5 weeks out help

[cmack1987]

I'm currently 5 weeks out from my first competition. I'm 26 years old 5'10 currently weighing 200. I'm down to around 10% bf. started at 16% at 20 weeks out. Got down to 10% by week 11 and have been stuck there. Diet was 300p/200c/20f until last week. Doing 30 min of cardio pwo. Switched to 30 min a.m. Fasted cardio and cut carbs down to 170. Just started adding 30 min cardio pwo also. I'm running test prop, tren ace, winny, and anavar. I train 6 days a week. Do everything I can. Idk what else to do. Should I cut carbs out accept pre and post wo?
Or carb cycle? Any advice is appreciated. I'm scared I'm not going to come in in time. My coach says I'm just holding water but I'm starting to think he doesn't know as much as I thought he did. I feel like I looked better at 9 weeks out than I do now. My stomach looks soft and pooched out. You can't see my abs in any poses except most muscular or abs and thighs. I just don't get it. I was getting leaner every week then it just stopped.

 

[cmack1987]

View attachment 109113here are some pics at 7 weeks out. I look pretty much the same now. I'll post more Sunday when we take progress pics

 

[Darksonata1987]

Well, its normal when you are depleting, your coach will let you do some more depletion when the competition is near, so don't worry. Just check your bodyfat%, if its just water retention there's not much to worry about. Don't deplete carbs too much. Your body still needs it.wait for a go signal from your coach.

 

[cmack1987]

I have really wide stabilizer muscles on top of my hips too. That makes it look worse than it is but I just don't think I'm where I need to be this close.

 

[RickRock13]

It would take a hell of a lot for you to come into the right condition at this point being only 5 weeks out. It could be done, but you would really have to crank down the diet and turn up the cardio. That's not exactly the most efficient way to do it, but its crunch time for you. You can't count the last week either, because peak week should just be fine tuning only. You don't want to have to cut hard that last week. That's a sure way to go in flat and depleted. Your best bet would be to pick a later show so you can cruise in at a good condition, but if that's not an option you are going to have to really bust ass the next few weeks

 

[cmack1987]

Yeah I'm busting ass for sure. A.m. Cardio and post wo. Had 50g of carbs yesterday and 0 today. I'll do whatever it takes. I just don't know what that is. I feel like I looked better at 9 weeks out than I do now. Here are a couple pics from then. What do you think? View attachment 109283View attachment 109293View attachment 109303View attachment 109313

 

[RickRock13]

You look a little more dry there, so that may be why you look better. You are probably retaining a bit more water now than you were then. What does your coach think of your condition at this point?

 

[cmack1987]

He says I'm holding alot of water. He doesn't know why I'm holding fat in that one spot. Everything else looks pretty much on schedule except my abs. Upped cardio to an hour before breakfast and 30 min pwo. And 30g carbs in my first 3 meals so 90g total for the day. We will see what that does in a week. I have a really low resting heart rate. It's hard for me to get it over 120 without going real hard on cardio. Do you think I'm still burning fat if my heart rate is around 100-115?

 

[RickRock13]

It depends on factors like age, and things like that, but I would think you would t least want your HR in the 120s for LISS. It you are doing any HIIT it should be quite a bit higher than that. IMO HIIT is superior for fat burning, but I'm not sure what your coach is having you do.

 

[cmack1987]

I'm at such a calorie deficit right now he told me not to do hiit. I'm walking an hour on the treadmill inclined all the way up at 2mph then I'm doing the stair master pwo. I'll take a couple pics this week and post them. My legs have alot more definition than last week. My shoulders and back are striated. I'm just holding fat and water in my lower abs.