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This is a controversial topic, but something that I think is worth discussing.
There are a couple of things that I'd look to point out first:
1. Many bodybuilders from the 90s claim that they stopped all AAS (orals included) and GH at 1-2 weeks out. Their reasoning behind this was that GH and AAS all led to some degree of water retention.
2. Many bodybuilders currently add in "hardeners" such as Winstrol, Halotestin and Proviron the last few weeks of a contest to obtain a dry and harder look.
Now, these two statements are somewhat contradictory. One, the guys from the 90s were of the school of taught that removing all AAS will lead to a drier look. Many guys at the moment, believe that adding certain compounds going into the show will lead to a drier look.
What I'd like to discuss is that how does say Winstrol or any other so called hardening agent cause a drier physique? A physique will appear drier, by either losing water under the skin or by having the muscles saturated with glycogen to the point of pushing against the skin.
So a lack of subcutaneous water retention and muscle fullness are the two main factors which produce a dry physique. Carbs are the primary factor leading to muscle fullness, assuming enough water and sodium are present.
Now, how do compounds like Winstrol, Halo, etc contribute to this look? From what I understand, we do not have any evidence which supports any AAS causing a loss of water retention. In fact, the opposite seems to be true.
So why add these compounds in the last few weeks? Thoughts?
There are a couple of things that I'd look to point out first:
1. Many bodybuilders from the 90s claim that they stopped all AAS (orals included) and GH at 1-2 weeks out. Their reasoning behind this was that GH and AAS all led to some degree of water retention.
2. Many bodybuilders currently add in "hardeners" such as Winstrol, Halotestin and Proviron the last few weeks of a contest to obtain a dry and harder look.
Now, these two statements are somewhat contradictory. One, the guys from the 90s were of the school of taught that removing all AAS will lead to a drier look. Many guys at the moment, believe that adding certain compounds going into the show will lead to a drier look.
What I'd like to discuss is that how does say Winstrol or any other so called hardening agent cause a drier physique? A physique will appear drier, by either losing water under the skin or by having the muscles saturated with glycogen to the point of pushing against the skin.
So a lack of subcutaneous water retention and muscle fullness are the two main factors which produce a dry physique. Carbs are the primary factor leading to muscle fullness, assuming enough water and sodium are present.
Now, how do compounds like Winstrol, Halo, etc contribute to this look? From what I understand, we do not have any evidence which supports any AAS causing a loss of water retention. In fact, the opposite seems to be true.
So why add these compounds in the last few weeks? Thoughts?