10 weeks out and need a little help!

[shugga]

Again, thank you! The 2 hrs cardio pre-comp are working f'ing wonders for me currently. btw...when NOT getting ready for a competition I only do 30-45 min daily. Do y'all think Var would be better than Winny? Shoulder is feeling soooo much better due to some time off. I just did NO shoulders at all last week and feel about 80% better. Have done Var and Winny and don't really have a personal favorite. Y'all are like the 5th or so to say Var-so I was just wondering. Hubby thinks I respond better to Winny. I didn't see a difference between the 2 myself. Sassy, after your response as to what they are looking for...I swear I was standing in the bathroom naked for 20 minutes trying to stick my ass out so not to have a line. I think diet alone will help that though. I'm ALMOST there. Wish I knew how to do timer on camera so I could take pics and post. Ah well. Thanks again to everyone for the help!

 

[Sassy69]

In general, var is the more predictable, less sides, less androgenic of the 2. But some ladies have excellent luck w/ winny. Did you retain water at all on winny, acne, etc? If you've had experience with both, you may be able to make your own call. Personally I think guys tend to recommend winny more often because they are able to run the more aggressive cycles and are not nearly as sensitive to sides as women are. Women are going to recommned var more often for the same reasons.

 

[shugga]

I really didn't have any sides (to speak of) on either-slight water retention. I'll be able to fix that though. Thanks!

 

[Quadsweeps Sister]

Sassy...great post #4. Anyone who is going to compete in a figure show should heed your advice in that post because it is right on. I've judged figure in 3 states for 7 years now for the NPC - and all of your commentary is correct.

Just wanted people to realize the advice you were giving is top notch. You are an asset to the board. Thanks.

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[QSSis:] "What do you want to do this weekend?"
[Chambewy20:] "Eat, Sleep, Fuck and Train, but not necessarily in that order."

 

[shugga]

Ditto! You have no idea how much you have helped me! My husband was initially weary of me taking heed to too many people's advice. He wanted me to follow one person strictly and not get too much input from outside sources. I agree w/ that concept, however, I have seriously learned a lot over the last week or so from you. He was slightly clueless about the judging criteria/suits/...I showed him some of your posts and he was quite impressed! Thanks again for all of your help.

 

[nycgirl]

Shugga,

When is your competition? I hope all of the ladies competing will post pictures. It is something I'm interested in doing.

My boyfriend actually forced EF on me (after 18 months of resistance), because I wasn't listening to him. I agree with you. This board is wonderful and extremely helpful.

 

[shugga]

Competition is June 3-4th. I want to post pics...I took a few, but am clueless as to how to post/send to anyone. Only ones that turned out good were of quads and butt. I had to do it in a mirror-the flash is very distracting, plus you can see that I need to clean my bathroom mirror!

 

[Miss Piggy]

Very soon I would toss out the protein bar. I would also look to getting rid of the coffee. The idea is to have an extremely clean diet as you approach your show. You can decide what you want cut out based on your habits & your progress, but I've always been told to cut out the diet soda, coffee, etc. as I get close to a show.

Hi,
While I've been following this board I've never actually posted, but this thread is excellent. I have one question however, why do you suggest eliminating coffee from the diet when cutting down for a show??

I'm 10 weeks out from a show and the idea of dropping the coffee is horrifying!! One note is that I drink it black so I'm not adding cream or sugar to mine.

Keep up the good work Ladies!!

 

[Firecracker]

Sassy:

Can you explain more in regards to: I'm very interested!!

As far as dealing w/ that loose skin -- either saran wrap or a neoprene body wrap (about $15 at Target). Rub on the Yohimburn, or Preparation H, cover it in your wrap & do your cardio in it. Hell, I also sleep in that (not sweaty after cardio, but the wrap w/ Prep H). This will tighten your skin as you are losing bodyfat.

 

[shugga]

I've heard so many differing views on the coffee issue & diet coke thing. I'm drinking my coffee w/ splenda & have one diet soft drink a day. I haven't had a diet drink since Ash Wednesday & have only had 3-4 this week. Tossing the protein bar is what sounds horrifying to me. Gotta do what ya gotta do. ugh...I want Krispy Kreme.