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    Start my sodium load tomorrow and my first run at the stage is closing in. The last few weeks have been absolute Hell and I've felt like a basket case almost every day. Hopefully the info I have gathered works for me and I climb up there hard, grainy and veiny without any spillage but who knows considering it's my first go at it. Thanks to all those who took time to help me along the way I really appreciate you brothers. Doesn't look like I'm going to be able to drop enough weight to make the Classic Physique Class which I really wanted to get into. I weighed 259. 4 today down from 277. I went ahead and registered for the class anyway and if by some chance the water dump gets me there I have the trunks and will be ready to roll. Once again thanks everyone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Masher59 View Post
    Start my sodium load tomorrow and my first run at the stage is closing in. The last few weeks have been absolute Hell and I've felt like a basket case almost every day. Hopefully the info I have gathered works for me and I climb up there hard, grainy and veiny without any spillage but who knows considering it's my first go at it. Thanks to all those who took time to help me along the way I really appreciate you brothers. Doesn't look like I'm going to be able to drop enough weight to make the Classic Physique Class which I really wanted to get into. I weighed 259. 4 today down from 277. I went ahead and registered for the class anyway and if by some chance the water dump gets me there I have the trunks and will be ready to roll. Once again thanks everyone.
    Fingers crossed bro. But thats a lot of weight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iron-game View Post
    Fingers crossed bro. But thats a lot of weight.
    Not for me and my height lol I'm feeling pretty skinny but that's because I'm flat most of the time till carb up day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Masher59 View Post
    Not for me and my height lol I'm feeling pretty skinny but that's because I'm flat most of the time till carb up day.
    That's what I meant a lot of weight for you to drop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iron-game View Post
    That's what I meant a lot of weight for you to drop.

    Sodium trick starts today so it should get interesting.
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    Is someone guiding you along the way with this sodium game? From my understanding it take a few preps to even figure your body out without messing with the sodium. What diuretics are you going to run. My last show when I spoke to the judges after they told me not to worry about that crap until you can actually master the carb load and get your diuretics right and a couple of judges said they wouldn't worry about sodium until you were on a national stage.

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    I had an old pro work it up for me and basically it's not that difficult and loading the carbs back in isn't as dicey. Mon-Wed I'm eating chicken only seasoned up quite a bit and pickles for my salt intatke. I'm drinking 2.5 gallons of water today ramping up to 4 gallons cutting it off Thursday and the water Thursday is distilled. Thursday you add back in carbs boiled potatoes and rice in distilled water. Not massive amounts of eating but enough to get you through. Friday raisins dehydrated banana chips to weigh in and after that a big filet and couple glasses of red wine. Then if all is right you wake up vacuum sealed Saturday morning. Eat eggs, toast and sausage with no drink because you will be hyper sensitive to water then go kill it at pre judging. I don't know what's going to happen but I'm rolling in hard and nasty.
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    You can shut the water off Wed also it is what some people do but I'm going with the the premise that you increase diuresis even more by shutting off the salt but keeping the water intake high for on extra day. This tricks the body into overshooting while trying to get back to stasis.
     

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    I've tried sending you a couple of pms but they keep failing. Tried pm presser about it and it failed too. Was hoping to get a pic now and Saturday morning, but I know your head will be every where. You had mentioned emotions to me earlier dude I was a wreck you get so flat before you carb back up its a serious mind fuck. My advice stick to your plan and stay away from the scale would rather be the lightest but most shredded dude InThe class. Than the biggest, but the softest.

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    I agree with what your doing with the water. Just don't have a clue about the sodium.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thudgens96 View Post
    I've tried sending you a couple of pms but they keep failing. Tried pm presser about it and it failed too. Was hoping to get a pic now and Saturday morning, but I know your head will be every where. You had mentioned emotions to me earlier dude I was a wreck you get so flat before you carb back up its a serious mind fuck. My advice stick to your plan and stay away from the scale would rather be the lightest but most shredded dude InThe class. Than the biggest, but the softest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thudgens96 View Post
    I agree with what your doing with the water. Just don't have a clue about the sodium.

