Contest Preparation - Team Franco Bodybuilding Forum: Competition and Fitness Board

Azbury · Azbury

I have been dieting since April 1st. I competed at the August 22 OCB show promoted by Joe. I completed at the September 13 OCB show promoted by Kareem. I have another show coming up on November 1st OCB Battle of the Swords. At my 9/13 show i weighed 210lbs. I set a goal of 197lbs for the 11/1 show. 6 weeks to...

norway · norway

For almost a year now I trained with Joe.� Made a great deal of improvement in that time.� I live in New York about 20 miles of NYC.� I been to a few posing classes as well. I would not to able to get that help in the area in which I live.� If someone is new on this site.� I would recommend the posing class or onlin...

the2ndoak · the2ndoak

I'm intrigued by this. Is it for natural training or otherwise? What does it entail?

winflex · winflex

Who's prepping for this show? How's your prep going? Hopefully, I will be judging.

rmallip1 · rmallip1

hey, so whenever i get to my high carb day on my carb cycle, even though i KNOW it's a high carb day (complex), i feel guilty about eating the carbs. i feel as if the carb are going to slow down my progress. like this week i was on low carb, putting up new PRs in the gym, and really slimming down steadily, and aft...

the2ndoak · the2ndoak

I read a post on another site in which it detailed a bunch of thngs you should do after the contest is over (aside from eating like a horse). Are there things anyone does that would help put on more muscle in the upcoming 2 weeks after the contest? I was thinking of redoing creatine with 20g of waxi after my w...

rmallip1 · rmallip1

I will be returning back to the OCB Mid-Atlantic Classic this year. I am THRILLED! I am in Australia training (I'm here for an internship), and it's mentally tougher than last year since I don't have the family and friend support system as I did last year. But I am really hitting hard with my diet right no...

Joep · Joep

so basically I dont want to try and trick my body right before my next competition and�I was wondering how much water everyone drinks in the final two weeks of contest prep? My first contest was last year at the ocb mid Atlantic in NJ and what I was told was around two weeks limit my water intake to half a gal...

Rob L · Rob L

I have been putting off getting into diet mode to compete this year. I have lots of reasons but we all know they are all BULL**IT! I'm puttin this out there for some additional accountability! I was very upset with my last outing at the Mid Atlantic in 2007, but happy with my 2006 Mid Atlantic showing. I'm...

Bill · Bill

It was awesome to see you up ther battling it out last Saturday.� Hope you have a productive offseason.� Also hope you're enjoying some grub this week .� Food never tastes as good as it does the week after a show!

Bill · Bill

Hey Joe, good luck and happy peak week brother !!!�

winflex · winflex

How many ppl have done multiple shows in a year? Do you find it hard to maintain condition? I keep playing with the idea of doing two more shows this year.� One on September 8th and the other on the 22nd...but I'm not sure if it is wise of me to do that.� I've been dieting for 18 weeks and I'm ready for my show ne...

Joe · Joe

This was a Layne Norton post! Love it. So many people talk about 'tricking' the body. Let's examine this for a minute Anytime you play with your water/sodium balance you are going to have two problems 1. it may give you an effect for a short period of time, but the body will RAPIDLY initiate a movement in t...

winflex · winflex

Does suntanning create subcutaneous water retention in the skin? -Dwayne

Joe · Joe

Here is the link for my first three podcast detailing the process of contest prep. There are two more to come, so be on the look out! BCBB's Pod Cast Directory BTW:� I am always looking for new subjects for new podcasts, so if you have questions, I would love to develope them into my next PC>

