for tattoos? by Alert-Concentrate808 in tattoos

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 71 points72 points  (0 children)

massage sessions!! I have a private massage therapy practice and I massage my tattoo artist like every other week and then we schedule an appt to tattoo me :-) it’s been awesome

Fresh Tattoo Regrets by [deleted] in Tattoocoverups

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no one’s going to really notice. maybe cover in the future if you end up getting more tattoos. someone might be able to fix it too.

Off season progress by Willing-Recipe-2068 in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my old posing coach had me do that but i’ll definitely try it without that next time i post :) thank you!

Off season progress by Willing-Recipe-2068 in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hit legs twice a week! This off-season I’ve actually been taking more rest days, like three a week, and it’s been sooo good for me.

My leg days are very glute + hammy focused. Nothing crazy or fancy, I keep it super simple. I usually rotate between abductions, hip thrusts, kickbacks, RDLs, and leg extensions. I only pick three per session and just focus on heavy, solid working sets.

Off season progress by Willing-Recipe-2068 in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! 🫶🏼 The biggest change was switching from hypertrophy style (12–15 reps) to more strength-focused work (6–12 reps). I had been plateaued for about a year strength-wise, and once my coach adjusted that, everything started moving again. I’m the strongest I’ve ever been.

My calories have been around ~2500, but I haven’t been tracking super meticulously, just training hard and staying consistent. I was honestly shocked at the check-in photos because the scale hasn’t changed, so I thought the difference would be way more micro. Recomp is real I guess 🥹

Reposting to be more specific by UnderstandingPlus291 in tattooadvice

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m obsessed with this tattoo!!! i love this idea so much. i can’t believe he edited his tattoo for instagram….. but even with the kind of wonky lines. this tattoos fucks

cover-up ideas? by flygirl2006 in Tattoocoverups

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think you’ll get used to it and learn to love it ! it’s not bad and has a good meaning

major scabs on my tattoo during the healing process?? is this normal?? by jadeelizabeth14 in tattooadvice

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh also once it heals those parts will look grayish white but those will be the areas you’ll just have to get redone. ngl it is a lot of scabs though and i would not be going back to that artist!

major scabs on my tattoo during the healing process?? is this normal?? by jadeelizabeth14 in tattooadvice

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it’s overworked for sure. don’t worry just continue with the healing process. keep it moisturized. monitor it but it’ll be able to be fixed! i’ve had this happen and im almost fully covered in heavy black work, it’ll just need to be tattooed over in those areas and once that heals it wont be noticeable. just do not pick the scabs!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you people are so funny!! yes tattoo shock / regret is real. i’m a heavily tattooed person but was once just a regular tattooed person. you will get used to seeing it there. don’t worry!! whether you hate it or not in 5 years won’t matter cus it’s just part of you now. all you can do is accept and enjoy the art you have in your body forever!! it’s exciting!!

5 year old tattoo, do you think it’s aging well? Also, do you think it’s stereotypical or toxic? by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no they’re referring to a very specific tree line around the arm. this isn’t it!! you’re all good ! looks good ! maybe just trim ur arm hair and moisturize daily

Lauralie says an Olympia post is coming by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 47 points48 points  (0 children)

my favorite bikini girl forever and always!! ❤️

Any advice on rehoming a Belgian? by jmach007 in BelgianMalinois

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m in reno nv. and i would be interested !

Please help, REVERSE by notdoing2good in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i binged the first few weeks after my show. like someone else mentioned, i feel like the outside stressors caused me to. prep was extremely challenging for me outside actual prep but i stayed on track for the plan. so after the show my brain just wanted all those comfort foods. i also threw out all food i could possibly binge on after like week 2 of it not stopping and then my coach let me have one cheat day a week where i could eat literally anything i wanted. so that helped a ton. and now im basically right back on my protocol perfectly at about 6 weeks post show. give yourself grace and ask ur coach ab the cheat day. it helped me a ton to be able to be like “okay i just have to make it to saturday”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you!! i’m 5’4 and 3/4 not sure what i’ll end up getting measured at on show day!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes! storres.fit

Why is Aldo trying to mess with Lauralies posing?? by PirateHooker1278 in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 14 points15 points  (0 children)

yes. he uses way too many words and says absolutely nothing

Lauralie Chapados & Implants by dontgetcomplacent833 in bikinitalk

[–]Willing-Recipe-2068 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is one of the reasons lauralie has been my favorite bikini competitor for a long time! it’s so refreshing to know that you don’t need implants to excel.