Want to do my first figure competition but dont know where to start

[OneBreath]

your training now for April 2010?? unless your really out of shape (& judging from your pics, your not), that is too long for contest prep. I would rec 12 wks max. YOu get burned out on the diet/training intensity that far out.

Why dont you shoot for August or Sept? I would also recommend a figure coach. Figure dieting is very specific & you should use a professional. Ive been competing for about 4 yrs & still use a figure coach (for posing, dieting & other contest prep work). Its alot of fun, but a ton of work & sacrifice...thats why i really think 11 months out will burn you out. good luck

heres some very basic on-line info to get started-
Figure Competition Prep Guide
Figure Competition Prep Guide
Figure Competition Prep Guide

Dan's a good guy & you can call him if you have questions.

Welcome! It would be great to have another contest prep journal in here.

+1 on getting a coach.

 

[slat1]

Welcome. I agree with Needto. You should start a journal. It will help you and help motivate others!
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[vanessa22286pt]

Thank you all for the advice! I am not going to be very hard core on my diet just yet, but try to follow the basic principals for it so that I may build muscle.... thanks a ton!!! ill kepp u all updated on my progress

 

[annie72]

your training now for April 2010?? unless your really out of shape (& judging from your pics, your not), that is too long for contest prep. I would rec 12 wks max. YOu get burned out on the diet/training intensity that far out.

Why dont you shoot for August or Sept? I would also recommend a figure coach. Figure dieting is very specific & you should use a professional. Ive been competing for about 4 yrs & still use a figure coach (for posing, dieting & other contest prep work). Its alot of fun, but a ton of work & sacrifice...thats why i really think 11 months out will burn you out. good luck

heres some very basic on-line info to get started-
Figure Competition Prep Guide
Figure Competition Prep Guide
Figure Competition Prep Guide

Dan's a good guy & you can call him if you have questions.

WoW!! I've just had a look at this site - Brilliant! Thanks for posting that.

Vanessa - you look great, as the others have said a great base...I wish I was starting from where you are!Good look with it all and keep us posted.

 

[MetalMilitiaBabe]

You look good & I must say I have to agree with some of the others - you are too far out to consider contest diet prep for a show in April of 2010. Some will say 10 - 12 weeks for a diet - personally I like to see people start at anywhere from 20-15 pending on how much bodyfat they need to loose.

The diet tweaks that were suggested to you are good for the off-season & will be good for you to utilize till you really do start a true contest diet. I also recommend you contact a contest prep coach to help you out. I have been competing for -well lets just say way more than 12 years... & for most of those years I did it myself - but it is very stressfull & time consuming. This past year I actually had someone help me out with my diet - though it was really not any different than what I always did for a contest diet it truley is nice to take the stress off of yourself & let someone else just tell you what to do & not have to think about it yourself.

If you have any questions please do not hesitiate to ask we are all here to help you out & see you succeed.

Anita
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[Angelique de Vrye]

Hi there

I was wondering if you could perhaps help me on some info and awnsers about winstrol im 20years of age and love working out keeping myself and my body in shape, will you advise me on using winstrol or not?

 

[nefertiti]

Hi and welcome! I'd like to move your post to it's own thread where you will receive more responses. Is that ok with you?

I gifted you a free plat week, so please make use of our search feature. There is a ton of info in the archives. And yes, there are ladies here who can advise you on winstrol (I don't know anything about it or I would).

 

[MetalMilitiaBabe]

Send me a private message regarding your question & I will be more than happy to advise.

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[Josefina]

I'm also looking to do my first figure competition in April 2010. I actually wanted to compete in the fitness category instead and just started taking gymnastics classes. But, the one on one personal training is very expenses $90/hour, so I'm in the group class instead and don't see how I'll ever be able to learn all the moves and holds by next year so I plan to do the fitness in 2011 instead. Anyway, I was Googling a question and it took me to this post and decided to join and hopefully learn something new.

 

[needtogetaas]

The user 'Josefina' has been gifted a platinum membership!

welcome to elite girl. You can learn a bunch here. We have woman who compete in everything from figure to powerlifitng. Make a thread of your own, send a few pm's to some of our forum leaders and mods, get to know people and make yourself at home. I am the Ext elite mod here on the forums and you can feel free to pm me anytime for advice or if you have a problem.