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	I think I'm stuck :( (Preview) I have been dieting since April 1st. I competed at the August 22 OCB show promoted by Joe. I completed at the September 13 OCB show promoted by Kareem. I have another show coming up on November 1st OCB Battle of the Swords. At my 9/13 show i weighed 210lbs. I set a goal of 197lbs for the 11/1 show. 6 weeks to...	Azbury	11	872	Oct 23, 2008 by Azbury
	Team Franco Training (Preview) For almost a year now I trained with Joe.� Made a great deal of improvement in that time.� I live in New York about 20 miles of NYC.� I been to a few posing classes as well. I would not to able to get that help in the area in which I live.� If someone is new on this site.� I would recommend the posing class or onlin...	norway	2	693	Oct 2, 2008 by PitBull
	****loading (Preview) I'm intrigued by this. Is it for natural training or otherwise? What does it entail?	the2ndoak	4	747	Sep 6, 2008 by jenscats5
	OCB MidAtlantic: Who's Prepping!! (Preview) Who's prepping for this show? How's your prep going? Hopefully, I will be judging.	winflex	11	773	Jul 27, 2008 by rmallip1
	carb guilt? (Preview) hey, so whenever i get to my high carb day on my carb cycle, even though i KNOW it's a high carb day (complex), i feel guilty about eating the carbs. i feel as if the carb are going to slow down my progress. like this week i was on low carb, putting up new PRs in the gym, and really slimming down steadily, and aft...	rmallip1	3	701	Jul 13, 2008 by the2ndoak
	After the contest (Preview) I read a post on another site in which it detailed a bunch of thngs you should do after the contest is over (aside from eating like a horse). Are there things anyone does that would help put on more muscle in the upcoming 2 weeks after the contest? I was thinking of redoing creatine with 20g of waxi after my w...	the2ndoak	5	738	Jul 6, 2008 by the2ndoak
	OCB Mid-Atlantic Classic (Preview) I will be returning back to the OCB Mid-Atlantic Classic this year. I am THRILLED! I am in Australia training (I'm here for an internship), and it's mentally tougher than last year since I don't have the family and friend support system as I did last year. But I am really hitting hard with my diet right no...	rmallip1	3	888	Jun 24, 2008 by rmallip1
	water (Preview) so basically I dont want to try and trick my body right before my next competition and�I was wondering how much water everyone drinks in the final two weeks of contest prep? My first contest was last year at the ocb mid Atlantic in NJ and what I was told was around two weeks limit my water intake to half a gal...	Joep	4	773	Jun 24, 2008 by winflex
	Time to get started! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I have been putting off getting into diet mode to compete this year. I have lots of reasons but we all know they are all BULL**IT! I'm puttin this out there for some additional accountability! I was very upset with my last outing at the Mid Atlantic in 2007, but happy with my 2006 Mid Atlantic showing. I'm...	Rob L	30	1843	May 2, 2008 by the2ndoak
	Congratulations Joe! (Preview) It was awesome to see you up ther battling it out last Saturday.� Hope you have a productive offseason.� Also hope you're enjoying some grub this week .� Food never tastes as good as it does the week after a show!	Bill	1	737	Nov 3, 2007 by Joe
	Good luck Joe!!! (Preview) Hey Joe, good luck and happy peak week brother !!!�	Bill	1	718	Oct 22, 2007 by Joe
	competition bug (Preview) How many ppl have done multiple shows in a year? Do you find it hard to maintain condition? I keep playing with the idea of doing two more shows this year.� One on September 8th and the other on the 22nd...but I'm not sure if it is wise of me to do that.� I've been dieting for 18 weeks and I'm ready for my show ne...	winflex	5	780	Sep 1, 2007 by the2ndoak
	You think you need to cut water? (read this) (Preview) This was a Layne Norton post! Love it. So many people talk about 'tricking' the body. Let's examine this for a minute Anytime you play with your water/sodium balance you are going to have two problems 1. it may give you an effect for a short period of time, but the body will RAPIDLY initiate a movement in t...	Joe	3	899	Aug 28, 2007 by the2ndoak
	Suntanning question (Preview) Does suntanning create subcutaneous water retention in the skin? -Dwayne	winflex	2	712	Aug 18, 2007 by the2ndoak
	Contest Prep Podcasts (Preview) Here is the link for my first three podcast detailing the process of contest prep. There are two more to come, so be on the look out! BCBB's Pod Cast Directory BTW:� I am always looking for new subjects for new podcasts, so if you have questions, I would love to develope them into my next PC>	Joe	1	759	Aug 1, 2007 by Joe
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