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Getbig Female Info Boards => Figure, Bikini and Fitness Info and Discussions => Topic started by: Swole0565 on March 04, 2006, 01:19:18 AM
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During the final 2 weeks, before a figure show, what type of training/nutrition changes occur? Do the girls go through a carb depletion/load? What about water intake/manipulation?
I just wondered what, if anything, differs from the strategies a female bodybuilder, would apply?
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All the above. I think it's about the same as women bodybuilders, perhaps not as extreme, but pretty much the same stuff. I do the carb deplete/load, sodium load/unload, and Taraxatone.
-Nicole
WNBF Natural Figure Pro
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hey nicole im new at new and i was wondering what it meant when u say "carb deplete/load, sodium load/unload, and Taraxatone" thanks
sexibarbie
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I think that it's different for everyone. Typically, I don't have my clients load or deplete carbs. I DO, however, manipulate their carbs during the last week. Most of my clients are on a carb cycle, with lower days and higher days. During the last week, I might have them do two or three higher days in a row in the beginning of the week, then drop them down to their lower days for the couple days leading into the show. Carbs hold water subcutaneously, therefore, I try to keep their carbs lower around the time they have to step on stage. Since figure girls don't need to be super-compensated with glycogen, I find there isn't an immediate need to load the muscles with carbs. It's more important for a figure girl to be a little tight package than bulging with rounded muscle bellies. EVERYONE is different though, so what works for one, may not work for another.
As for sodium, I find that keeping sodium in the diet until the last couple days works best.
Hope this helps ;)
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As everyone else has already mentioned...all competitors are different. What works for me is to taper down my carbs throughout my preparation (usually 12 weeks). I usually start with about 225g per day in the first two weeks and gradually take them down week by week as I increase protein and fat. If I look stage ready a week before the show, I do not carb load. However, if I look exceptionally small, I will carb deplete Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (about 40g/day) and load Thurday, Friday and Saturday (about 150-175g). As far as water goes, as a fitness competitor I am scared to deplete to much (routines). So I just drink about 1/2 gallon per day in the last few days as opposed to a full gallon like I do the other days. Finally, as for sodium, I simply avoid it as much as I can in the last week. I feel that figure/fitness competitors do not have to go as extreme as bodybuilders. Again, that's just me :)
Katie