Contest Prep diary 2 weeks out

by: DannyStevens - October 21st, 2007

Hey guys and gals!!! Well, Saturday was a turning point in my prep. After going through a "posedown" with my mentor and IFBB pro, Chuck Sanow, I came to the conclusion that my body wasn't shredding the water like desired. I got together with him 2 weeks out on purpose, if I looked awesome, it would be enough time to keep things in gear, if I needed work, there was still time to work with my body. We estimated I was carrying about 8-10 LBS of excess water!!!!

So, my carb intake has now dropped, SEVERELY. My carbs for the day only really are coming from oatmeal in the morning and a baked potato in the evening. I've cut my carbs for a few reasons-

1) Most of the time, your body has plenty of carbs stored for energy. If you're eating 220 G carbs daily and only using 180 G, where's the other 40 going?!?!
2) By having those excess carbs stored, you're also holding in the excess water as well.

The trick now is to deplete my body of the carbs, shred out what I have in me and get the water gone. To give you an idea of how much it has helped, in one day, I LOST almost 2 LBS of water :) I'm down to 186.6 compared to my usual 188. My waistline is down to 31 inches with the rest of my body measurements either staying consistant or improving.

So, here's my meal plan from today, Sunday 10/21. You can notice that there is now a huge drop in my overall caloric intake. Thats ok, at two weeks out, I won't lose any muscle, only water hopefully.

Breakfast-
4 ON thermo-cuts
1 cup Oatmeal
300 CAL-10 G PRO-53 G CARB- 6 G FAT
10 egg whites
170 CAL- 40 G PRO- 0 CARBS- 0 G FAT

470 CAL
50 G PRO
53 G CARBS
6 G FAT

Snack-
2 scoops ON gold standard strawberry banana
240 CAL- 48 G PRO- 6 G CARBS- 2 G FAT

Lunch-
2 cans tuna
300 CAL- 65 G PRO- 0 G CARBS- 2.5 G FAT

Post workout
2 scoops ON gold standard cookie and cream
240 CAL- 48 G PRO- 6 G CARBS- 2 G FAT

Dinner-
4 ON thermo- cuts
11 ¼ oz. chicken
350 CAL- 75 G PRO- 0 G CARBS- 5 G FAT
1 baked potato
120 CAL- 4 G PRO- 26 G CARBS

470 CAL
79 G PRO
26 G CARBS
5 G FAT

Snack-
2 scoops ON gold standard strawberry banana
240 CAL- 48 G PRO- 6 G CARBS- 2 G FAT

1960 CAL
338 G PRO
69% PRO
97 G CARBS
20% CARBS
19.5 G FAT
9% FAT

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