Omg....

[ann]

I have reached 160pds on the scale !! Ok....so I am thinking.... should I just go ahead and aim toward 180 or so.....and compete in the big girl category??

Holy cow..... 160 just blows my friggin mind ..... gonna have to be some major cutting going on shortly....bump up the thread again Spatts hee hee

 

[Gladiola]

Where exactly does the "big girl" category begin?

Just curious how far I have to go hee hee

 

[ann]

One comp I am looking at, for womens open division, says heavyweight-over 122pds..... Think I am too heavy?? hee hee

 

[Ceebs]

Congrats on hitting 160! If you're making good progress, why not keep going?

 

[Sassy69]

Are you done cutting and within 2 days of comp?

I dropped close to 7 lbs of water in 1 week. Cutting will get you down to weights you never thought you'd see again .... at least not since I was 12 ... LMFAO!

I know a guy who is 260 right now and competing in April -- he wants to get down to 210??

 

[Gladiola]

I dropped close to 7 lbs of water in 1 week.

Heavyweight at 122 pounds? Goodness, I'm 135# at 5'4" and think I'm puny!

Sassy, I'm curious about that... how did you not get dehydrated (cuz can't that be fatal)?

 

[ann]

Are you done cutting and within 2 days of comp?

I dropped close to 7 lbs of water in 1 week. Cutting will get you down to weights you never thought you'd see again .... at least not since I was 12 ... LMFAO!

I know a guy who is 260 right now and competing in April -- he wants to get down to 210??

No sassy...not in a cutting phase for another month or so....just bulking and growing baby I thought I would get up to 180 or so......then cut down to 160 Hee hee......

 

[ann]

Havent had the b/f done in about 4 months or so....was 14% way back when. I know......once the b/f comes off, hey, I will be able to see some major definition

Like I said, I am still putting on some muscle....all good things come in time Will get my b/f tested soon though, just for shits and giggles

 

[Sassy69]

I'm pretty sure heavy weight is 135. 122 - hell I couldn't get into that category if I chopped off both legs.

Sassy, I'm curious about that... how did you not get dehydrated (cuz can't that be fatal)?

This is ONLY during the week before a comp and comp day. The point is get all the subcutaneous water out of your system so you look tight & defined. Most people start water depleting 2-3 days before - cut from like 2 gal of water to 1 gal to 1/2 gal to sips. I also used sodium loading for a few days I think at the beginning of the week and then cut that out too.

Was I dried out -- you bet. Every one of my pix from my first comp shows me literally chewing the insides of my mouth because it was so dry. Honestly the last 2 days of water depletion gave me a real good feel for what its like to ration water. I.e. I had a 1/2 liter bottle of water to last me all day - every sip I took reminded me that I only had so much left. Talk about stress. (Oh yea, it was also the middle of August in S. Florida and required a 4 hr drive to get to the competition while wearing long pants & sleeves to avoid getting ProTan all over my car... oh the horror stories I could tell....) Chewing gum was the only saving grace -- except that I was so dry I would literally suck all the moisture out of the gum so there was nothing left but a lump of mushy nutrasweet or whatever they put in sugarless gum. Ick.

Of course dehydration is a bad thing, but I think most bb's have problems w/ maintaining electrolyte balance - you hear about competitors passing out on stage - usually due to heavy diuretic use - you dump water and everything else too.

 

[KBgrl]

Wow ann, you're becomming a real heffer arent ya??

You're solid!! keep going up up up...