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    Here is an article that kind of points you in the right direction.

    https://www.flexonline.com/nutrition/use-sodium-look-full-vascular-and-ripped
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    Are you just using regular table salt for you sodium or salt tab?
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    Quote Originally Posted by yellow snow View Post
    Are you just using regular table salt for you sodium or salt tab?
    I'm using regular table I guess because it's in the seasonings I use for my chicken and I substitute pickles also.
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    Cardio time fun fun fun.
     

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    good luck brother...

    my 2 cents.. start cutting earlier and do it slowly... it works out better at the end..

    but im sure youll smash it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Masher59 View Post
    I'm using regular table I guess because it's in the seasonings I use for my chicken and I substitute pickles also.
    I figured that sodium was sodium so it really didn't matter the source, but then again I am here to learn!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3J View Post
    good luck brother...

    my 2 cents.. start cutting earlier and do it slowly... it works out better at the end..

    but im sure youll smash it!
    Thanks 3J I'm just fine tuning a bit.
     

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    Time to go through the posing routine a bit.
     

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    Dude i hope you crush it! Kick some ass man!
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    Quote Originally Posted by trekrider215 View Post
    Dude i hope you crush it! Kick some ass man!
    Going to give er hell! 4 days out.
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    Added in idaho russet taters and rice today for the carb up. Pounding Distilled water through tonight then water is finished. Got a full body wax today wheew wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
     

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    Hopefully you can share some photos when you get a chance!!
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    Saturday morning we shall see.
     

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    Good luck, Masher! Most of all, have fun with it! I competed a few times as a teen, so that was a damn long time ago, and it was a blast, once I got over the nervousness of stepping on stage nearly naked. Hahaha!

    I'm interested to see some pics as well!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Masher59 View Post
    Start my sodium load tomorrow and my first run at the stage is closing in. The last few weeks have been absolute Hell and I've felt like a basket case almost every day. Hopefully the info I have gathered works for me and I climb up there hard, grainy and veiny without any spillage but who knows considering it's my first go at it. Thanks to all those who took time to help me along the way I really appreciate you brothers. Doesn't look like I'm going to be able to drop enough weight to make the Classic Physique Class which I really wanted to get into. I weighed 259. 4 today down from 277. I went ahead and registered for the class anyway and if by some chance the water dump gets me there I have the trunks and will be ready to roll. Once again thanks everyone.

    Where are you competing? My buddy is competing in a week should come in 240's
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    Quote Originally Posted by Metal85 View Post
    Where are you competing? My buddy is competing in a week should come in 240's
    New Orleans.


    Spray tan applied and rice cakes for everyone lol. Can't wait til weigh in tonight.
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    good luck bro and did you post any photos here ? curious to see how your looking brutha
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    Quote Originally Posted by Presser View Post
    good luck bro and did you post any photos here ? curious to see how your looking brutha

    I didn't post any but I shot a few out to people on the board. I will post some Saturday when I'm peaking.
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    Good luck bro
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    Good luck brother your going to freakin kill it!!!! Stay thirsty lol

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    Well I'm at weigh in and I hit the scale at a weight I haven't seen since college 249. They measured me at 6'4" and said I was right on the line of 6'5". So I still have 2 hours to try to get rid of 2 pounds to hit 247 so I can do the classic physique class.
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    Woop woop I made it. 4 classes.
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    4 wins brother

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    Just ate a massive plate of cheese fries with bacon on top. Now a 26oz porterhouse and 2 glasses of wine.
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    nice
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    Quote Originally Posted by Masher59 View Post
    Just ate a massive plate of cheese fries with bacon on top. Now a 26oz porterhouse and 2 glasses of wine.
    A meal for the kings!! Probably one of the best tasting meals of your life?
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    Masters hit the stage first and I was super nervous and did ok. My buddy is here and I'm pretty sure he won it and he will take the overall. I did really well in novic bb and they pulled me center stage, the nerves had settled a bit. Physique I was way to big for those kids and I just had fun. I won classic physique by default being the only one in my class. I had to go on stage with the smaller class and I looked massive against them lol. Time to get some rest.
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    Sounds awesome. Can't wait to see some pics. Glad you did so well.
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    Center stage first show. You should be very proud

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    Great job Masher. You did us proud.
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    lets see those pictures brutha and some video
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