CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE November/December ISSUE | Page 94

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GAINING WEIGHT
TOO FAST
Now this is a problem that 95% of all competitors deal
with. I have seen some gain as much as 30 pounds in a
week after the competition is over. This is ludicrous at
best. That once sculpted masterpiece that took
months to dial in has now turned into a bloated mess
within just a few hours after stepping offstage. Why do
all that hard work only to ruin it within a few short
days? I am not saying you can't have a few cheat
meals to celebrate all that the sacrifice you put in over
the last 16 weeks but come on folks, let's have a little
self control and suppress that gluttonous slob
mentality just a little eh? Not only is this not doing your
physique any favors which will not only destroy the
nice lines and details you had just a week earlier, but it
can damage your skin by causing stretch marks and
other skin elasticity issues that will haunt you during
the next prep. On top of that, many of you may not be
aware but this is so unhealthy. You are placing
tremendous strain on your liver during this time trying
to process all the junk you are devouring. Lastly, it is
also putting stress on the most important muscle in
your body...Your Heart! Gaining all that weight so fast
will have you huffing and puffin going up a flight of
steps, yet a week earlier 45 mins of the stairmill had
you barely breaking a sweat. Don't you think there is
something wrong here? I have actually seen people
hospitalized post contest by doing stupid things that
caused their bodies to gain way too much weight and
water post contest. This is no joke so keep those pan
pizzas and cheesecakes Blizzard's under control.
KEEPING CALORIES TOO
LOW
On the other end of the spectrum we people that are
too afraid to lose the lines and separation they
displayed on show day and are keeping their diet too
strict after stepping offstage. You don't need to
survive off chicken salads and egg whites post
contest as your only foods. Adding in more variety
and slowly bringing up your caloric intake is a good
thing, so don't be scared.
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