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Joe


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Ok, what odd/crazy thing have you tried or have heard that people have done in thinking it will improve your physique for competition?

I guess the problem I have is that too many people think they need to do extreme stuff for results.  Well, I have had my best results with myself and clients be keeping things simple and not trying to trick the body.


For me, when I first starting competing I use to drink wine!!  Not sure why, but I thought it would help.  If anything it was with nerves.
And during those days, cutting water the day before was normal practice!





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Ive heard of people sitting in a sauna to drop weight, wearing plastic suits to lose water and also.....from experience doing 2 hours of cardio everyday eating chicken and brocolli only for 8 weeks;)

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Wearing layers of clothing during workout and cardio.



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3 hours of daily cardio in addition to 1 hour of weights daily - so that's 4 hours of daily exercise!! Crazy!

Also taking sodium & potassium caps during Peak Week.....

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I did a boat load of praying!!!

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would drop at sodium week of, take dandelion root 3x's daily week of, stop all water 12pm friday, redwine w/ creatine & glycerol ****tail night before show and while pumping up

i did all those.

funniest one i heard...hemroid (sp) creame on your "tough" spots LOL

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Azbury wrote:

would drop at sodium week of, take dandelion root 3x's daily week of, stop all water 12pm friday, redwine w/ creatine & glycerol ****tail night before show and while pumping up

i did all those.

funniest one i heard...hemroid (sp) creame on your "tough" spots LOL


Hahahaha. Another "roid" in the bb mix! Geez. Funny.

 



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I was on a ketogenic diet for about 3 months in prep for my first comp--will never do that again. It made me pretty miserable, and the results weren't great; at least not worth the misery.

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Rick wrote:

I was on a ketogenic diet for about 3 months in prep for my first comp--will never do that again. It made me pretty miserable, and the results weren't great; at least not worth the misery.


yea....I've tried that ketogenic thing for like 3 weeks at a time last year - I didnt even have energy to workout - I hear you on the misery part ..yuck!

 



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Rick wrote:

I was on a ketogenic diet for about 3 months in prep for my first comp--will never do that again. It made me pretty miserable, and the results weren't great; at least not worth the misery.


I was on something similar for about 6 months I think....talk about misery!  no

 



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Cindy would beat the ever living out of me if I was on a diet like that. She makes sure that I have had "my feedings" before we go out on Saturday mornings.


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Cindy would beat the ever living out of me if I was on a diet like that. She makes sure that I have had "my feedings" before we go out on Saturday mornings.



 this is why we listen to Joe! biggrin



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