| Ninety-nine percent of people who participate in the | | | | drawback is that it might be hard to stay focused |
| training, dieting, and supplementation associated with | | | | without a 'goal', per se, in mind. At the same time, if |
| bodybuilding will never step foot upon a bodybuilding | | | | you're disciplined enough to get that big, it should be |
| stage. Are they still bodybuilders? Of course! Some of | | | | easy to reduce calories for 8-10 weeks in order to |
| them will be very serious about bodybuilding, living the | | | | show that new muscle off! Here are a few keys to |
| various aspects 24/7. They'll be good enough to step | | | | getting lean for the non-competitive bodybuilder. |
| onstage and actually cause some damage, but they | | | | ECA |
| have no interest in doing so. There are others who will | | | | If you are a healthy individual with no history of early |
| take the nutrition and training much less seriously as | | | | family heart issues, then you should really consider the |
| well - which is fine. Any degree of improvement upon | | | | use of ECA. This is a commonly used stack of |
| the life of a bodybuilder is a very good one. | | | | ephedrine (25 mg), caffeine (200 mg) and aspirin (250 |
| This is a guide for the non-competitive bodybuilders | | | | mg). It is to be taken immediately upon rising in the |
| who never plan on oiling up and getting onstage in a | | | | morning, then again in the early afternoon if desired. It's |
| pair of trunks, to be judged by the eyes of the world, | | | | the only supplement you need to lean up. |
| who wants to be lean. There's no sense in having a | | | | Diet |
| 220 pound chiseled physique if it's being hidden under | | | | Keep it sensible. Reduce the carbs and fat in your diet, |
| 30 pounds of fat all year long. Once or twice each | | | | and keep your protein high. As a non-competitive |
| year, it's a good idea for all bodybuilders - competitive | | | | bodybuilders, you don't have to go to extremes, and it |
| or not - to diet down to single-digit body fat. | | | | doesn't matter how long it takes to peak. Therefore |
| The good news is that dieting down without having a | | | | you don't have to diet so hard that you burn valuable |
| show in mind is much easier than doing it for a show. | | | | muscle. |
| There is no pressure, first of all. Many competitive | | | | Cardio |
| bodybuilders complain of cortisol spikes when they see | | | | Just as with diet, this part of the plan can be easy. |
| the date upcoming and they are behind. This leads to | | | | Add 30 minutes of low-intensity cardio, 5 days per |
| drastic reductions in calories to 'catch up', which | | | | week. When you get lean enough, you'll know it! |
| causes the bodybuilder to sacrifice hard-earned | | | | Evidence |
| muscle. When you aren't planning on competing, you | | | | Once you achieve your ideal shape, take pictures! |
| can diet down without pressure. Additionally, there is no | | | | These will help to document the moment, keep you |
| 'peaking', which means you don't have to worry about | | | | motivated for next time, and really give you a sense of |
| depriving yourself of water or using diuretics. The one | | | | accomplishment that you can revisit anytime! |