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Exactly.....high water intake now until last week (...I do 2+ gallons) and keep it up intil bedtime on Friday night before Saturday AM prejudging. You will continue expelling and at that point I only...

In your shape without dieting to this point, simply dropping the junk and taking in quality calories should tighten you up considerably. Water depletion is not necessary in any division, the key to a...

Post in detail exactly what you are doing now.....hard to give advice based on so little info. Diet, training, etc.

The June 5th pics look to be in the 6-8 range (...photos can be deceiving)...muscle separation is great but not seeing the paper thin skin, hard, grainy look that appears at sub-4% (...and you don't...

Bodybuilder or not, the body seeks balance. Restricting water, sodium, or depleting/loading carbs upsets that balance and may cause temporary reactions as the body seeks to regain balance.
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Lay out in detail your exact plan.....meals, meal timing, pre/post workout, etc. Very hard to make recommendations without exact details.....

Post your diet and training in detail...you did not give much to work with.

Once I reach contest shape (....timed to be two weeks out) I generally add in some carbs and reduce or eliminate cardio completely. This allows me to fill back out a bit and is easily maintainable...

The last few hours can be critical and minor adjustments may need to be made.......

I have used all that you mentioned and have done without.....saw no noticeable difference one way or the other.

Do a trial run and see.....450g should fill you out, but you may use more. But remember, 95% full but still hard and dry is always a better look than 105% full, soft, and smooth.

Look back over your prep.....when do you look best following a higher carb day? The next day, 2 days later, after a few days of lower carbs? Time your load based on your experience....it can be very...

Exactly.....

This^^^^ It's the heat....I regularly use epson salts and see no different effect than just a plain hot water soak. The tanning bed or sun exposure also creates insane vascularity. Pre stage just...

1800kcals and 60 minutes of cardio says it all.......at two weeks out you should be ADDING in more food and CUTTING BACK on the cardio if not totally eliminating it.

I think you answered your own question....no water=flat/no pump!!!! I keep water high until bedtime on Friday and then drink as needed the rest of the way, not chugging it but never getting thirsty...

Look great...best of luck in Budapest!!!!

You answered you own question in your last sentence..."2 cardio sessions per day (60-90 minutes each) with 60g of carbs....". I would suggest Googling "Layne Norton Metabolic Damage" and viewing the...

That is the norm.....

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