Nightmares during Pre-contest

[Abdominator]

Hey guys/gals, I've noticed that twice this month I've had nightmares that involved my upcoming bodybuilding competition.

The day before my 1997 competition, I had a nightmare that I gave in to my cravings and ate an entire bag of Chocolate Chip Cookies. I woke up in a cold sweat thinking that I just destroyed 8 weeks of dieting.

During my current pre-contest preparation, I've dreamt that I forgot to bring my music, and I left my posing trunks and my oil at home (and I live 30 miles from the competition venue). I therefore had to pose in my underwear using the only tape that I had in the car. Sadly it was a motivational tape (all words, no music). Thank God the dream changed before I went on stage.

So what are some things you've dreamt about during your pre-contest preparation and I wonder if this has anything to do with our diets during pre-contest? I know my dreams are definitely triggered by my doubts and insecurities, but geeze... you'd think I'd be over it now with this being my 3rd show.

Thanks all! :D

- Skip "NO! THAT'S NOT MY MUSIC!! AAAUUGGGH!!"

[Easygainer]

if something like dieting is on your mind all the time you're gonna dream about it! ive dreamt of making routines god knows how many times - only weird dream i had was being stuck at the bottom of a BIG bench (like few hundred pounds) with no-one round to lift it off - at that time i was training on my own in garage and getting caught at the bottom of loads of lifts - **** happens i got over it!

[MsFit]

OMG!!! I thought I was the only one who had devasting nightmares precontest. I once bought a Snickers to munch on backstage for a sugar rush, and a week before the show I dreamt I ate it, ruined everything I was working for.

In 1997 I was decarbing for the show and had a dream I ate a load of baked potatoes, I was so pissed, but when I realized I was dreming it was cool.

Then, on my last decarb day, I kep waking up every hour, on the hour thinking about the baked potatoe I was going to get at 7am. How sad is that?
MsFit :D

[Nicole]

That is so funny! I had the exact same dream about forgetting my music and posing suit. I had to pose in underwear, too!

I also dreamt that I forgot to make a routine to music and was practicing right before I had to go on.

Also had dreams of forgetting to use Pro Tan/Dream Tan and was on stage blinding everyone!

I thought I was going to go crazy!

[Abdominator]

Yay! I'm not insane after all!

MsFit, I know what you mean about the baked potato. On my 3rd day of hard carb depletion before my last show, I actually looked forward to eating a baked potato with nothing on it. :D

- Skip "Goshgummit, that potato is going to go straight to my hips!" :p

[freaker]

Hey Skip, sometimes nightmares come true. Remember my pizza incident. Yeah, I had all kinds of food dreams before that one. I also had a dream a few weeks after the contest about not being able to find my Dream Tan. I finally found some, but my class was going up as I was putting it on. Probably because at the 2001 Superbody they called my class to pump up and I was still putting Dream Tan on. I looked good that year though, 1 coat of Pro Tan and 2 coats of Dream Tan worked well. At the 2002 Superbody, I was too light. One coat of Dream Tan doesn't cut it for this white(only goths are naturally whiter than me) boy. You know I was the palest guy at the Gaineville with my damn melanin-deficient ass. Speaking of which, even if I had striated glutes I don't think anybody'd be able to see them with the glare. Before the 1999 Gainesville, Rick put the tanning bed on for 20 minutes when I only wanted 10. I got torched, my ass was still red when I was putting on Dream Tan a week later. Enough about my ass, at least I don't post pics of it like some people. And no Pete, I did not look at those pics, I saw the warning and thank you very much for informing me not to look at those particular ones.