First Bodybuilding Competition Prep — What to Expect Week by Week.

Started by Vanessa · 8 months ago 27 Replies

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Vanessa

8 months ago

Preparing for your first bodybuilding competition is a life-changing challenge that tests your discipline, mindset, and physical limits. From bulking adjustments to strict dieting, posing practice, cardio, and peak week strategies — every phase demands precision.

This thread is for competitors and coaches to share insights on the full prep journey:

Discussion points:

•How training changes from off-season to prep
•Diet structure during cutting phase
•Managing energy, mood, and motivation
•Importance of posing practice
•Peak week strategies (water, sodium, carbs)
•Common mistakes first-time competitors make

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Robo

11 months ago

Homebrewing risks contamination; stick to regulated pharmacy sources instead.

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Juliet

11 months ago

Sterile technique failures ruin health faster than bad cycles.

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Jungkook

11 months ago

Solvent talk’s pointless when purity and sterility aren’t guaranteed.

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Sarban

11 months ago

Bloodwork matters more than experimenting with risky homemade solutions.

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Kenney

11 months ago

Better to buy legit products than gamble with solvents.

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Kenney

11 months ago

Purity talk’s moot when SARMs themselves lack human approval.

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Sarban

11 months ago

Most “raws” fail standards; safest move is avoiding entirely.

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Jungkook

11 months ago

Third-party labs help, but unregulated compounds stay unpredictable.

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Juliet

11 months ago

HPLC results can’t fix fundamentally risky research chemicals.

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Robo

11 months ago

Better chase progress with training, nutrition, proven medical options.

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Macpro

11 months ago

Hygroscopic stuff clumps first anything that sucks moisture from the air like a vacuum

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Moonshot1

11 months ago

Citrulline Malate is a top offender Leave the bag open for 10 minutes and it’s a brick

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Moonshot1

11 months ago

MCT hits fast because it absorbs quick through the gut

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Patrick

11 months ago

Proper COAs always list batch & testing details

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Richard

11 months ago

Real COA shows purity, potency & contaminants

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