6. Coach(es)
If you plan to do a show then I believe it is an absolute must to have a coach. Especially if it’s your first one (but even the pros have coaches so 🤷🏼♂️). I hired
@HypertrophyHub as my coach and I was extremely happy with my decision. Took so much pressure off the process by having programming in place, macros set, and just that added resource to ask questions and bounce ideas off of. He’s also a dad with a family so he was great to work with (no matter how many times my check-ins were off schedule 😬). He also hooked me up with a great posing coach to fine tune everything for the stage.