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So I did my 5th show this last weekend. I got eaten alive. I showed up over dieted, flat/depleted, yet sweating profusely onstage. Sweet huh.
Last year I worked with an IFBB pro under George Farah. The diet was high carb, moderate protein, low fat. Nothing extreme regarding diet. Training volume was high, cardio volume was low. Drugs were low/moderate. He brought me in at a fairly decently conditioned 212.
This year I worked with another IFBB pro under Hany Rambod. The diet was moderate carb, high protein, moderate fat. This diet (off season and pre contest) was very extreme. Training volume was high, cardio pre contest was very high. Drugs were excessive throughout the offseason and pre contest. This guy brought me in at the same weight, maybe slightly tighter but flat.
Some things I learned through MY journey:
It's very important for me to stay lean year around so I won't have to crash diet/cardio as hardcore. As an ectomorph, muscle does not want to stick especially when dieting hard. Also, if you get too far out of striking distance the skin becomes too thick to thin out come show time.
My body responds better to high carb, moderate protein, low fat. I can eat a shitload of clean carbs in the offseason and slowly peel them back to lean out with minimal cardio. I believe Keto is not for the ectomorph. Sure an ectomorph will lose fat but it's tough to hold onto muscle. This is how Dorian dieted and I am 100% convinced this is how I need to diet as well.
My body does not require that much cardio to get in shape. This year I did more than double the cardio of last year...for what?
No more carb depleting and loading the last week out. I'm just going to diet through the show and cut salt in half, not eliminating it completely.
Drugs aint shit. I can use half as much as this time and achieve the same results. One can only learn this through experience.
The best lesson of all that I have learned time and time again is that there are no tricks. No magic. No last minute things you are going to do that will make you step onstage looking like Phil Heath or some shit.
Bulking under Farah's guy was 800mg test/600mg deca/50mg dbol per day and bulking with Hany's guy was double that for test, 500 tren, 100 or 150mg abomb per day. I felt much better and level headed on the test/deca/dbol than the test/tren/abomb for bulking. Both had GH at 6iu/day.
Cutting under Farah's guy was like 350mg prop/wk, 350 tren/wk, 350 mast/wk, 40mcg clen, 40mg nolva, 40mg var. Cutting under Hany's guy was 1200ishmg prop/wk, 500eq, 1 win tab with every meal, 50mcg T3, 1 proviron with every meal, nolva 40mg. Both had GH at 6iu/day.
As much as I suffered this prep I am also convinced that genetics play the biggest role in the sport of bb.
So what's the gameplan now?
This week eat everything in sight. No gym. Walking dogs only. Natural for at least 6 months (nolva for a month or so per bouncer and incredible's recommendations). So next week natural diet and training begin. Fun :rolleyes:
Last year I worked with an IFBB pro under George Farah. The diet was high carb, moderate protein, low fat. Nothing extreme regarding diet. Training volume was high, cardio volume was low. Drugs were low/moderate. He brought me in at a fairly decently conditioned 212.
This year I worked with another IFBB pro under Hany Rambod. The diet was moderate carb, high protein, moderate fat. This diet (off season and pre contest) was very extreme. Training volume was high, cardio pre contest was very high. Drugs were excessive throughout the offseason and pre contest. This guy brought me in at the same weight, maybe slightly tighter but flat.
Some things I learned through MY journey:
It's very important for me to stay lean year around so I won't have to crash diet/cardio as hardcore. As an ectomorph, muscle does not want to stick especially when dieting hard. Also, if you get too far out of striking distance the skin becomes too thick to thin out come show time.
My body responds better to high carb, moderate protein, low fat. I can eat a shitload of clean carbs in the offseason and slowly peel them back to lean out with minimal cardio. I believe Keto is not for the ectomorph. Sure an ectomorph will lose fat but it's tough to hold onto muscle. This is how Dorian dieted and I am 100% convinced this is how I need to diet as well.
My body does not require that much cardio to get in shape. This year I did more than double the cardio of last year...for what?
No more carb depleting and loading the last week out. I'm just going to diet through the show and cut salt in half, not eliminating it completely.
Drugs aint shit. I can use half as much as this time and achieve the same results. One can only learn this through experience.
The best lesson of all that I have learned time and time again is that there are no tricks. No magic. No last minute things you are going to do that will make you step onstage looking like Phil Heath or some shit.
Bulking under Farah's guy was 800mg test/600mg deca/50mg dbol per day and bulking with Hany's guy was double that for test, 500 tren, 100 or 150mg abomb per day. I felt much better and level headed on the test/deca/dbol than the test/tren/abomb for bulking. Both had GH at 6iu/day.
Cutting under Farah's guy was like 350mg prop/wk, 350 tren/wk, 350 mast/wk, 40mcg clen, 40mg nolva, 40mg var. Cutting under Hany's guy was 1200ishmg prop/wk, 500eq, 1 win tab with every meal, 50mcg T3, 1 proviron with every meal, nolva 40mg. Both had GH at 6iu/day.
As much as I suffered this prep I am also convinced that genetics play the biggest role in the sport of bb.
So what's the gameplan now?
This week eat everything in sight. No gym. Walking dogs only. Natural for at least 6 months (nolva for a month or so per bouncer and incredible's recommendations). So next week natural diet and training begin. Fun :rolleyes:
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