Ideal amount of weight to drop...

[GeoQuadzilla]

On a 14 week competition diet, I was thinking anywhere from 35-40lbs? anyone else care to give their point of view?

[Carlos_E]

I guess it would depend on the amount of body fat you need to lose. Most say if you drop 1-2 pounds a week you'll insure that you don't lose muscle. If I were you I would get your body fat percentage checked then you can determine how many pounds of fat you need to lose to be at competition level body fat.

[GeoQuadzilla]

You're right Carlos, That's a good idea... Although I may look at dropping 3lbs a week since I have muscle mass to spare and I have about 40lbs to lose. 3 x 14 = 42lbs... This sounds about right for me. Besides i'm running a nice thick cycle to go along with this along with clen ... So I can't see me losing much muscle... All i can do is pay extra attention to my progress... along with my trainer.

[Carlos_E]

You're right Carlos, That's a good idea... Although I may look at dropping 3lbs a week since I have muscle mass to spare and I have about 40lbs to lose. 3 x 14 = 42lbs... This sounds about right for me. Besides i'm running a nice thick cycle to go along with this along with clen... So I can't see me losing much muscle... All i can do is pay extra attention to my progress... along with my trainer.

Just watch your carbs. Don't do what I did and run them to low for a length of time. That's how I lost so much muscle.

[GeoQuadzilla]

Running a 4 day diet, 300g's of carbs day 1, 2nd and 3rd day 100g's of carbs, 4th day 400g's of carbs... Designed to actually make me grow while stripping fat... sounds a bit strange but my Trainer swears by it... He's dialed into every show he's ever competed at and has always placed top 3... so I trust him.

Just watch your carbs. Don't do what I did and run them to low for a length of time. That's how I lost so much muscle.