CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE FALL ISSUE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER | Page 76

SPILLING OVER
Another mistake I see many athletes
make is trying to come in too full. I hear
the athlete backstage complain that they
need to fill out more so they keep
ramming down loads of food to “fill out.”
By the time they get on stage, the only
thing they ended of filling out was a
bloated belly and depending on when
they started their “loading”, they
eventually display a layer of water under
the skin which usually indicates that they
“spilled over”. 
What separates a bodybuilder from any
other type of athlete is the level
conditioning a bodybuilder can achieve.
To quote a high level judge I know, “I’d
take a shredded 17” arm over an out of
shape 19” arm any day, because on stage
it is the conditioned arm that will win
every time… that is bodybuilding.” Yet, I
still see this mistake being made at all
levels, even with female competitors. It
doesn’t take a lot of carbs to fill out a 105
lbs female athlete. 
I understand that everyone wants to
come in looking round and full, but to be
blunt - if you don’t have the muscle to fill
out, no amount of carbs forced down
your throat will make you Big Ramy.
What
separates a
bodybuilder
from any other
type of athlete
is the level
conditioning a
bodybuilder
can achieve.