For those who compete...

[Popeye]

 Just was wondering how your carb up process went, did you stay clean or go all out, and what worked the best for you guys?

[Odinn]

Most powerlifters don't really give a shit what they eat as long as they 1) get enough of protein 2) get enough calories 3) make weight

I've noticed that a lot of guys would rather dyhydrate themselves in order to make weight than eat clean for a few weeks before the meet.

The problem is it is hard to get enough protein and calories while eating clean, it's a crazy sport dude.

[Popeye]

i did'nt mean so much power lifters, i meant bodybuilders

[Odinn]

Oops my bad I thought I was in the powerlifting section

[Popeye]

anybody 

[Blockhead]

 Yo, POPEYE!

 TheBlockHead is all up in this hissssouuuusssse!!!!

 Me personally, my show is Saturday. I still have just a tad of bf to shed before I carb up so this is my game plan for the week...

 My last carb-meal was Saturday around noon. Since then its been that Jenne-O 99% fat free trukey-loins and broccoli every 2-3 hours w/ a couple EFA caps...Sunday it was turkey/broccoli 5x's that day...a small handfull of almonds here and there and water at 2 gallons...same today(monday) and it will be the same up until Thursday...

  Thursday now...Thursday I will drop water to 16-20oz of grapefruit juice sipped throughout the day...chicken or turkey w/ broccoli or spinich throughout the day...a couple EFA's with each meal...that will also be my last cardio session in the morning(40minutes). I will train maybe back...biceps and some abs around 7pm...all contracting/squeezing/pumping. BCAA's/Glutamine in between meals...work on posing...then around 9 my first coat of ProTan is applied. Before bed-time I will have a lean-cut steak patty or two...bcaas/glutamine.

 Friday is when I'll carb-up...chicken/sweet potatoes for b-fast, lunch, dinner, in between those meals...maybe some dried fruit w/ bcaa's/glutamine. Fluids cut down to 10-12 oz grapefruit juice sipped throughout the day...

  The way I see it...if I need MORE filling out then I can always do it saturday morning...w/ whole wheat pancakes...little bit of syrup and then some more 1/2 hour before pre-judging. See what I'm saying?

  I deprive myself MORE of carbs by waiting till friday to carb-up...and I dont even carb-up...just have carbs in the 300 gram range spaced throughout the day...but by 7pm Friday...carbs will be cut again until Saturday at 7am.

 Hope this helps, nugga!

[Popeye]

good post, as usual   
so have you been keepin progress pics as you have be going along?

[Popeye]

 What do you think of this guys artcile Block? (or anyone   )
http://www.muscleenhancers.com/pre-contest-training2.htm

[The BEAST]

Other then not understanding some of it I thought it was very comprehensive and pretty much right on.  I know my experiences are different then yours but it was close to what I did last year (and the adjustments I had planned on making before reading this were in line with what he said).  He made it easy to understand how to implement-thanks I really needed an article like that to help out some first timers.  Who wrote it?   

[Popeye]

Sorry Jenn it does'nt say who wrote it     but i'm glad i could help ya out 

[Blockhead]

Yo, Popeye...

  TheBlockHead is all up in this hiiisssouuussseee!

  I read it...it makes sense but the only way to know for sure is to roll the dice and see what happens. It's a gamble...Im tempted to sodium load and NOT cut water until day of the show in stead of doing the opposite but I cant risk rolling a 7...know what i'm sayin?

  You wont really know what works best for you until you tried it yourself...Im not ruling it out but I cant take the gamble right now. Remember this...there is more than 1 way to skin a cat.