Contest Day Nutrition?

[marilyn]

I am curious about meals you eat day of contest, why? and what are your results due to choices you make?

Do you stick to your ratios that day?

Please include Protein, Carbs, any fat......

 

[Gunsmith]

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I'm also very curious about what some folks "day of show" meals look like though i'm thinking that the needs for a figure compeitor would be differant than what a male body builder would want.

I'm hearing several differant things comming from differant people , some are fully carb depleated then the moring of the show they "crap load" eating a pile of simple carbs and sugars while eating no fats or protines and no water.. Others tell me that they eat alot of peanut butter mixed with cane syrupe the night before the show leading into the AM for a high fat/carb intake.

I think that everybody is differant and is going to respond differantly to differant eating , I hope the guy helping me out has a plan for contest day cause I'm flat as a pancake rightnow , a couple guys have mentioned just eating a couple hundred grams of simple carbs an hr before I train one to see what happens , I'm not going to deviate in any way from the plan I'm following so next year I plan to try several differant things throughout the year to see what works.

A couple ladys that compete in figure at my gym have mentioned that they sip on red wine the moring of the show to help vascularity and dry them out a little more , also said to help with the "pre game jitters"

 

[Alex A]

Here is my take on the situation.

A person should not be struggling to get vascular or in shape the day of the show. Major manipulation of your macros the day of the contest is a recipe for disaster, in my opinion.

There surely is no one way to go about eating and preparing the day of the show..... Each person is different.... as each circumstance is different.

This is why when someone asks me at 12 weeks out... ." what am i going to be eating the day of the show, how much carbs, water, etc?"

There is no way to know ahead of time and that question cant be answered.

If you are looking super dry, hard and vascular heading into that last week.... and surely on the last day... why make any major changes the last day.

Trust me....i have heard " DONT CHANGE NOTHING" more than most. And if i had listened , I think i would have a few more wins under my belt.

 

[Designbuilt]

one week later at the USA, still no major change in diet..

These are good points, and I agree with the previous post. But what about training? When do you stop that before a show?

Because that must have something to do with the amount of muscle fullness and how the body is affected by diet as well, right?

 

[marilyn]

Alex

So, you have water with coffee day of show?

 

[halflife]

I've always liked Chris Aceto's methods in his book: Championship Bodybuilding

 

[SABAGOY]

Speaking of contest day....i will see you in 3 days Marilyn!

 

[marilyn]

yes

Are you excited?..I'm pretty happy with my condition right now.....I'm a bit leaner....

How are you doing?

 

[SABAGOY]

I am very anxious/excited...I believe i am leaner from my show last weekend but have been pounding soo much water its hard to tell for sure.

 

[marilyn]

Sabagoy

I'm not really drinking more water, or less......I think last time I had too many fruits, and felt way to satisfied..never really got thirsty at all the day of show....so I want to see what happens if I eat dried fruits for carbs instead....

besides, the juice from the fruits I ate dripped on my chest and really screwed up my tan there....I am getting sprayed this time at the Hotel where we go to weigh in Friday night...how about you?

 

[Designbuilt]

BUMP to the top

I'm also very curious about what some folks "day of show" meals look like though i'm thinking that the needs for a figure compeitor would be differant than what a male body builder would want.

I'm hearing several differant things comming from differant people , some are fully carb depleated then the moring of the show they "crap load" eating a pile of simple carbs and sugars while eating no fats or protines and no water.. Others tell me that they eat alot of peanut butter mixed with cane syrupe the night before the show leading into the AM for a high fat/carb intake.

I think that everybody is differant and is going to respond differantly to differant eating , I hope the guy helping me out has a plan for contest day cause I'm flat as a pancake rightnow , a couple guys have mentioned just eating a couple hundred grams of simple carbs an hr before I train one to see what happens , I'm not going to deviate in any way from the plan I'm following so next year I plan to try several differant things throughout the year to see what works.

A couple ladys that compete in figure at my gym have mentioned that they sip on red wine the moring of the show to help vascularity and dry them out a little more , also said to help with the "pre game jitters"

That first one would surely bloat you and give you a ton of gas. Think about it, the carbs have nowhere to go without any water.

Magnum has a good thread about this. Sodium seems to be a good thing to take in the day of the show.

I think it was entitled "full or slightly flat", but I'm not sure, I don't even think that he started it, but there is a lot of good info there.

 

[SABAGOY]

I'm not really drinking more water, or less......I think last time I had too many fruits, and felt way to satisfied..never really got thirsty at all the day of show....so I want to see what happens if I eat dried fruits for carbs instead....

besides, the juice from the fruits I ate dripped on my chest and really screwed up my tan there....I am getting sprayed this time at the Hotel where we go to weigh in Friday night...how about you?

Phil had me do something different than he usually does with his clients...Tony and I have actually been playing phone tag the past day...he wants to hear more about what we did

But I definitely know my body better this weekend after doing it last so i know what i need to do and not do.

Same here...I have an appointment at 6 30 so i will probably weigh in right before that..I am staying at the hotel so it will be really convenient. My girlfriend painted me last weekend and it went well...but is just SUCH A PROCESS and since we will be traveling a little for this show getting sprayed will be so much easier...well worth the money. Also, since i am not painting myself i have 3 bottles of Jan Tana HD tanner in case you know anyone interested...$25 a bottle.