No intention of using diuretics or anabolic steroids.
But what you outlined seems to be the most popular from what I have researched
Some people seem to start the carb reload 3 days out from the shoot or comp.
But hats off to these guys who do compete. I really couldn't be jacked putting my body and life through this. The dieting and training must really mess with their social life. But each to their own.
Everyone is totally different when it comes to this sort of shit - I find what I outlined works for me - but some people drop or hold onto water more than others - it regards to carbing up thats prob the hardest part - for me if I started carbing while I was still increasing water intake then I'd just hold onto the water + how many carbs do you need to peak and not overload? Thats another hard one - I'd prob try the method mentioned above maybe this week and carb up/still not drinking to much fluid and see how you look the next day.
Honestly in bbing etc this is prob the hardest thing to get right - the bber could of dieted for 12-14+ weeks and looked great a week before the comp and then they start to mess with salt/water/carbup/carb down and they can fuck themselves - its all trial and error with this....some guys wont even do anything - they may simply drop abit of water and just cruz straight into the comp...
The hard one for me is finding a carb source that doesn't cause water retention the day after
Potato works but it's hard to get 400-500g of carbs in the form of potato
Why are you carbing up before weigh in Oni?
And why would one source of carbs differ to another (if equal macros) in regards to water retention?
Water retention post high carb day will also have a lot to do with how much water you actually intake.
Potato works but it's hard to get 400-500g of carbs in the form of potato
We are talking 50g of carbs per 300g here
3kg of potato? Well that's impressive
How many carbs I eat depends on how near my weight is to the top of the weight class
It's not the carbs that causes the water retention, it's the other chemicals in the food that you eat. Apparently rice is good for not having water retention
You'll want to intake water on a carb-up, they are absorbed via osmosis, it's unavoidable
That is the first I'd ever heard of that. I just asked on Lyle McDonald's forum and he doesn't agree with your view point.
Yes, there is definitely water in the foods you eat but it is possible to have a dry carb up. Every gram of CHO ingested will hold 3-4g of water IF there is adequate water in the body. I've had refeeds myself where I've expected to gain at least 2-3kg because of carb intake but didn't have enough water intake to do so. (for an athletic competition rehydration and glycogen replenishment are key but for my purposes at the time mass hydration wasn't required.)
The different carbs holding more or less water appears to be false. Unless you are intaking the exact same macronutrients then you can't really make a direct comparison.
The different carbs holding more or less water appears to be false. Unless you are intaking the exact same macronutrients then you can't really make a direct comparison.
The hard one for me is finding a carb source that doesn't cause water retention the day after
Potato works but it's hard to get 400-500g of carbs in the form of potato
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