Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below If you dont compete, please state that in your responce. Ok so I am getting rediculously bored with my cardio routine, which has been 1 hr am empty tank tredmill 10% incline 3.5 mph and same in the eavnings 1 hr pm same routine. So tonight I decided to liven things up a bit. I went out and hit one of the popular walking/ jogging spots that every town has, it contains some hills here and there but is mostly flat. So here is what I did I walked one block jogged one block for over 5 miles, then a half lap around the track with a set of stairs halfway through. Now the question is, I am 4 weeks out should I even be jogging? Am I better off just sticking to my old tried and true tredmill routine. Both consisted of an hour btw. Also I like crystal light. Question is can it cause an insulin spike I usually only eat it with my post workout bedtimish meal which is about a lb of lean meat. All answers are appritiated.
Comp diet and cardio question?
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Borg4902 said:
First and foremost..WHERE ARE THE PICS YA MUTANT...
Okay now that I got that out of the way...
No I don't compete but I know diet, food, exercise and what varibles can do to your body.
1)Treadmill in the morning=good
2) It's not the jogging that is going to kill you and your gains. It's your heart rate. You should be doing cardio that keeps your heart rate in the range of 65-80% of Max. This will keep you from losing those hard earned gains.
3)The old tried and true routine can lead to tedium which is boredom. Switch it up. Are your wheels draggin'? Is proportion okay? If proportion is good, work the elliptical. If wheels are draggin', jogging won't kill you.
4)Crystal lite is not bad, but I've never gotten to the point of competing. I've never been dialed in like that. I told needsize, he's dialed into his body, he can take a shit and still make gains.
will b huge
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Borg4902 said:
Hey Borg--hows it been going.....
I havent competed in years but been through several comps.....I wouldnt be jogging....its about the discipline bro--it is super tough----but you can get on a stationary bike, either sit down--legs out in front of you type---or standard too....crystal light--doesn't have any carbs does it???? if not, there is no blood glucose increase which would be impossible to raise insulin....and with the cal's you've been taking in--your blood glucose level is probably around 70 all the time and a touch of extra insulin would simply shift your blood glucose directly into your muscles for energy---all of your blood glucose/glycogen stores are used up---why your body is burning the fat for energy now---glucagen---which is the opposite of insulin.....glucagen is trying to boost your glucose levels to get them up....while insulin is trying to get your glucose levels down....(either way--both will effect you positively right now).....
Crystal light--you'll probably be advised to get rid of it soon within the last couple of weeks....(did you practice your carb depleting for a few days then blowing up like a contest day)........ You will eliminate all the fat and will be more concerned with water towards the end...(the last week--you may not be allowed to use toothpaste because of the sodium/flouride, etc....)---you will most likely get an enima on friday night----maybe have to use some diuretics----how is your posing coming along.....I hated that much worse than the cardio.....
Good Luck bro......
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competed 7 years and nationally.
Yes - cardio is a bore and just plain sucks when your dieting and feel like crap anyway. I never did the long duration cardio. I would hit the bike (outside or stationary). If stationary, I would go all out for 20 minutes - no more. Try to beat your calories expended each session, not the length of time of the session. Its really about making the best of the energy you have at this point.
If you are at 4 weeks out, you may want to start wind sprints. Try 3 times weekly sessions of working up to 10 - 50 yard sprints. It really tightens up the legs.
Remember too - no more leg training at 8-10 days out and would also stop the cardio at 5 days out if can. Stretching and posing will be enough the last severaly days up to the show. Just a light upper body workout at ~ 40% of max the mon, tues, wed prior to the show. I always did a bunch of 3 exercise upper-body supersets quickly, keeping the metabolism high. No lower body though. Good Luck!
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Yes - cardio is a bore and just plain sucks when your dieting and feel like crap anyway. I never did the long duration cardio. I would hit the bike (outside or stationary). If stationary, I would go all out for 20 minutes - no more. Try to beat your calories expended each session, not the length of time of the session. Its really about making the best of the energy you have at this point.
If you are at 4 weeks out, you may want to start wind sprints. Try 3 times weekly sessions of working up to 10 - 50 yard sprints. It really tightens up the legs.
Remember too - no more leg training at 8-10 days out and would also stop the cardio at 5 days out if can. Stretching and posing will be enough the last severaly days up to the show. Just a light upper body workout at ~ 40% of max the mon, tues, wed prior to the show. I always did a bunch of 3 exercise upper-body supersets quickly, keeping the metabolism high. No lower body though. Good Luck!
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"We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more."
Yea, i know my heart rate was probably up there at times, I eat a shit load though and sometimes it just messes with my head that man I need to be doin more, ya know. You'll get your damned pics. LOL. Actually I took like 20 at 6wks out ans tried posting them but every single one blurs when it blows up on like image shack or any other one ive tried except my aol profile. So any suggestion there will be appritiated. Crystal light just tastes so good it dosent seem possible not to have carbs in it. I usually drink a half gal with dinner. My diet goes as such. Prorein 400gs every day since I started. My carbs have been cut to 300g workout days 100 nonworkout days. Cardio is 2hs a day 7 days a week. Last week my carbs were around 200 and my fat was at 10 g max for the day. I stood up out of bed thurs and caught myself as I was falling over. My trainer had me go out and get subway and lots of ice cream as well. That did the trick. He said my fats were way to low. He wantss me to eat ike 2lbs lean ground beef a day. Which seems ludacris to me. Half raw at that, for some reason. I use a forman but still makes me nervous. Plus he had me up my carbs to 300. Mon I start 2 a day lifts on top of the cardio. It will go morning legs tredmill all on empty tank, night arms tredmill. Lifting 45 min. cardio 1hr 2x a day. 2 days on 1 off, repeat. Cardio still on off days. By the way WillBe MY carb load went great. Though I never had a clue how hard life is without water, OMG! That part was horrible. My poses were down months ago. The trainer being a NPC judge makes it easy on me. Its the routine I havent gotten into yet that worries me.
will b huge
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Borg4902 said:
BORG!!! YOU CRAZY FU(KER!!! GET TO BED BRO....... YOU NEED SLEEP!!!!!
LOL....I definitely didn't think you'd be posting this late......
will b huge
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Borg4902 said:
LOL BRo---ask your boy about it....he will fill you in.....(you have to do what you have to do.....)---you didnt train/diet for 12-16 weeks so you can come in flat on comp day....if it takes an enima to clear you out and make you finally NOT BLOATED....then so be it.....
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Borg4902 said:
Your diet is great...I like it (its how I used to run it)---but I remember you didnt start like that I dont think----you were taking another method of having several HIGH CARB--2 LOW CARB- HIGH CARB days and shit like that---I always did very HIGH PROTEIN, NO FAT, Very little CARB....(ENERGY GOES DOWN THE SHITTER and THANK GOD FOR THERMADRENE---BEST FU(KING PILL GNC EVER SOLD BACK IN THE DAY!!!!!!)----but its tough, you have to conquer bro.....(READ MY SIGNATURE AT THE BOTTOM----must decide exactly what youre going to do and DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR WILL TO GO GET IT DONE!!!
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