Cutting Down, Competing, and Training

[2-Swole]

Okay i am gunna try not to complicate this question...and on the real i think this topic is of SOOOOO much importance at least it is to me:

I need someone who is an experienced competitor or who knows their stuff to really explain how exactly u bbders train while u cut down for a show?...I wanna know how u like to cut down (which i think i have a little bit of knowledge on) and how long u stay totally or at least for the most part leaned out. For me right now im trying to put on solid mass without alot of fat which is going really well, but there is gunna come a point where i wanna shred down completely and see what i got so to speak. I think its really hard to train when ur not all bloated and carbed up so id really appreciate some insight in this area.

I am taking my game to another level hopefully and i really wanna learn the ins and outs of cutting down for competition and training during these times...tips...etc. and i figure there are no better people to ask then my dawgs on here

Thanks guys
2-Swole

[2-Swole]

Re: Cutting Down, Competing, and Training

anyone???

[dixiechick]

Re: Cutting Down, Competing, and Training

If you talk to 3 experienced competitive bodybuilders, you will get 3 totally different answers and yet each one of them will look amazing during their competitions. I feel like since our body's very so much between individuals that's why one way isn't better than another. It's going to be what works best for your body. With that said, I know some competitors who switch for heavy weights/low reps off-season to light weights/high reps during pre-contest training.

I tried this for my first time competing. Granted I had no where near the muscle mass that I thought I did by time I dieted down, I still felt like I lost muscle. The next year when I started my precontest training, I did heavy weights/low reps until I was too tired and depleted to do heavy weights. This was about 4 weeks out, and that's when I started doing lighter weights/high reps. While training this way, I also added some muscle instead of losing.

This time I stayed training heavy up until the 6th week out. This diet is kicking my butt, so now I'm doing high reps until my show. I've got a lot more muscle mass this time around, so if I lose any it won't hurt as much. I've improved on my diet this time, so I don't seemed to be losing anything.

Anyway... I've know others who use the HITT and DC training as well. Some guys at ProMuscle were posting their precontest training and they were using rest-pause and drop sets. I'm sorry I couldn't give you a better plan. IMO if you don't have a lot muscle, then you better off stay heavy for as long as you can before doing high reps. If you got enough muscle to do some other kinds of routine, then it never hurts to try them out.

However, I can tell this much.... diet and cardo are major keys to cutting. If you don't have them in place then you are going to get no where fast.

Wish I could be more help...

[BigDawg]

Re: Cutting Down, Competing, and Training

If you talk to 3 experienced competitive bodybuilders, you will get 3 totally different answers and yet each one of them will look amazing during their competitions. I feel like since our body's very so much between individuals that's why one way isn't better than another. It's going to be what works best for your body. With that said, I know some competitors who switch for heavy weights/low reps off-season to light weights/high reps during pre-contest training.

I tried this for my first time competing. Granted I had no where near the muscle mass that I thought I did by time I dieted down, I still felt like I lost muscle. The next year when I started my precontest training, I did heavy weights/low reps until I was too tired and depleted to do heavy weights. This was about 4 weeks out, and that's when I started doing lighter weights/high reps. While training this way, I also added some muscle instead of losing.

This time I stayed training heavy up until the 6th week out. This diet is kicking my butt, so now I'm doing high reps until my show. I've got a lot more muscle mass this time around, so if I lose any it won't hurt as much. I've improved on my diet this time, so I don't seemed to be losing anything.

Anyway... I've know others who use the HITT and DC training as well. Some guys at ProMuscle were posting their precontest training and they were using rest-pause and drop sets. I'm sorry I couldn't give you a better plan. IMO if you don't have a lot muscle, then you better off stay heavy for as long as you can before doing high reps. If you got enough muscle to do some other kinds of routine, then it never hurts to try them out.

However, I can tell this much.... diet and cardo are major keys to cutting. If you don't have them in place then you are going to get no where fast.

Wish I could be more help...

good post DC. good luck on your show btw!! knock em dead girlie!!

[dixiechick]

Re: Cutting Down, Competing, and Training

^ Thanks, BD! Less than 4 weeks to go...

I'm so ready for some pizza and girl scout cookies... no cheesecake, no Ben & Jerry's Moose Tracks.... or maybe oh, heck anything but grill, boiled or baked chicken sounds good at this point.

[Deno]

Re: Cutting Down, Competing, and Training

Everyone trains, eats differently. Ronnie Coleman is a freak and still eats fries and pizzas, while other BBers have to be on a strict diet year round.