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erin4ever1990 Posts: 266 Joined: 2001/06/25	2001/08/01, 01:28 AM I would like to know from those who have done competitions how long it has taken them to prepare for it since they first started working out. Thanks in advance!
I_sly Posts: 102 Joined: 2000/12/07	2001/08/04, 03:16 PM well I think that to gain mass and/ or bring up lagging body parts in time to diet you need ideally, 6 months. 3 months to gain mass and symmetry and 3 to diet down. Because by the time you start dieting, you should have the muscle and proportion you want because by then it is too late. Just my opinion I_sly
Arnold Posts: 1,112 Joined: 2000/11/27	2001/08/07, 01:08 PM I agree 100%.. before you start to diet for the show.. you need to have all the mass / shape / symmetry. Cause the diet will simply shed away the fat and water and reveal the package which you have worked so hard for. Longer pre-contest diets are recommended so that you maintain as much of your lean muscle mass as possible - so aprox. 16-12 weeks. .o0 Arnold 0o.
ltroisi Posts: 764 Joined: 2001/11/06	2001/11/01, 10:21 PM I agree 6 months out to concentrate on the symmetry and shape (mass if your doing BB)and 16 weeks for me to diet down. If this is your first contest work with a trainer for 6 months if you can afford it!