Thread: 12 Days To Go!

11% bf today! Yeah! I dropped my creatine and protein shakes last week and the body fat dropped. I was stuck at 13 for several weeks.

9 more days.

dang...I didn't realize you were taken creatine. That'll make you hold water like crazy.

What else you taking?

diet cokes? crystal light? what veggies are you eatting?

I love my creatine, once I dropped it I realized how much it was helping me.

No diet cokes, a little crystal light at dinner time, and only broccoli and green beans for veggies. I'm also taking glutamine.

Next week is final week. Here is my plan, please let me know if anything sounds off.

Sunday - Tuesday

carb deplete
add sodium (I already use a lot)
extra water
protein = chicken/turkey/egg whites
veggies = green beans
fat = fish oils

Wednesday - Friday

carb load
drop sodium
taper water down starting wed
protein = boiled chicken/ground white turkey
carbs = sweet potato/rice cakes (no salt)

Thursday - start taraxatone

Trainer suggested I creatine load next week, that is why I dropped it last week. Will this help pull any subcutaneous water into my muscles, or just make me look bloated? Not sure about this one. I may just go with it, and then we'll know for sure what happens!

Anything look off?

Thanks Jodie.

I do mine different, I tend to spill over to easy with a carb load. But follow what your trianer has you doing. Ok?

I've never used creatine so can't say yes or no on the product.

Well, since I've never done this, I have no clue how I will respond to that kind of carb load and everything. I know it's a very individual thing. My thinking is I'll go with this and see how I do. This is a new, very small show (I think!), not a national qualifier show. So I am using it as kind of practice for experience. The other show I am planning on doing August 27 is a bigger, more established show, and a national qualifier. So I'd like to go into that one with some kind of experience.

Thanks for all your help Jodie.

Originally Posted by JLB001

I've never used creatine so can't say yes or no on the product.

Do you mean creatine, or glutamine? Honestly, I don't know how much if anything the glutamine is doing for me. I ran out for a few days and didn't notice a difference in anything. But once I stopped the creatine, my whole body got sore after my next workout. I am one to get (and keep) DOMS, and the creatine helped with that a lot.

Originally Posted by sdupdike

I'll go with this and see how I do.

You can do EET, too!