How much cardio do you do when prepping for a show? Lets say 12 weeks out. What kind of training split? How many meals a day? Thanks Double A.
Lets see, at 12 weeks out, im doing 30 minutes. I increas it by five minutes the next month when im 8 weeks out, and at four I increase it another 5 minutes. So Im doing 40 minutes, but this year, right at the end i added another 5 minutes.
At about 3 weeks out, i was in great shape and should have held the cardio right there, but I added another five minutes because I was still 7 lbs above the weight limit.
That was a mistake, because I was conditioned enough right there and should not have dropped down. So, 40 minutes is what I should have been doing right up to the show, but i was doing 45.
I train with weights 5 days a week off and during prep all the way to the show. I do cardio usually after the weights.
Im eating six meals per day. I could have and probably should have thrown in another protein meal right before bed, the last 2 weeks because my metabolism was going crazy. I felt really good, strong etc, but really hungry too. I should have fed myself more, but the weight class issue. Bodybuilding competition is a live and learn experience, very few nail it every single time.