Potassium

[Mrey]

I heard on the day before a contest, bodybuilders will take a potassium supplement and drink a gallon of water to get more shredded. Is there any truth to this? I hear you can do this yourself.

[YellowJacket]

The reason those bodybuilders take potassium is most diuretics are not potassium sparring. Lasix, a very common diuretic to bodybuilders pre-contest, for example is non-potassium sparring, meaning one would have to take a potassium supplement in order to not deplete themselves of potassium. Could get ugly.