How hard do you guys train 7 days out till show

[Vegascuts285]

Just curious from some of the vets and pro's ... How the intensity is , do you do pump workouts last few days before training stops ? How heavy etc...

 

[flexdurden]

Assuming the show is on Saturday. I like my last hard leg day on that Monday and then hit the the rest of my bodyparts hard up to Wednesday. Thursday and Friday I take it easy and just walk and stretch to keep the blood flowing.

This also assuming you did your homework and are ready in advance, meaning the last week isn't for losing fat, just fine tuning the nuances and making sure all of your ducks are in a row.

 

[anarchocapitalist]

prior to im depleted so there isn't any reason to try to put on any more size. i just do pump workout.

 

[anthrogeekuconn]

Ha! My training pretty much blows at that point. I'm usually so depleted and shot, it's hard to think straight nevermind train.
In all seriousness, when I'm that depleted I make sure I'm using manageable and safe weights. I don't necessarily go light weight high rep, but I certainly don't go near failure. I usually keep the sessions short, 45 minutes or so.

 

[Vegascuts285]

Ha! My training pretty much blows at that point. I'm usually so depleted and shot, it's hard to think straight nevermind train.
In all seriousness, when I'm that depleted I make sure I'm using manageable and safe weights. I don't necessarily go light weight high rep, but I certainly don't go near failure. I usually keep the sessions short, 45 minutes or so


Pretty much where I am at right now just keeping it short and sweet and heavy BUT not to heavy and making sure everything is contracting hard..

 

[fitnesskatz]

fitnesskatz

makes sense to me

 

[Zoid23]

Bodybuilding.com - Contest Preparation Using Science!

Check out that article. I don't really like bodybuilding.com but I followed the carb depletion /loading and workout to a T and it worked perfectly for my last show.

 

[AshopRep]

Ha! My training pretty much blows at that point. I'm usually so depleted and shot, it's hard to think straight nevermind train.
In all seriousness, when I'm that depleted I make sure I'm using manageable and safe weights. I don't necessarily go light weight high rep, but I certainly don't go near failure. I usually keep the sessions short, 45 minutes or so


Pretty much where I am at right now just keeping it short and sweet and heavy BUT not to heavy and making sure everything is contracting hard..

I'm 7 days out too. Last night it was all I could do to get some blood in my arms for about 45 min. I used the 25 for preacher curls

 

[bigb4015]

The last show i did I was smoked 7 days out. Just pumped up every day till day of.

 

[Has beens]

You look great kid ! Just keep on doing what you are doing and don`t over think anything. You are going to do very well ! I am two weeks out myself so I know what you are going through.