Tanning

[cheesesteak]

How long do I go in the bed to start with? I've done a 10 minute tan before and a 12 minute tan before, neither made much of a difference overall. I just went because someone else was getting one. I'm buying minutes up at my gym and gonna be tanning regularly now.

Do I go everyday or a few times a week? How long should I start with? I don't think the night shift girl knows much about it.

[Memo]

depend want kind of tanning bed. I would go 6 minute if they are turbo. maybe more if normal. Dont go more than 2x a week, or you might turn orange

[cheesesteak]

They would just be normal beds I'm imagining. I was thinking 10 mins 2x the first week to see if I look darker. I'll probably be getting 100-200 minutes.

[CanadianIron]

I go once a week and 12 minutes maintains a non-white look for me. If you want to be brown all the time, you'll have to go 3-4 times a week for 14-15mins each time.

The person at the tanning place should be able to advice based on your current color and skin type..

[Ritch]

It`s very individual. Like training. Some can take more than others. But start easy, you don`t want to burn. For a nice colour 3 times a weeks should be plenty. Hydrate your skin with lotion when you come out of the shower to help keep your colour. Don`t overdo it and go too much, or else you will look like one of those douche bag jersey boys...

[ELCANADA]

The key is to "build up" your tan and then maintain...sounds like you can get away with the max now. Find out what the places max session time is the go regularly 1-2/week. Any more and you will go orange and have that just back from too long of a vacation look.

It also really depending on type of bulbs (UV in the spectrum), The wattage of the bulbs (100-200 watts), number of bulbs/age of bulbs and obviously your complection.


Good tip is to go in and ask the people at the counter which of the beds has the "freshest" bulbs.

And I still feel kinda gay going in for the fake bake.

[cheesesteak]

I know the longest you can go is for 20 minutes. I'll have to ask about the rest.

[baza]

Ask them there. Every bed is different.

[cheesesteak]

I asked the girl today and she didn't know. She said all the beds have new bulbs though. She don't know the wattage. This girl I didn't know, the night shift girl will be working tomorrow so she might know. Either way, I'm gonna try to score a free tan to test out how hot they are.

[Sean Summers]

Don't bother. Melanotan FTW.
SS

[cheesesteak]

What is Melanotan?

The beds are really warm and a nice feeling. Sort of like sexy time.

[natenator]

What is Melanotan?

The beds are really warm and a nice feeling. Sort of like sexy time.
wtf?

[GYMBRAT]

huh?

[W8INLINE]

I owned a small chain of salons for the last 15 years (don't any more) but let me tell you a good rule of thumb when it comes to tanning beds.

Depending on your skin type adjust the first session like this: for light skin that burns easy (light hair, light eyes etc) drop the session by 60%, for medium skin type (darker hair, brown eyes etc) drop the time by 50% and dark skin ( native americans etc.) drop the time by 35-40%.

There should be no redness after the session or the next day. Always skip the next day, and increase the time 1-2 minutes every session after till you reach max time.

So you tan every other day for roughly the first 8-10 session then you can drop it to 2 sessions a week at max time.( this would depend on the bed...we had beds you only needed one session every 15 days to maintain).

So lets say you have medium skin type I would start at 10 minutes on that 20 minute bed, and every other day go up by 2 minutes till you reach 20. then 2 20min sessions a week to maintain.

One thing here is that gyms ( and I did put beds in gyms in the past also) wont maintain their beds as well as a tanning salon would since this is not their main source of income, therefore you might be able to handle more time in the begining...play it safe though since you wont know when the lamps were changed and what lamps are used.

Also use tanning lotion...some are overpriced but others are reasonable...DONT use oils or SPF in the tanning bed

I don't need to defend tanning since I am not in the industry any more but UV light from the sun or a tanning bed....to the skin it's natural....we have evolved for 1000's of years absorbing uv light and using it to produce vitamin d along with numerous other benefits.... MELANOTAN is un natural chemical crap..... its like saying synthol is the same as building REAL muscle!

[Sean Summers]

MELANOTAN is un natural chemical crap..... its like saying synthol is the same as building REAL muscle!

Uh..yeah..sure it is.
SS

[daande]

At the place I go the max on the regular beds is 15 minutes and the max on the standup and mega beds are 12 minutes. When I started on the regular bed at 5 minutes I bumped it up 1 minute each times and went ever other day until I hit the full 15 minutes. After that I switched to the mega and standup beds and started at like 8 minutes and worked my way up in the same fashion but only went twice I week. You only need to go once a week to maintain your tan. Also, make sure you moisturize your skin directly after you shower when you are tanning it helps keep your tan and helps stop our skin from peeling. It also keeps your skin elastic and stops wrinkling.

[cheesesteak]

What kind of moisturizer? I just rub it all over my body?

[daande]

What kind of moisturizer? I just rub it all over my body?

I interchange these:

http://www.vaseline.ca/Carousel.aspx?Path=Consumer/OurProducts/CocoaButterRange

http://www.vaseline.ca/Product.aspx?Path=Consumer/OurProducts/AloeFresh

The cocoa butter one is good if you have stretch marks that with the tanning will help to make them fade slightly! I use the aloe one if you feel like you might be burnt. Also, rub the lotion all over. Don't put ****tons on yourself.

[BBbox]

And just think, in about 10 years, you will look like an old catchers mit! Goodluck!

[daande]

And just think, in about 10 years, you will look like an old catchers mit! Goodluck!

Im pretty sure if you moisturize everyday and only tan 1x a week once you are as dark as you want your skin will remain normal.

