Getting As Cut As Possible Before A Show

**Insex** · April 19th, 2006, 09:23 PM

I've got my first bodybuilding contest coming up on Saturday 4/22/06. I'm a newbie to bodybuilding so I am unfamiliar with preparing myself before a show. So far I have shaved, bought a bronzer and Dream Tan, and got myself a nice and tight pair of posing trunks.

My question is how do I get rid of as much subcutaneous fluid as possible before a show? This event is an all-natural bodybuilding competition. So I cannot and do not want to use diuretics or anything dangerous. I would like to give myself the best possible chance of winning, but I do not want to kill my body doing it.

Any helpful advice would be very much appreciated.

**Hans_Rachid** · April 19th, 2006, 11:48 PM

I never prepared for a bodybuilding competition, so you definitely want someone else's advice, but my guess is you should drink half as much fluid tomorrow as you did today, and half as much on the 21st as you did tomorrow, and almost none on the 22nd. You probably should have started to reduce your water intake a few days ago though.

**ultraman8** · April 20th, 2006, 05:22 AM

Prior to any bodybuilding competition, competitors usually lower their water intake a either a few days, or a day beforehand.
This creates a deficit in water in the body which take out the water retention factor and give the muscles maximum definition.
however, becareful not to be fully dehydrated as you may stand the chance of fainting on stage due to the heat and the "pressure"....

regarding nutrition....again, you've gota cut down on that aswell, but you have to eat....you'll need to energy todo all the poses.

good luck

**Mean Machine** · April 20th, 2006, 09:38 AM

Hey man good luck i hope you do well, i had a mooch round and found you a link to bodybuilding.com with some pointers on the preparation for competition.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/huston1.htm

**Italianangel** · April 23rd, 2006, 09:37 PM

You should be carb cutting 17 days out then carb loading 5-7 days out and you can cut water on Thursday down to a liter and sips of that liter on Friday, none and you will go flat.
You should get some natural herb diuretics like shredded or similar.
Linda

**Doughboy** · May 12th, 2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Insex

I've got my first bodybuilding contest coming up on Saturday 4/22/06. I'm a newbie to bodybuilding so I am unfamiliar with preparing myself before a show. So far I have shaved, bought a bronzer and Dream Tan, and got myself a nice and tight pair of posing trunks.

My question is how do I get rid of as much subcutaneous fluid as possible before a show? This event is an all-natural bodybuilding competition. So I cannot and do not want to use diuretics or anything dangerous. I would like to give myself the best possible chance of winning, but I do not want to kill my body doing it.

Any helpful advice would be very much appreciated.

How did you do?

**Insex** · May 13th, 2006, 02:14 AM

Fourth place. Not too bad for my first time. I had a blast though, I think I'll sign up for another competition soon. Although I want to put on some more size before I enter my next one. I was about 204 lbs. at this first one, I want to try to be a solid and lean 215 lbs. in the next one.

**Italianangel** · May 13th, 2006, 08:31 PM

Congrats, yeah I find BB funner than fitness and figure but I guess its because I take those categories much more serious and do bb for fun! I did one last month and had a blast too!!
Linda

nursebber · August 8th, 2006, 01:25 AM

Dyazide

dementia · August 12th, 2006, 11:10 PM

NJ 4th aint bad, I wish I would get fourth. lol congrats!

**forbodybuilders** · August 14th, 2006, 02:16 PM

any pics?