Contest Prep for 2010 Provincials

[steve_d]

by the 1 week out point, you'll probably be another couple pounds lighter, at 147 in the morning, you'll easily lose another 2-4 pounds on top of it no matter how dry you feel already. The thing is, you go to bed, and you're probably peeing all night. By the time you wake up you start drinking and eating again...just imagine if you slept in until 11, another couple hours, another couple pounds, and that's without diuretics, sodium manipulation, or anything. But yes, the leaner you are, the less the last couple days will do to your scale weight - but it still means a few pounds minimum.

[shredded_Tris]

is that lady speed stick on your dresser ?

Lol my secret is out I guess
Seriously though all the female jewelery and shit and you see the deodorant haha.
It's our spare room where my GF puts all her stuff. It just has the best lighting and mirrors haha

[shredded_Tris]

by the 1 week out point, you'll probably be another couple pounds lighter, at 147 in the morning, you'll easily lose another 2-4 pounds on top of it no matter how dry you feel already. The thing is, you go to bed, and you're probably peeing all night. By the time you wake up you start drinking and eating again...just imagine if you slept in until 11, another couple hours, another couple pounds, and that's without diuretics, sodium manipulation, or anything. But yes, the leaner you are, the less the last couple days will do to your scale weight - but it still means a few pounds minimum.

Thats true man I suppose.
Hey Steve I know you have a lot of problems with cramping too. Do you find the week of the show when you slow the training down and heal up a bit that it goes away at least a bit when you pose and stuff. Also I imagine easing off the cardio helps too. My legs are really starting to kill

[shredded_Tris]

Rough couple of days!
Yesterday I was Bung'd up like you wouldn't believe for some reason. Took a little magical Extra Strength Ex-Lax and feeling a lot better now today.
But I am getting worse and worse pain on the undersides of my feet. All this calf working and cardio is really killing my feet.....not sure what to do about that.

[shredded_Tris]

Ok no joke guys....I was just in the lunchroom at work and got approached by an older gentlemen that I haven't seen in a few months and he walks up to me and straight up asks me and I quote "So do you have cancer or something, you have lost a ton of weight and your face looks really...whats the word....Gaunt?"
I laughed pretty hard at that.

[steve_d]

Thats true man I suppose.
Hey Steve I know you have a lot of problems with cramping too. Do you find the week of the show when you slow the training down and heal up a bit that it goes away at least a bit when you pose and stuff. Also I imagine easing off the cardio helps too. My legs are really starting to kill

I find it doesn't go away, it just gets worse. Actually, leading up to a show I rarely have cramping, aside from a few calf cramps, or toe cramps in the middle of the night...It really depends on the amount of water / sodium I had. more water, less sodium and I cramp like there is no tomorrow. Thats why I find the cramping gets worse the day before the show. Thursday I am great - no cramps. Friday, morning, great, 2 hour later, cramp city. pricisely 2 hours after what I normally would have had tuns of sodium for breakfast. This is regardless of water intake. water doesn't help or hurt my cramping. My cramping could be totally different reasons than yours though...but IF you get to the point on friday where you don't think you'll be able to compete because of the cramping (trust me, you'll know) - make sure you have some salt handy. whether its a jar of pickles, some extra salty rice cakes, anything...

Also, sitting down, and trying to sleep is the time cramping will start - so be prepared for little to no sleep friday night. So if you can sleep thursday night, sleep as much as you can!

Ok no joke guys....I was just in the lunchroom at work and got approached by an older gentlemen that I haven't seen in a few months and he walks up to me and straight up asks me and I quote "So do you have cancer or something, you have lost a ton of weight and your face looks really...whats the word....Gaunt?"
I laughed pretty hard at that.

You know you're ready when people think you got cancer. That's the right look for a bodybuilder a week or 2 out. If you're face looks healthy, and your smiling - then you're not ready.

[Praetorian]

"You know you're ready when people think you got cancer. That's the right look for a bodybuilder a week or 2 out. If you're face looks healthy, and your smiling - then you're not ready. "


I like how you think Steve!
P ;o)

[shredded_Tris]

Yeah I thought it was kinda fitting haha
considering from the neck up I do look pretty shitty right now haha.
Otherwise though Prae is gonna have me pretty chiseled!

[shredded_Tris]

I NEED to find a way to get my mind off of food!!! it's all I can think about. All day I just browse through recipes and pictures like a friggen crack addict or something!!
IT'S KILLING ME!!! but the sad thing is I just can't stop! I want food so bad it's disturbing. I noticed every time I think about food I start chewing my finger nails my fingers literally all have blood on them right now! This is Friggen Brutal!!

[thetruepitbull]

I'm no pro at this, but I've dieted myself down 4 years in a row and every year I crack once.

Don't take my advice as anything more than a matter of opinion.

I have the same issue as you and the thought of food increases as you diet longer, excercise harder, cardio in greater duration, drop your cals, eat the same shot everyday, etc....and the only reason I'm replying to this is because it's about food.

I had my re-feed day last Friday. 1000g carbs pancakes, bagels, ff frozen yogurt, candy and such. Saturday I was feeling really low again, poor Attitude, cold as a mofo, weak as as possible, couldn't think, walk, or talk properly.

Well, Sunday rolls around and I go to the gum do 30min of light cardio and plan to take the day off and just stretch, bump up healthy fats, add a little more protein, etc... Well....that lasted until 10am.

That's when I had a full on cheat day. My first one for the duration of my diet. At that time I was 3 weeks and 6 days out from my show. 12 hours later and 10k calories later I got all of my cravings out of my system and jumped on the diet the following day.

Went up only 3lbs. And now am down 0.albs from last week and still have 2 days of dieting left before I am 3 weeks out.

I took this day as a psychological break, a metabolism boost and a practice for my junkload.

Just my opinion, but cheating, which is what I officially did cause it wasn't planned will not harm 16 weeks or so of dieting. If I was pro I might be able to handle everything that comes along with dieting but I am not.

Do what you seem fit to do. But I truly feel this helps.

Get more opinions and responses though. Do your research, assess yourself physically, and psychologically and decide what needs to be done.

You could also try bumping up healthy cals, backing off training a bit or just suck it up and deal with it.

Good luck with the contest.