Question for Figure competitors-

[nikkita]

Mis24K- yeah Im doing the cardio at 6:30 so its about 12 hrs. Maybe a late night protein shake would help.

nikkita-2 cardio session a day??? good idea- but I really just like to get it over with at one time. Im taking a thermo in the afternoon, its just the late mornings that im toast

what do you eat after your AM cardio?

 

[Quadsweeps Sister]

protein shake?

Worried...12-13hrs no food and then AM cardio on empty stomach. Then when do you eat...I hope immediately after the cardio? Dependent upon when your show is in Dec - you are at least 8-10 weeks out? Where's you BF at now. I just worry a lot that many people on EF aren't eating enough carbs or enough at all. Just saying this as an opinion on what I see people posting they are eating (or not) here on the boards. Possibly starving off some muscle? Not trying to be critical - just hoping you make it to the show with enough muscle to...well, show.

Think you should eat some protein and veg in whole food form as late as you can. For 7 yrs while I competed, I ate immediately before I went to bed..10 or 1030pm. AM empty stomach cardio is okay, but no longer than 20mins at high intensity is really needed. Seriously, those 45min empty stomach sessions have got to be chomping up your lean tissue like mad.
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[Daisy_Girl]

I second (third?) the idea of more food alter at night. A sprotein shake plus fast is great - flax oil, PB, almonds. A REAL MEAL of food is even better. Food is more anabolic anyway!

Also, any chance you could drop the cardio for now? Do you really need it right now? Do you think you could drop it and add it back in about 4 weeks out for a final push?