Pre-Contest

[LSUMuscle]

I've got a contest coming up in 12 days. I'm 5'9", 199lbs. I need to weigh in at 187lbs. I'm just looking for some opinions on amount of cardio and weight workouts to be doing from here in.

 

[LSUMuscle]

By the way, any tips on diet would help too. I have a trainer helping me out, but I would like to hear what you guys think. Thanks

 

[bodyfx]

Wow..that is a lot of wt. to lose in such a short time.Well in an emergency such as this I would recommend about 1 hour of intense cardio each day split into 2 thirty minute sessions.One first thing in the morning and the other at night b4 or after your last meal.I would go on a low carb diet of no more than 50 grams per day,but up your protein intake.I would also start on an herbal diuretic such as Taraxatone as soon as possible.Good luck.

 

[td24]

I was in the same situation a month ago and made my class just fine. Stop your cardio one week out. You shouldnt be training hard right now, so only do enough to get a slight pump. Stop weight training the tuesday before your show. As for your weight, You should be drinking an ass load of water right now. When you cut the water you can lose alot of water in no time. Get some aldactone ASAP and start it the Thursday before the show. Email me if you need some help. You can play with your carbs and drop a few more pounds. If you can weigh around 195 monday before the show...I think you will be fine. Good luck!!

 

[bigmag]

I have a buddy of mine who just got out of a comp. his diet for the last two weeks was really simple. For breakfast he had a bowl of non-flavored oat meal, and for the rest of the day he would get only 45g of protein and 50g of carbs untill after 8pm then all he would eat was protein. Most of his meals were only a peice of chicken and a peice of fruit like an apple or orange. He also sodium depleted the last week so he wouldn't retain any water during the comp. He did cardio first thing in the morning for 30 min. and then again after his workout for another 30 min. Hope this helps.......Good Luck!!!

 

[Pup'nIrn]

hey bro....keep it simple. goto roid.com and look through their articles. It has a pre-comp diet and water elimination process that works well. Do keep some diazide on hand and have a sweat box accessable. Your problem is water now...not fat.

 

[LSUMuscle]

Well, I haven't had many responses, but thanks to you who did. Here's what I'm doing with 11 days left. I've on my 5th day at 400g protein, 50-60g fat, and less than 20g carbs. Tomorrow I will up the carbs to around 225g, lower the fat to probably close to 0. Then back to close to 0 carbs. I think I'm gonna begin the sodium load on Friday or Saturday. From what I understand, this will last until Tues. or Wed. I will do the carb up then also I assume (this is all planned out by my trainer, but I'm just having a rough time remembering it all right now). I'll continue with 3 gallons of water per day, until Thursday, when I'll stop liquid intake. Hopefully I'll dry out good for the show and be at the weight I need to be at. The trainer suggested red wine before the show. Does anyone else have any day before and contest day tips?