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I understand that my calories are low now as I'm in contest prep. My normal range is way above this. I began my 14 week prep at 1600, and plateaued around 1500 for a little while. I had some refeed...

When it comes down to it, unless you have been on your feet all day or have some metabolic disorder, it is not water retention, it's fat. If your socks don't leave deep indentations in your ankles,...

I bet some of you will hate on me for this. Trust me, I don't like it.

I recently competed in my first figure show 2 weeks ago. Since I was already in fighting shape, I picked up another show in a...

I'm sorry, bud, but I truly don't believe you could increase muscle size in less than a month given the low calorie and low protein. If that was the case, you would go from you to Arnold in 6 months...

Definitely agree with Kimm4 here. Unless your physique looks much different than your photos, you need time to add muscle.

Sure, if you want to have no energy and completely burn yourself out. Rest days are just as important as training days. You won't add muscle in 12 days. If you're trying to lean out further, just...

Any guesses on me? Still have a few areas that could tighten up, and then I have some areas that are like, "PLEASE, EAT A SANDWICH!"

I would guess I'm under the 10-12% of essential BF because I...

I'm in the blonde in the teal with red suit on the far left in the lineup.



I thought I carbed/sodium(ed?) up enough for the week, but I guess my body tolerates more carbs and sodium than I...

Comparing photos of myself vs those at Nationals last year, I feel confident. It's OCB Nationals, still very amateur as compared to NPC.

Ditch the fat burners. They're useless and dangerous. Simply put, what you said up there basically tells us nothing. You could be eating all of those foods and doing those very vague workouts and...

If you are worried about committing to it over the standard deficit, simply cycle for performance.

Keep carbs low on off/rest days and higher on cardio/heavy leg days. I didn't cycle exactly,...

I placed 2nd in my show which qualifies me for the Nationals in 18 weeks.

I'm looking to bulk a little more, but in 18 weeks, that's not a whole lot of time to bulk, then lean. If I can maintain...

Kudos to you for putting that out there!!

My contest day is in exactly one week! Eeeeek!

Problem is, my lower belly is very bloated. I have been having a hard time "going" for most of the prep despite a LOT of high fiber veggies,...

Thank you!

I feel much better lately. I'm down to 117.4 with 13 days to go. I feel less stressed about getting in prescribed workouts. I do what I want, for as many reps and sets as I want, and I...

Have you tried taking a Zinc/Magnesium supplement? It's great for muscle repair and helps with sleep. I haven't had many sleep problems yet (19 days!), and I do notice that I sleep more soundly when...

Thanks, everyone!

I weighed in today at 118.5. Now that I'm practicing posing a lot, I see a lot more lines. I didn't realize how much I wasn't flexing, especially in my legs and butt. The tanning...

If you have 8 weeks, go ahead and have a cheat. Don't go off the rails and eat everything sweet in sight, now! Enjoy some Greek yogurt sweetened with stevia and a Quest bar on top. You'll have a lot...

I'm going through a major phase of doubt right now...

I'm 27 days out from my first figure show and I'm second guessing everything. My diet has been pretty on track with about 1500 calories, 175p,...

12 weeks is a ton of time! Granted, you may have undone some progress, say if you ate 800 calories more than you planned and you only had a 500 cal deficit for the past few days, then, yes, you'll be...