To be honest I do a ton of cardio pre-contest almost too much. I walk on a treadmill with a 10 incline at 3 mph some times 3 times a day for 45 minutes a clip so I like to eat the rice for energy. I also like tuna sushi rolls and that is white rice so I like to keep it simple and keep the same foods going into my body. When I switch to potato's, sweet potato's, oatmeal, etc. I get a super high metabolism and feel kinda sick and bloated so I just stick to the white rice. Plus to be totally honest I love the taste of it more than any other form of carb and with Butter Buds on the rice you can't beat it. In the end I do have to do the extra cardio though and I do cut back as the show gets closer. I cut it back to only one cup a day the last two weeks or so depending on how I look.....
