Final week manipulations are a really fascinating topic to just about every single bodybuilder.
"carb load"
"sodium deplete"
"depletion workout"
"diuretic"
"shit load"
"flat"
etc etc...
however, I have become more and more disenchanted , or should I say less interested in that mystique topic.
It really comes down to everything BUT that final week. The boring shit, training like everyday is your last, doing cardiovascular (if needed), eating whatever macros/calories you need CONSISTENTLY to reach that level of conditioning that looks like a "walking diuretic."
I have done ....oh gosh too many dumb ass shows, mostly to keep gaining experience and figure this stuff out (29-30 shows?) and I am now starting to calm down on the super technical stuff and realize the bigger picture prior.
I will say this -- during your prep, you must be looking pretty gnarly AHEAD of time to be able to look gnarly on stage (not all times, but most, as I have gotten lucky and peaked certain people better on DAY of show then any day prior)
So it will simply come down to doing pretty much everything you did to get "gnarly looking" into the show. Still drinking (sure, not as much, but you are ingesting fluid)
Still keeping some sodium into the mix (sure, not as much, but it's there)
Still eating the SAME carbs you are used to etc...
Some small things might alter a bit, but it should be nothing overly dramatic.
Why would you load on 3000g of carbs in 2 days? Why did you get that flat to begin with...??
-FF