The Critical Final Week of Contest Preparation Is Merely One Step of Your Journey ..

[BABY1]

I get this magazine in the mail and I read this and thought it was good. I know we have several
competitors here that may think different but thought I would share.

By Skip La Cour
Six Time National Bodybuilding Champion
Success and Leadership Coach

If you get the job done well before the last week of contest preparation, you will become virtually "bullet-proof."

The best way to create a "perfect" last week food and water intake contest preparation strategy is to get in incredible shape. The last week will not make you or break you as many misguided bodybuilders believe.

What you do during those 12 to 20 weeks before that last week arrives will. If you get the job done well before the last week of contest preparation, you will become virtually "bullet-proof."

Bullet-proof, as I refer to the term as it relates to getting ready for a show, means that you look so great that it's almost impossible to ruin that amazing physique that you've created.

What you do during your many weeks of contest preparation will significantly augment the results from what you do during the last week—or hurt what you do.

What you don't do during the many weeks of contest preparation can never be salvaged by what you do during the last week. There's no substitute for hard work. There are no "smoke and mirror" magic tricks that are going to save your butt if you don't work diligently and intelligently during the many weeks of contest preparation.

Don't believe the bitter and misguided second-rate competitors who tell you they looked great—but blew all of their hard work during the final week. Things were blown long before then.

That may sound harsh, but even I've had to accept that unpleasant reality check many times throughout my competitive bodybuilding career.

[guns01]

Re: The Critical Final Week of Contest Preparation Is Merely One Step of Your Journey ..

great write up. sad fact of the matter is if you arent pretty much spot on and ready at 3 wks out then you are most likely going to miss the mark. it takes about 3 wks to put body fat back on but the water is where you can def dick the dog on the last few days

[MuscleAddiction]

Re: The Critical Final Week of Contest Preparation Is Merely One Step of Your Journey ..

I like to be ready 2 weeks out for sure, cruise into the show per say. This way you may not have to do the depletion, that is such a double edged sword. If your body fat and conditioning is there two weeks out, then depletion is like playing Russian Roulette as you may not fill back up in time for prejudging...learning this by experience. Be ready at least 2 weeks out and just come in as full as possible, drop water, and hit the stage BLOWN!!! Even a friend who is a IFBB pro found out the hard way at the California this past month, now headed to the Dallas Europa this month in ridiculous size and vascularity, should do very well...not going to deplete this time like he did for the Cal, just walk on stage at 263 dry and massive!