[cheesesteak]

Did my first session today. 10 minutes. Going again in 2-3 days. Gonna buy that vaseline lotion with cocoa butter because I have stretch marks.

For $73 I got 400 minutes of lay down and goggles. The night girl I bought from said she doesn't care if I wanna use my minutes for stand up even though stand up is more expensive. After I was done tanning she wanted me to take my shirt off to make sure I didn't burn and she said "Shit, you lost a lot of weight from when you first started". Always nice to hear that.

The girl also gave me 4 free sessions for buying the minutes from her. Bonus!

[theboss]

Did my first session today. 10 minutes. Going again in 2-3 days. Gonna buy that vaseline lotion with cocoa butter because I have stretch marks.

For $73 I got 400 minutes of lay down and goggles. The night girl I bought from said she doesn't care if I wanna use my minutes for stand up even though stand up is more expensive. After I was done tanning she wanted me to take my shirt off to make sure I didn't burn and she said "Shit, you lost a lot of weight from when you first started". Always nice to hear that.

The girl also gave me 4 free sessions for buying the minutes from her. Bonus!


i hope there is more to this story coming in the near future.

[daande]

i hope there is more to this story coming in the near future.

same here!

[dremen]

Did my first session today. 10 minutes. Going again in 2-3 days. Gonna buy that vaseline lotion with cocoa butter because I have stretch marks.

For $73 I got 400 minutes of lay down and goggles. The night girl I bought from said she doesn't care if I wanna use my minutes for stand up even though stand up is more expensive. After I was done tanning she wanted me to take my shirt off to make sure I didn't burn and she said "Shit, you lost a lot of weight from when you first started". Always nice to hear that.

The girl also gave me 4 free sessions for buying the minutes from her. Bonus!

Holy fack bro. I pay 50 bucks a month for gym membership and that includes all the tanning time i want.

Just go buy a tanning bed already bro

[cheesesteak]

What more do you wanna hear? That she endlessly tries to keep me late from my workouts because she has to tell me about all the gorgeous guys that came in and she was too tongue tied to talk to them? There won't be anything further with it.

I'm not gonna buy a tanning bed with no place to put it.

[Ritch]

^^^ You could sleep in it, since it is a bed, lol...

[cheesesteak]

I doubt it's any better than my futon couch.

[bongd]

Don't bother. Melanotan FTW.
SS

I'm not gonna tan again until my melanotan II arrives. I tan pretty quickly as it is but I'm too pale right now. I'm dark skinned naturally but got NO sun this summer.

I love tanning a tiny bit in the winter. Really helps with SAD. With the melanotan, I'll just need a few minutes a few times a week and I'll stay damnnn tanned!

[CanadianIron]

Know any good sites to read up on melanotan?

I understand what It does, just curious about dosing, injection etc.

[cheesesteak]

Does it matter if I tan before or after training?

[kloan]

Just go buy a tanning bed already bro

wtf? aren't tanning beds like thou$ands??

40 sessions for $73 doesn't seem that expensive to me.... how often does one use a tanning bed?

[cheesesteak]

wtf? aren't tanning beds like thou$ands??

Yeah, plus add in the power it sucks up and maintenance. Cheaper to pay $70 for 400 minutes in the long run.

[trainharder]

wtf?

Oh come on, don't pretend none of you guys have ever polished off your shaft in a tanning bed...I call bullshit.

[BEANPOLENB]

Don't tan before you train. Those things put me to sleep and wreck my "eye of the tiger". Also like trainharder was saying you might be a little worn out after rubbing one off.

[Ritch]

Oh come on, don't pretend none of you guys have ever polished off your shaft in a tanning bed...I call bullshit.

I have friends who do it everytime. One of the reasons I don`t go anymore.

[CanadianIron]

Don't tan before you train. Those things put me to sleep and wreck my "eye of the tiger". Also like trainharder was saying you might be a little worn out after rubbing one off.

You know how you can tell who does this... they have a diagonal line tanned into their torso from shoulder to crotch...

If guys actually rub one off in tanning beds, i wont be tanning anymore, thats pretty ****ed.

[dremen]

Jerking the wood in a tanning bed??? WTF eh???

I would kick the dude in the balls and make sure he got the boot from that gym. Go home if ya wanna pull yer wood for **** sakes:mad:

Im gunna use extra spray on the tanning bed next time..EWWW.

[BEANPOLENB]

I'm too busy sleeping when I'm in there but I always wipe it down first. I'm sure all kinds of nasty shit happens in there

[trainharder]

I think it's a combination of the heat and the music that they play...Relaxes me for the first 5 minutes, which usually then leads to some fapping.

[Ritch]

To avoid the disgustingness of tanning beds, I`d go with the standing ones. This way your skin is not in contact with any of the grossness...

[Danger]

Dudes deffinatly do jerk it in tanning beds, I was talking to the girl at the tanning place at the gym and it does actually happen... like wtf who jerks it without porn anyway lol.

I get horrible mood swings once the days start getting shorter so Im gonna try tanning a few times a week to make up for all the lost sunlight, also I think the shitty fluorescent lighting at school isint helping either.

[JifeLacket]

^^^ dude thats exactly it.. lack of sun makes me feel like crap too, luckily i have a trip to LA coming up end of Nov!

[cheesesteak]

I've done 3 sessions (10,11,12 mins) but it seems to only be targeting my chest/upper ab and back. Not much on my legs or arms. Is this just because I'm still starting out? I'm using lay down beds.

[cheesesteak]

I hear standup doesn't get your legs very good