Contest Preparation Time

[therock]

Gosh bro 3hrs! You crazy! I couldnt stand chilling in the gym w/o lifting wieghts for 3hrs.

[Lmg2701]

Not too bad when your workout partner is competing too. It does get kinda long though, it may not go that high, all depends how I'm looking at a certain amount of time out from competition.

[therock]

Originally posted by Lmg2701
Not too bad when your workout partner is competing too. It does get kinda long though, it may not go that high, all depends how I'm looking at a certain amount of time out from competition.

IC. Good luck bro!

[SloppyJo]

which one is better for cardio? long periods of walking or short interval training?

[Chadd77]

Originally posted by Lmg2701
Will start with around an hour of incline walking 2 or 3 times a week. By the end I maybe get up to 3 hours 4 times a week.

Damn bro! I have always incline walked 3 times a week at 30 min. That's it. Even then I have to watch myself that I don't burn muscle. I have a hard time gaining but a very easy time leaning out. Good luck in your show brother. Have any Pics of yourself? It's always nice to see the before and after shots!

[canadagold]

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Originally posted by Lmg2701
Not too bad when your workout partner is competing too. It does get kinda long though, it may not go that high, all depends how I'm looking at a certain amount of time out from competition.

Hey LM. . .I would go less time and spread it through the week. . .that way you will not get bored and you can do gradual increase across the board. . .30 min 5 days and then you can start bumping it up by 5-10 min each week as you see how you are progressing. . .

[Lmg2701]

Re: ...

Originally posted by canadagold
Hey LM. . .I would go less time and spread it through the week. . .that way you will not get bored and you can do gradual increase across the board. . .30 min 5 days and then you can start bumping it up by 5-10 min each week as you see how you are progressing. . .

I might do that, how far out would you start cardio? I'm probably around 12% right now and the competition isn't until the 2nd weekend in july. My diet will start in mid march.

[Lmg2701]

here's some before

[Lmg2701]

tricep

[canadagold]

If you are starting to diet in march I would just stick with 30 min, 3-4 times per week for the first 2 weeks. . .get your diet dialed in and down pat and then you can start cranking up the cardio.. .you will have to see how you react as some guys don't need to do a ton of cardio and others do . . .I don't need to do that much but I have friends that compete and have to hit it hardcore for the duration of the diet to get the results.

[canadagold]

to be honest bro. .I can't tell you anything from shots that don't show your back and front. . .some guys hold the fat in the gut and some in the back and glutes. If you are unsure I would start the cardio now and "clean up" your diet. .don't start the actual diet but do get rid of all the shit you are eating. .keep in red meat like steaks and lean ground beef but get rid of any junk foods.

[Lmg2701]

Oh, I know where I'm holding lol, I'm very conscientious, that's why I posted those shots. I've started to clean things up already in my diet. I will post more pictures in a few months after my real diet has been started. I just posted these to give a vague idea of where I'm at. I'm sure I'll be pm'ing you throughout though if I have questions. Thanks for your help.

[shortz]

Damn, wish I saw this thread earlier. I was complaining about NO2 months ago and very little people listened to me. I have done my share of reading on NO2 to know it's garbage. I work in the medical field and have access to many books. The companies backing up NO2 were making up medical terms themselves to back their claims. The FDA should have stepped in on that one if they haven't already. I searched through every medical book I could find and found nothing of what they were talking about. For instance, hemodilation? WTF is that? I think that was the word.