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– Women and Exercise
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Metabolix Nutrition to Sponsor Julie in bodybuilding for 2007!
Julie has been sponsored by Metabolix Nutrition in her endeavors as a competitive natural bodybuilder. Being recognized as an athlete by a nutrition company is a great accomplishment and honor. I'm sure she will represent the team well!
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Jo
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| 03/12/2007 8:53 PM |
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| This is really a question more then anything else. My trainer has me on little to no sodium and then he adds a little back in night before and day of show. I noticed you have sodium/Salt in your pre-contest diet. Can you give me an idea on what the different schools of thought are on this.. my trainer doesn't like to explain himself. He likes the 'Just Do It' mentality. If its not appropriate to put questions in here like this..just let me know. Thx. |
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julie
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| 03/18/2007 6:50 PM |
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To tell you the truth Jo, I've never heard anyone loading iwth sodium the day before or day of the show. The reason is that you want to come in looking as dry as possible and holding no water under the skin.
Sodium and carb loading at the beginning of the week helps to fill up your muscles with water making them look full. Then dropping the sodium/carbs toward the end of the week will help to deplete the water under the skin, but hopefully, still hold the water in the muscle. Then you can carb up a bit the night before or day of the show and help to fill out the muscles but not hold any water subcutaneously (under the skin).
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Jo
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| 03/19/2007 8:19 PM |
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| Thanks!! My trainer has me on little to no sodium.. period.. so this worries me because I think it has some uses in daily nutrition. I got overheated the other day while workng a fitness contest with obstacles, I'm injured so not participating right now..but was running up and down with ea. competitor, drank plenty of water..but still wasn't able to hold on to it I guess and got very overheated. I'm two+ months from my next show..and rarely meet the FDA requirements for a day in a week. Just curious of what you think? |
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julie
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| 03/21/2007 9:01 AM |
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| Jo, that doesnt sound right. I do limit my sodium during prep, but I don't elminate it. I don't do anything that will interfere with my health. At 2 months out we can certainly hit the wall and I'm sure in your area, it must be warm, but be careful with overheating....not a good thing! You may want to get your potassium levels checked. I think during my prep last year I averaged about 1000 mg per day. |
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barbsdanes
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| 07/17/2007 2:44 PM |
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Hey Julie, Taking some time out to visit your site. Has been awhile. Can't thank you enough for all the support you have given me. 4 wks out .... YEAH!!! Yes scared!!
Hope you don’t mind my butting in with this reply…I went to a workshop for the competition I will be in. The guest poser Peter Putnam was asked about this. He explained that it is something EXPERIENCED competitors do. They know their systems and know how much water to take in, how much carbs and how to play with sodium. He said something like: that after depleting what water you can from your body before competition, then taking some sodium the night before, the sodium will absorb the very last of the water in your system. He warned that it is very tricky and if not done properly can backfire, such as like you said increase water under skin. It is worrisome, when trainers will not explain why they are doing something. I always want to know why I am doing something and how it works…. God Bless and CONGRATS on the PRO status.
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julie
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| 07/17/2007 4:30 PM |
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Hey Barbara! I'm very excited for you and I can't wait to hear how you do and how you like competing! You had better send me an email after your show. 
Anyway, sodium/carb loading and depleting along with water depletion is a very tricky thing.
First off, you never want to dehydrate your body. This is very old school and dangerous. I've done it in the past and it's not good.
Most naturals I know keep their water high right through comp day. Maybe just decreasing slightly at the end of the week.
Most carb/sodium loading is done early in the week and then tapered off toward the end of the week. And it's not a huge load either. Maybe 1-2 grams of sodium and the increase in carbs depends on how much you've been doing all along.
But everyone does things a little differently. Like I said, it's a tricky science.
Do you have someone that's working with you on your diet? If not I can steer you in the right direction if you need some help.
Here's a link to one of the best contest prep articles I've read. I know and trust Layne. He knows his stuff. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/layne36.htm
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barbsdanes
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| 07/18/2007 10:31 AM |
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Hey Julie,
I will send you emails from the competitions.
Please do not think that I am trying this sodium stuff. I was just stating what Peter told the workshop. He even tried to steer the persons asking about it away from it by saying that experienced competitiors play with this. Man that is too much for me to even try to think about. I have a hard enough time remembering my refeed day from the 3rd or 4th low.... I have to carry a cheat sheet in my wallet.
On my birthday in Feb, my hubby bought me a year of consultation with Karen. YEAH!!! She has been working with me. I am on the lovely 4 day low one day refeed plan. It has been working... Especially now that I have stopped sabatoging the plan. 4 wks out and I finally understand what it takes. How long has it been??? I am now around 17.5% I am aiming to be at least 15% for the Aug 11 competition (my own fault not further along). Then I am going to do a competiton on Sept 22nd. This gives me 6 more weeks of my act together to get lower... and along with being in the 2007 Summer Meltdown: I am aiming to be at 10% BF by this time. After this I will be ready to collapse. But like you I am going to kick it up with the weights and add the powerlifting training to the program. I want to stay heavy weight and someday I will be able to match your leg workouts...hehehe
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julie
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| 07/18/2007 10:55 AM |
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I can't wait to see all the pics! I hope you send me some.
I'm not saying the whole sodium thing shouldn't be done. I've done it, just a bit differently. But you just need to know what you're doing as Peter said. If you're working with Karen, I'm sure she'll do everything she can to help you look your best! |
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