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Many women choose to do Figure and Bikini competitions over physique.

Lots of women use the competitions as focal point to work on their bodies, fitness and get results.

I know several women that are generally out of shape frumpy looking, but spent time to get into shape for figure completions. They look amazing with model perfect bodies for competition. Then, right after competition, they celebrate by binge eating junk food for days and get fat. Then, the cycle starts over again.

[neonate]

The article is mostly about the Bikini category.

[alacombe]

> Then, right after competition, they celebrate by binge eating junk food for days and get fat

So do male bodybuilder/fitness competitors. What's your point ?

[watwut]

The article goes to great lengths to explain that. Tldr; competition look is not sustainable and also is not healthy. So they time it for competition.

Like with any other sport, peak performance is timed for competition and the rest is time for after.

[cccc4all]

The competition look is wringing out that last 10%. Women can maintain the 90% look indefinitely with basic maintenance diet and exercise. The basic Instagram model plan.

The extremes is what’s interesting, that they only go through the cycle if there’s competition. And, it’s fascinating to see in person how their bodies can balloon up so fast.