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

Started by Vanessa · 8 months ago 27 Replies
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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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J
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7 months ago

Solid combo for maximizing androgen levels

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P
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7 months ago

Overhyped unless you are actually deficient

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E
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7 months ago

Really depends on your baseline DHEA levels

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J
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7 months ago

Personally saw little difference adding DHEA

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J
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7 months ago

Mostly useful when levels are actually low

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D
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7 months ago

Depends on levels often overhyped though

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M
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7 months ago

Leans overhyped unless deficiency is present

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B
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7 months ago

Tried both results stayed pretty similar

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O
Member
7 months ago

Essential for balancing your adrenal health

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N
Member
7 months ago

Doesn’t replace proper TRT fundamentals anyway

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W
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7 months ago

Rarely necessary unless deficiency is present

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H
Member
7 months ago

Often overhyped actual results stay subtle

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H
Member
7 months ago

Useful sometimes but rarely game changing

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K
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7 months ago

Overrated unless labs show actual deficiency

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J
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7 months ago

Slight improvement hype exceeds reality often

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