post contest???

[yeah buddy]

i am all swollen and stuff. My stomach and especially my legs. Is it because of the sodium that i am getting now? How can i make it go away? Probably just in time right?

[mliedtke1983]

Thats what happens after a show and you pig out on **** food...just go back to eating normal healthy food and have a few goodies here and there...after a contest is a great time to grow but doing it with bad food will just make you blow up in bf..

[XTRMEWJ]

if you Na depleted/loaded that can happen...just stabilize the diet and keep pumping water...you will be fine.

Sean

[Hulk7280]

i am all swollen and stuff. My stomach and especially my legs. Is it because of the sodium that i am getting now? How can i make it go away? Probably just in time right?
yeah it sucks...lol i gained 30 lbs my first week after the show.. after a week i couldnt tell i just won an open middleweight class..lol i learned my lesson.. just go all out and keep ur sodium and refined carbs low

[str8flexed]

yeah it sucks...lol i gained 30 lbs my first week after the show.. after a week i couldnt tell i just won an open middleweight class..lol i learned my lesson.. just go all out and keep ur sodium and refined carbs low
that's too much weight to gain.

did you water deplete?

[Hulk7280]

that's too much weight to gain.

did you water deplete?
yeah it was my first show.. i didnt know i would gain that much weight.. i ate whatever i want for a week straight.. i stuffed myself like a pig..lol.. i was amazed.. didnt think it was even possible to gain that much weight that fast

[J.L.C.]

yeah it was my first show.. i didnt know i would gain that much weight.. i ate whatever i want for a week straight.. i stuffed myself like a pig..lol.. i was amazed.. didnt think it was even possible to gain that much weight that fast


i did the same thing....ate til it hurt every day. gained 20 pounds that first week and had so much water retention that my ankles disappeared....scary.

Lesson learned, it'll never happen again. I'm starting to stabilize at my "off-season" weight now though.......I was back in the gym after that week off.....i think that helped...man, working out with food is FUN!

[str8flexed]

i did the same thing....ate til it hurt every day. gained 20 pounds that first week and had so much water retention that my ankles disappeared....scary.

Lesson learned, it'll never happen again. I'm starting to stabilize at my "off-season" weight now though.......I was back in the gym after that week off.....i think that helped...man, working out with food is FUN!
that's called edema. I implore everyone, have what you want the night after the show; but don't go nuts for 2-3 weeks. It's not healthy and it's not what bodybuilding should be about.

[J.L.C.]

that's called edema. I implore everyone, have what you want the night after the show; but don't go nuts for 2-3 weeks. It's not healthy and it's not what bodybuilding should be about.

I totally agree......and even though it was funny to have my MSN name as "Systemic Edema" for a week.......it was uncomfortable and placed unnecessary stress on my system......just plain stupid.

[yeah buddy]

is it gonna go away eventually or am i supposed to work extra hard in order to get back on track.

[DubDiezel]

that's called edema. I implore everyone, have what you want the night after the show; but don't go nuts for 2-3 weeks. It's not healthy and it's not what bodybuilding should be about.


Yeah, what he said. I only pigged out the night after the show and part of the next day but after that I was back to my normal eating habits and back in the gym.

[Hulk7280]

that's called edema. I implore everyone, have what you want the night after the show; but don't go nuts for 2-3 weeks. It's not healthy and it's not what bodybuilding should be about.

you should have put that in precontest article..lol.. i had no idea that would happen

[yeah buddy]

its been a week now and i look and feel like ****. Im 15lbs heavier and if u saw me and i told u i won 3rd place in the lightweight division you'd laugh. It looks like i'm bulkin up. A week after damn.. I know better now. But it drives me to work harder and to put on some good size to gear up for the next one. Thanks for all the feedback and comments.

[ebone45]

Why did'nt I just listen to you guys. The night after my competition my wife and I flew to San Fransisco for a short vacation. I ate everything I could get my hands on. There are so many great restaurants there. I'm now bloated and stuffed like a pig. I just got back this morning and already started eating protein bars and shakes again. I'm drinking a crap load of water but it will take time for me to unswell. If you saw me now you would never think I just entered a competition. Well, we all have to learn the hard way.
Reading all of your stories about your post contest pig out and how you felt after Just makes me LMAO because I made the same idiotic mistake and regret every minute of it.!!

[J.L.C.]

Why did'nt I just listen to you guys. The night after my competition my wife and I flew to San Fransisco for a short vacation. I ate everything I could get my hands on. There are so many great restaurants there. I'm now bloated and stuffed like a pig. I just got back this morning and already started eating protein bars and shakes again. I'm drinking a crap load of water but it will take time for me to unswell. If you saw me now you would never think I just entered a competition. Well, we all have to learn the hard way.
Reading all of your stories about your post contest pig out and how you felt after Just makes me LMAO because I made the same idiotic mistake and regret every minute of it.!!


but it all tasted reaaalllllllly good didn't it??!!!!!

[ebone45]

but it all tasted reaaalllllllly good didn't it??!!!!!
It was beyond good!!

[quest-x]

Why did'nt I just listen to you guys. The night after my competition my wife and I flew to San Fransisco for a short vacation. I ate everything I could get my hands on. There are so many great restaurants there. I'm now bloated and stuffed like a pig. I just got back this morning and already started eating protein bars and shakes again. I'm drinking a crap load of water but it will take time for me to unswell. If you saw me now you would never think I just entered a competition. Well, we all have to learn the hard way.
Reading all of your stories about your post contest pig out and how you felt after Just makes me LMAO because I made the same idiotic mistake and regret every minute of it.!!

post some pics will ya? i don't know about the rest of you, but personally after weeks of seeing a godly-shreddedness, i'm curious to see an un-shredded ebone :D

[ebone45]

post some pics will ya? i don't know about the rest of you, but personally after weeks of seeing a godly-shreddedness, i'm curious to see an un-shredded ebone :D NEVER!! LOL!! But I will begin my clean bulk next week. I'm looking to gain about 20 pds or so. I will post some pics when I atain my goal.