Are you ramping up preparation for your first bodybuilding show? You’re probably been reading up on diet, cardiovascular movements, and pre-contest supplements and drugs, preparing for what will no doubt be twelve weeks of misery as you work to reach the greatest shape of your life. Here are a few factors which may also contribute to your success, which you may not have considered. Cardio Time Usually Doesn’t Matter Yes, those at the very top of the sport achieving a 3 percent body fat level for a bodybuilding show will always tell you that completing your cardiovascular exercise at 6 A.M. upon waking is the only way to go. However, in terms of the bigger picture, there isn’t going to be that much of a difference in overall results if you complete your cardio at the start ...

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Super-flushing is a technique used to move a great deal of blood into the muscle group. It’s very popular with bodybuilders during pre-contest phases. It’s essentially a cascading giant set routine, which gets easier with each set (as the muscle group tired) and allows for exercise rotation each week. Here is a sample routine using super flushing. First, select six exercises for a body part. We’ll use chest as an example. Exercise A – Incline dumbbell flyes Exercise B – Flat bench Press Exercise C – Incline Dumbbell Press Exercise D – Cable crossovers Exercise E – Decline hammer Press machine Exercise F – Incline Hammer Press machine Here’s how a typical super-flushing giant set routine would work. Set 1 1 set exercise A – Incline dumbbell flyes 1 set exercise B– Flat bench Press 1 set exercise C– Incline Dumbbell Press 1 set exercise D ...

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During the last few days before a bodybuilding show, athletes focus all their energies and efforts upon peaking for the upcoming show. Their diet is designed to finalize fat loss and remove all unneeded water from the body. They must get their tans applied for the show. They must perfect their posing. They must arrive in the destination city and prepare all the logistical details. Drug protocols must be minimized and possibly masked for testing. And, most cautiously, they must carb up. We have read hundreds of articles about all of these topics. The last week before a show is the most important of the entire training year and pre-contest. Rarely do we see anything about that very important aspect of preparation which gave us the muscle in the first place: ...

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